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Friends Collection Viewing: Birds of a Feather
04 Nov 2026 | 5:30pm - 7:30pm

The Friends of the National Library of Australia present their annual collection viewing event.

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The Craft of Science Fiction
26 Nov 2026 | 6:00pm - 7:15pm

Ray Bradbury famously described Science Fiction as ’The art of the possible.’ Join the Friends and multi-award-winning Australian Science Fiction authors to explore the many ways science fiction writing tangles with real life, and to consider the possibilities this brings with it.

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