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A stack of children's books including Christmas titles, decorated with tinsel
2025 Bookshop late night shopping
26 Nov 2025 | 9:00am - 7:00pm

Get ready to sleigh your Christmas gift list at our yearly Bookshop late night shopping event!

Foyer
NLA Bookshop
Books and authors
Bookshop event
Detail of book covers by Sue Williams and Alison Goodman featuring illustrations of women in historical dress
The craft of historical fiction
27 Nov 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

The Friends of the Library delve into the craft of historical fiction writing with authors Alison Goodman and Sue Williams.

Friends of the Library
Foyer
Online
Theatre
Books and authors
Friends of the Library event
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Assistance animals welcome
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Wheelchair accessible
An adult and child reading a book with a dog sitting between them.
Story Dogs on Sunday - November 2025
30 Nov 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join us for a paw-sitive reading experience with the  Story Dogs program.

Kids and families
Foyer
Books and authors
Storytime
For kids and families
Event cancelled
Story Dogs on Sunday - December 2025
28 Dec 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

The Story Dogs session for December has been cancelled. Stay tuned for updates on Story Dogs at the Library in 2026.

Kids and families
Foyer
Books and authors
Storytime
For kids and families
Cancelled
A black and white portrait in profile of Charles Dickens, alongside a blue book cover featuring two illustrated cats

G.W. Wilson & Co, Portrait of Charles Dickens, c.1870, nla.obj-142385853; and book cover, Great Writers & The Cats Who Owned Them, by Susannah Fullerton

Author talk: Great Writers & the Cats Who Owned Them
05 Feb 2026 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Susannah Fullerton discusses her newest book Great Writers & the Cats Who Owned Them.

Foyer
Online
Theatre
Books and authors
Author talk
Assistance animals icon Assistance animals icon
Assistance animals welcome
Assistive learning icon Assistive learning icon
Hearing induction loop
Wheelchair icon Wheelchair icon
Wheelchair accessible

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