Escape the cold this August and get involved with activities run by the National Library.

Topic 

Discover the origins of Australia Day and guide students to consider what it means  to different people using promotional material from our collection.

Peter Macinnis

Module

This resource is aligned with the Australian Curriculum: English for Year 4 students. It has been developed to use National Library collection material as the basis for an exploration of children’s literature as part of the literature strand of the English learning area.

The Library's Australian printed collections contain substantial material which can support research into Australian companies.

Dive into two of the earliest English publications to feature Australian flowers and the stunning images they contain.

The Australian Joint Copying Project is a collection of historical material relating to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific dating from 1560 to 1984.

How to find information about Australian literature awards.

Katherine Kovacic

Module

This resource is aligned with the Australian Curriculum: Humanities and Social Sciences (Geography), and Science for Year 4, 5 and 6 students.