The Canberra Writers Festival was back for another year with a weekend of all things books and writing.

Dr Caren Florance presented a lecture on her 2024 National Library Fellowship research into artists' books (books made by artists as art).

We joined musician Kasey Chambers to celebrate the release of her book Just Don't Be a D**khead and Other Profound Things I've Learnt.

Peter Crowley and ABC National Affairs Correspondent Melissa Clarke discussed Crowley's debut book, Townsend of the Ranges.

Editor Esther Anatolitis was in the National Library Bookshop for a conversation and readings with contributors from Australia’s leading journal of writing and ideas to launch Meanjin’s Spring 2024 edition.

Astrophysicist and author Karlie Noon held a conversation with Celeste Carnegie discussing the astronomic heritage of Noon's Kamilaroi Peoples and her journey as an ambassador for youth and astronomy.

As flowers blossom across Canberra, join us these school holidays to create nature journals!

As flowers blossom across Canberra, join us these school holidays to create nature journals!

Special guests held a conversation about their own stories around migration, and how our country can best recognise the extraordinary contribution of migrants to contemporary Australia.

As flowers blossom across Canberra, join us these school holidays to create nature journals!

As flowers blossom across Canberra, join us these school holidays to create nature journals!

Distinguished Australian photographer William Yang joined us for a special evening at the Library.