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Orange and black stylised image of a house
The Australian Dream? with Tim Ross
03 Apr 2025

Hear Tim Ross discuss the telling images he uncovered from public libraries that reveal a multi-decade story of Australian homes and home ownership.

*2nd event added due to popular demand*

Event
Talks and ideas
Side by side photos of Dianne Wolfer and Erica Wagner smiling and holding up copies of their book 'The Colt from Old Regret'
How to make a book: 'Colt from Old Regret' online learning session
04 Apr 2025

In this interactive online learning session, your students will join author Dianne Wolfer and illustrator Erica Wagner to learn how to make a book.

Event
Books and authors
Education/learning
For kids and families
Grey background with white text reading 'Fit to Print: Defining Moments from the Fairfax Archive' and a black and white photo of two men working on a large ship propeller
Fit to Print: Defining Moments from the Fairfax Photo Archive selected by Mike Bowers
27 Feb - 20 Jul 2025

Explore the art of photojournalism with highlights from the Fairfax Photo Archive selected by renowned Australian photojournalist Mike Bowers.

Exhibition
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Exhibitions

Grey background with white text reading 'Fit to Print: Defining Moments from the Fairfax Archive' and a black and white photo of two men working on a large ship propeller
Fit to Print: Defining Moments from the Fairfax Photo Archive selected by Mike Bowers
27 Feb - 20 Jul 2025

Explore the art of photojournalism with highlights from the Fairfax Photo Archive selected by renowned Australian photojournalist Mike Bowers.

Exhibition
Exhibition Gallery
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Title page of a landscape oriented printed book: ornate engraving featuring musical performers. Scene is framed by theatre curtains.

James Hook, Guida di Musica: Being a Complete Book of Instructions for Beginners on the Harpsichord or Piano Forte, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8650184

The Excellencies of Musick: Highlights from the Jamie and Michael Kassler Collection
03 Dec 2024 - 17 Aug 2025

Enter the musical world of seventeenth and early nineteenth century Britain with rare prints, books and manuscripts.

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Treasures Gallery
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Treasures Gallery
Daily

The Treasures Gallery showcases the extraordinary holdings of the National Library of Australia.

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Treasures Gallery
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Events

Dirt road cutting through forest of dark, leafless trees

Sean Davey, Aftermath of a large bushfire that swept through forest area along Yowrie Road, Yowrie, New South Wales, 31 December 2019, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2428728997

Remembering the Fires: How one community has recorded their memories
29 Mar 2025

Join us for a special event that will explore some of the ways in which southern NSW community members have told and preserved their bushfire stories.

Event
Film screening
Talks and ideas
Panel discussion
An adult and child reading a book with a dog sitting between them.
Story Dogs on Sunday - March 2025
30 Mar 2025

Join us for a paw-sitive reading experience with the  Story Dogs program.

Event
Books and authors
Storytime
For kids and families
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Research skills webinar for secondary students
01 Apr 2025

This free webinar will get your students thinking and ready to research.

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Education/learning
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Library tours
Orange, brown and white painting hung in the main reading room

Minnie Lumai (b. 1940), Yab-yab-gnerni-gnim (Sugarbag Dreaming), 2009, natural ochre on canvas ; 130 x 125 cm, Main Reading Room.

Artworks in and around the building
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Bookplate cafe

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Woman browsing books on display at the Library's Bookshop
Bookshop
People reading and talking in a large, sunny room at tables, desks and computer stations

Main Reading Room

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