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A woman and child holding books and gifts in the National Library Bookshop.
2025 National Library Bookshop sale
21 Jun 2025 | 9:00am - 5:00pm

End the financial year with a smile by picking up some Australian literature and unique gifts at reduced prices.

NLA Bookshop
Books and authors
Bookshop event
An adult and child reading a book with a dog sitting between them.
Story Dogs on Sunday - June 2025
29 Jun 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
On the left is a smiling woman with glasses and curly shoulder-length hair. On the right is a smiling woman with long blond hair. In the middle are the words 'Peculiar Parents - Stephanie Owen Reeder, Ingrid Bartkowiak' and framed photos of animals with their babies: lizard, quokka, magpie, wombat, fish.
Book launch: Peculiar Parents with Stephanie Owen Reeder and Ingrid Bartkowiak
05 Jul 2025 | 10:30am - 11:30am

Join children’s author Stephanie Owen Reeder and illustrator Ingrid Bartkowiak as they uncover the perfectly peculiar world of Australian animal families with their new book Peculiar Parents.

Foyer
Books and authors
Book launch
On the left is a smiling woman with brown hair. In the middle is the cover of the book 'A Good Kind of Trouble' by Brooke Blurton and Melanie Saward with a drawing of a teenage girl carrying a football under her arm and a backpack on her back. On the right is a smiling woman with pink hair.
A Good Kind of Trouble with Brooke Blurton and Melanie Saward
08 Jul 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Join Brooke Blurton and Dr Melanie Saward as they yarn about their new young adult novel, A Good Kind of Trouble, and what it means to write Indigenous-led stories for today’s young people.

Online
Theatre
Books and authors
Author talk
First Australians
On the left is a smiling man wearing a white shirt and dark blue jacket. On the right is the cover of the book 'Clever Men' by Martin Thomas.
Book Launch: Clever Men by Professor Martin Thomas
10 Jul 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Join Professors Martin Thomas and Jon Altman for a discussion about Martin’s new book, Clever Men.

Foyer
Theatre
Books and authors
Book launch
An adult and child reading a book with a dog sitting between them.
Story Dogs on Sunday - July 2025
27 Jul 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
On the left is the cover of the book 'ANZAC Guerrillas' by Edmund Goldrick. On the right is a smiling man with his arms crossed and standing in front of a tree
Book launch: Anzac Guerrillas by Edmund Goldrick
30 Jul 2025 | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Join author Edmund Goldrick for a book signing event marking the release of his new book, Anzac Guerrillas.

Foyer
NLA Bookshop
Books and authors
Book launch
On the left is the cover of the book 'Fleeced: Unraveling the history of wool and war' by Trish Fitzsimons and Madelyn Shaw. On the right are two smiling women outside on a sunny day with grass and bushes in the background.
Book launch: Fleeced with Trish FitzSimons and Madelyn Shaw
31 Jul 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Join authors Trish FitzSimons and Madelyn Shaw as they discuss their new book, Fleeced: Unraveling the History of Wool and War.

Online
Theatre
Books and authors
Book launch
An adult and child reading a book with a dog sitting between them.
Story Dogs on Sunday - August 2025
31 Aug 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
An adult and child reading a book with a dog sitting between them.
Story Dogs on Sunday - September 2025
28 Sep 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
An adult and child reading a book with a dog sitting between them.
Story Dogs on Sunday - October 2025
26 Oct 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
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

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