Explore how the 'Age of Pamphlets' ignited a fervor for free expression during the French Revolution, transforming the streets of Paris into a battleground of ideas - until fear turned the tide.

Microform collections documenting the anti-slavery movement from the 18th-20th centuries and selected monographs

We are grateful to our donors who generously gave over $320,000 to help make our election ephemera collection available to the world on Trove. Your support will allow us to share the vivid story of our Australian democracy.

Ian 'Spike' Farrawell recently donated a set of his Australia Post mailbag card designs to the Library.

Searching for the 18th-century character in the Library's rare books and music collections.

Take a look at some of the postcards we hold from the first half of the twentieth century and the messages they were sent with.

Circus, magic and mime, and puppetry

A 1913 Russian brochure on teaching the 'Australian method' of swimming has recently been added to our collection.

The Asian language collections cover a broad range of formats and focus on contemporary Asia from the 19th century onwards 

Join Madeline and Allister as they dive into our collection and discover items from the '90s and '00s.

The PROMPT Collection is a collection of collections. It relates to the performing arts industry in Australia from the 1880s until the present.

Our dance collection contains portraits, manuscripts, oral history interviews, photographs, music scores, personal papers, theatre programs and memorabilia.