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What's on

Explore our events, exhibitions, workshops and talks.

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Treasures Gallery
Daily

The Treasures Gallery is where you can find highlights from our physical and digital collection

Exhibition
Online
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Library tours

Learn about the history of our building, our services, and explore our behind-the-scenes spaces by joining a free guided tour.

Library services
An adult and child reading a book with a dog sitting between them.
Storytime with the Story Dogs

Join us from 11:00am to 12:00pm on the last Sunday of each month for a paw-sitive reading experience with the Story Dogs program.

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A split image: left side shows a vintage black-and-white photo of people in period attire relaxing in a park with a horse-drawn cart and city buildings in the hazy background; right side shows a modern portrait of photographer Mike Bowers holding a camera against a dark backdrop. Text at the bottom reads 'FIT TO PRINT: Defining Moments from the Fairfax Photo Archive Curated by Mike Bowers'.
Book launch: Fit to Print with Mike Bowers
27 Oct 2026

Photographer and media commentator Mike Bowers has dived back into the Fairfax Photo Archive to produce this deluxe second edition of Fit to Print. Join him in conversation to discover new images, new ideas and why these images continue to strike a chord.

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Book launch
Talks and ideas
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Four individuals race ride-on lawn mowers on a grassy field. A fire truck is visible in the background.
Regional Rivalries: Sport, spectacle and community in regional Australia
22 Sep 2026 - 19 Sep 2027

Celebrate the diversity of Australian sporting culture through unique and unexpected competitions and events. 

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Events

Exhibition

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Wangka Wakaṉutja: The Story of the Papunya Literature Production Centre
04 Apr 2026 - 31 Jan 2027

Explore the decades-long, remarkable efforts of the Papunya community to record language and culture and keep it alive. 

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Orange, brown and white painting hung in the main reading room

Minnie Lumai (b. 1940), Yab-yab-gnerni-gnim (Sugarbag Dreaming), 2009, natural ochre on canvas ; 130 x 125 cm, Main Reading Room.

Two young women having morning tea at the Bookplate cafe

Bookplate cafe

People reading and talking in a large, sunny room at tables, desks and computer stations

Main Reading Room

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