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Woman with brown hair and eyes, wearing a brown sweater, sitting at a desk in the Special Collection Reading Room, smiling at the camera. On the desk in front of her is an old book of music.

Behind the curtain of Australian classical music

05 Jan 2024

Explore the cultural politics of Australian art music with 2023 National Library of Australia Scholar Stephanie Shon.

Blog

Man and woman in fancy dress in front of a train station at night, with text reading 'in town tonight ... by train'

Public domain 2024

02 Jan 2024

See some of the creative works from our collections have come out of copyright and into the public domain this year.

News

Group of men and a young boy playing cricket on the beach on a sunny, cloudless day.

Bruce Postle, People playing cricket and enjoying the beach and surf, with the Cape Byron Lighthouse in the background, Byron Bay, New South Wales, 2007, nla.obj-148396345

2023 summer opening hours

21 Dec 2023

Planning a visit to the Library around Christmas or New Year?

News

A black-and-white group photo of participants from the Asian Lesbian and Gay Pride Group at the 1994 Mardi Gras. The group wears theatrical costumes with fans and headpieces, posing together with smiling faces, showcasing cultural pride and creative expression.

William Yang, Asian Lesbian and Gay Pride Group at Mardi Gras, 1993, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-146597233

William Yang: Documenting Mardi Gras

19 Dec 2023

Learn about one of Australia's great storytellers and his photography documenting Australia’s most fabulous parade.

Blog

Large two-story room with cream-coloured marble floors, columns and stairs; black leather couches; lots of light from the ceiling and a balcony from the second floor looking over the room. On the columns are signs with directions and the word 'Welcome'. People are moving around the room

Looking back on 2023

18 Dec 2023

Let’s take a look back at what has been a busy year at the Library.

Blog

Sappho Hildegard von Bingen Aphra Behn rare books

Great female writers of centuries past: Sappho to Aphra Behn

15 Dec 2023

Explore early women writers in the Library's rare books collections up to the year 1700.

Blog

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Services unavailable from 8am on 10 February to after midday on 11 February (AEDT)

14 Dec 2023

Online services will be temporarily unavailable while we undertake planned maintenance.

News

Summer at the National Library

14 Dec 2023

See what's happening at the Library this summer, including exhibitions, tours and more.

Blog

Hand holding up the top corner of a map of Australia, on a table filled with other map and manuscript material

Collection items from the National Library of Australia

Announcing the recipients of the 2024 NLA Scholarships and Asia Study Grants

13 Dec 2023

Congratulations to the 11 recipients of the 2024 National Library of Australia Scholarships and Asia Study Grants.

Media release

Collection items from the National Library of Australia

Announcing the recipients of the 2024 National Library of Australia Scholarships

11 Dec 2023

The National Library is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 National Library of Australia Scholarships.

News

Two books open on a table with people flicking through them and looking at the books' colourful artwork showing drawings of women

Announcing the 2024 Asia Study Grant recipients

11 Dec 2023

The National Library is pleased to announce the six recipients of the 2024 Asia Study Grants.

News

Four illustrations of a man demonstrating the different stages of executing a swimming stroke.

Podporuchik Pokrovskiĭ, Samouchitel sportivnago plavanii︠a︡: sostavleno po novieiǐshim ni︠e︡metskim rukovodstvam I. V. Mang i E. Raush i dopolneno avtorom [detail], 1913, nla.obj-3264329400

Russian lessons on 'Australian' swimming

05 Dec 2023

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

News

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