Get some winter book recommendations to suit all reading moods.

The Library aims to collect all of our stories so Australians can understand our past, present and place in the world.

This section of the policy is arranged in sequence from comprehensive to selective, recognising that such a continuum is neither fully linear nor completely exclusive.

Martie Lowenstein presented a lecture on her 2023 National Folk Fellowship research about Wendy Lowenstein's significant contribution to the development of the folk movement in Australia and her year-long oral history collecting trip in 1969.

Find out about our collecting priorities and areas of focus as we build a rich and diverse collection of all things Australian.

When you might not need copyright owner permission to copy and re-use material

Interested in adding more non-fiction books to your reading list? Check out these recommendations from staff at the National Library.

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Find treasure at the National Library this April!

There’s something for everyone at the National Library this April.