See Dr Kate Flaherty and actors from Bell Shakespeare explore the link between the books that inspired Shakespeare and Shakespeare's own work.

In this lecture, Dr Julian Raxworthy explored the intersection between landscape design and garden maintenance, the subject of his book Overgrown: practices between landscape architecture and gardening.

In 2023, the Seymour Biography Lecture was delivered by Professor Chris Wallace.

A lively evening of discussion and debate exploring the power of sport to bring us together or push us apart.

Fiona Crawford discussed her latest book The Matilda Effect with former Matilda's soccer star Grace Gill.

Brenda Matthews talked about her story and the process of turning it into a documentary and a published book, both titled The Last Daughter.

A special screening of the award-winning documentary The Last Daughter.

A conversation about the experiences of women in Australian sport with cricket rising star Holly Ferling, former Matildas player Michelle Heyman, paralympic gold medallist Vanessa Low and facilitated by sports journalist Anthea Moodie.

Hear Oxford academic Professor Emma Smith, the world’s leading Shakespeare scholar, discuss Shakespeare’s First Folio as part of its 400 year anniversary.

Hear from Dr Deirdre O’Connell as she presents a lecture on her 2023 National Library Fellowship research about the extraordinary influence of Augusta 'Pakie' Macdougall who brought suffragist activism, Greenwich Village’s salon culture, and the Little Theatre movement to interwar Sydney.

Liz Cosson gave her Winter Tales talk, Leading with Grit and Grace, for the Australian Women’s Archives Program (AWAP).

There were new items on display in the Library's Treasures Gallery and we hosted a mid-winter celebration.