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10 Dec 2024

Find out more about our redesigned website - a new way to explore the Library.

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Old book sitting open on a black cushion. On the left page is a portrait of a man with large rolled hair, on the right is the title page with text reading 'Orpheus Britannicus; A collection of all the choicest songs for one, two and three voices, composed by Mr. Henry Purcell'

Henry Purcell, Orpheus Britannicus : a collection of all the choicest songs for one, two, and three voices, 1702, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8656424

The Excellencies of Musick exhibition opens at the National Library showcasing rare books, prints and manuscripts

29 Nov 2024

A new exhibition is opening at the National Library of Australia, featuring exquisite and intriguing rare books, prints and manuscripts relating to music.

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Young woman, Maddie from NLA Publishing, standing in front of a wall of NLA Publishing books in the Bookshop

Maddie from NLA Publishing standing in front of the NLA Publishing section in the Bookshop

Christmas gift guide from NLA Publishing

28 Nov 2024

Get recommendations for the perfect gifts this holiday season from NLA Publishing.

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Dr Tets Kimura smiling and sitting at a table in the Special Collections Reading Room with material relating to Japanese fashion spread out in front of him

2023 National Library of Australia Fellow, Dr Tets Kimura

Japanese fashion: History, evolution, influences and meaning

27 Nov 2024

Hear from Dr Tets Kimura about his research, his time at the Library and what he’s doing next.

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Hand holding an old notebook with handwritten text. In the background is a stack of books and an old map.

Echoes of bushranging days, 1821, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2744957

Announcing the recipients of the 2025 National Library of Australia Fellowships, Scholarships and Asia Study Grants

26 Nov 2024

Congratulations to the 23 recipients of National Library of Australia Fellowships, Scholarships, Creative Arts Fellowships and Asia Study Grants in 2025.

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Echoes of bushranging days, 1821, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2744957

Announcing the recipients of the 2025 National Library of Australia Fellowships, Scholarships and Asia Study Grants

26 Nov 2024

The National Library has announced the 23 recipients of National Library of Australia Fellowships, Scholarships, Creative Arts Fellowships and Asia Study Grants in 2025.

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Stack of books, some with Christmas themes, with a greeting card that reads 'Merry Christmas' and a candy cane ornament

What’s On in December 2024 and January 2025 at the National Library

19 Nov 2024

Start planning your summer with events happening at the National Library.

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Zoe Smith, an NLA Scholar, sitting at a table in the Main Reading Room with a pile of books and smiling

2024 National Library Scholar Zoe Smith in the Main Reading Room

Uncovering the voices that shaped cultural understandings of domestic violence

18 Nov 2024

Learn about the research of 2024 National Library Scholar Zoe Smith and what she found during her time at the Library.

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Illustration of different types of birds, including a cockatoo and kingfisher, sitting on branches

Ellis Rowan & Geo. Murray & Co., Australian birds, c. 1890, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136190048

Paradise of birds

15 Nov 2024

See some of the many talented bird artists from the 19th and 20th centuries in our collection.

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Text from an old newspaper that reads 'The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots. A True Story of Slavery, Showing That Brutality is inseparable from Slavery, That the Constitution of the United States of America is the Bulwark of American Slavery, That the only hope of abolition of Slavery is in separation from the Union. By a Fugitive Slave.'

THE UNITED STATES GOVERNED BY SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DESPOTS., Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875), 25 April 1855, nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60178733

Rediscovering the firsthand account of a fugitive slave

13 Nov 2024

Find out how a powerful newspaper article written in 1855 by a fugitive slave was re-published into a book and added to our collection.

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Glass x-ray bulbs/tubes laid on teal velvet in a wooden box

Cold Cathode Xray Tubes 1896, Royal Perth Hospital Museum

2024 Community Heritage Grant Recipients

12 Nov 2024

We’re pleased to announce that 55 community-led organisations will receive a Community Heritage Grant (CHG) in 2024.

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Black and white photo of a classroom full of women in nursing uniforms listening to the teachers at the front of the room who are standing in front of a blackboard and near an anatomical chart

Photograph of an anatomical chart in use in the Senior Classroom at Royal Perth Hospital, 1955, Royal Perth Hospital Museum.

2024 Community Heritage Grant recipients announced

12 Nov 2024

55 community-led organisations have received a 2024 Community Heritage Grant.

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