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Two men talking with each other, Kim Beazley and Caspar Weinberger

Australian Overseas Information Service, Portrait of Kim Beazley with Caspar Weinberger, U.S. Defence Secretary, 1988, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136622610

Fellowship talk: Defending Australian Territory
17 Sep 2025 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Honorary Fellow Associate Professor Andrew Carr discusses his research on the history of Australian defence policy.

Online
Theatre
Fellowship talk
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An image of a desert with the Friends event sticker

Dr Chris Carter, Image of an archaeological site in the Atacama Desert

Archaeology of water with Dr Chris Carter
18 Sep 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Join Dr Chris Carter and the Friends of the National Library for an enlightening talk about how water is essential for human survival.

Foyer
Online
Theatre
Friends of the Library event
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
A stack of books showing the spines of selected titles shortlisted for the 2025 Prime Minister's Literary Awards

A selection of titles shortlisted for the 2025 Prime Minister's Literary Awards

In conversation: 2025 Prime Minister's Literary Awards
30 Sep 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Who will be the winners of the 2025 Prime Minister's Literary Awards?

Foyer
Theatre
Books and authors
Author talk
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Children seated at a table doing craft activities
School holiday activity: 1975 - 1 October, 10:30am
01 Oct 2025 | 10:30am - 11:30am

Curious about daily life in the past? Join the Library’s Education team as we time travel back 50 years! 

Lower Ground 1
For kids and families
School holiday event
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Children seated at a table doing craft activities
School holiday activity: 1975 - 1 October, 2:00pm
01 Oct 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Curious about daily life in the past? Join the Library’s Education team as we time travel back 50 years! 

Lower Ground 1
For kids and families
School holiday event
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Film poster for Brazen Hussies featuring a woman, yellow background and women's protestors, with pink and purple protest graphics

Brazen Hussies documentary film poster, and cover image, Unfinished Revolution by Virginia Haussegger, 2025 (detail)

Brazen Hussies: Then and now
02 Oct 2025 | 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Reflect on the women's liberation movement of the 1970s and examine what feminist activism looks like today. 

Online
Theatre
Film screening
Talks and ideas
Panel discussion
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Book cover for A Dream State and a headshot of author Eric Puchner
Author talk: Dream State by Eric Puchner
07 Oct 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Join internationally acclaimed American novelist Eric Puchner for a special event focused on his new novel, Dream State.

Theatre
Books and authors
Book launch
Event cancelled
Talking Paterson, Talking Dolls with ANU School of Cybernetics
09 Oct 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

**Due to unforeseen circumstances this event was cancelled.**

Online
Theatre
Talks and ideas
Panel discussion
Cancelled
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1789 Map of the Malabar Coast

Dalrymple Charts of the Malabar Coast

Mapping the Unknown: Cartographers' strategies for navigating uncertainty
14 Oct 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Exploring early modern maps with cartographic historian, Chet Van Duzer.

Online
Theatre
Talks and ideas
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Canberra Writers Festival logo
In Love with Tasmania: Heather Rose in conversation
24 Oct 2025 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Heather Rose and Karen Viggers kick off the 2025 Canberra Writers Festival program at the National Library.

Theatre
Books and authors
Author talk
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Canberra Writers Festival logo
Canberra Writers Festival 2025: Saturday Program
25 Oct 2025 | 10:00am - 7:30pm

The Library hosts a full weekend program of events for this year's Canberra Writers Festival.

Conference Room
Theatre
Books and authors
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