What’s On in September 2024 at the National Library
Plant the seeds of creativity this month and watch your ideas grow. Learn about writing family stories, find out about a famous Shakespearean hoax, celebrate NLA Publishing’s newest children’s book and attend our very special dinner with photographer William Yang.
Cover detail from Flora: Australia's Most Curious Plants
Cover detail from Flora: Australia's Most Curious Plants
Program
Memory to manuscript: Publishing family stories
Wednesday 4 September | 6.00pm to 7.30pm | Free
Join authors Tess Scholfield-Peters, André Dao and Sam Vincent, in conversation with journalist Virginia Haussegger, as they discuss their experiences of writing books that focus on telling the story of a family member.
Book launch: Always Was, Always Will Be by Thomas Mayo
Thursday 5 September | 6.30pm to 7.30pm | Free
Join author Thomas Mayo and a panel of special guests as they discuss Mayo's latest book, Always Was, Always Will Be, and explore how we can renew the momentum of reconciliation in Australia.
The Great Debate: Does social media unite or divide us?
Tuesday 10 September | 5.00pm to 7.00pm | $15 per person
Come and listen to a lively evening of discussion and debate as Professor Lisa Given and Distinguished Professor Anthony Elliott AM explore the power of social media to bring us together or tear us apart. Podcast host and journalist Ginger Gorman will moderate the debate.
Clever Country: An Aboriginal perspective on landscape
Wednesday 18 September | 6.00pm to 7.30pm | $20 Friends or AGHS Members; $25 Non-members; $11 Members livestream only; $16 Non-members livestream only
The Friends of the National Library of Australia and the ACT Monaro Riverina Branch of the Australian Garden History Society (AGHS) are once again holding their annual joint lecture at the National Library, this year presented by Adj. Professor Margo Ngawa Neale.
Fakespeare: The story of the Vortigern hoax
Friday 20 September | 6.00pm to 8.00pm | Free
Join Dr Kate Flaherty, senior Lecturer in English and Drama at ANU, and actors from Bell Shakespeare as they uncover one of the most amusing and successful literary hoaxes of all time.
Book launch – Flora: Australia’s Most Curious Plants
Sunday 22 September | 10.30am to 11.15am | Free
Join local award-winning children's author and illustrator Tania McCartney as she launches her newest children’s book Flora: Australia's Most Curious Plants with a book signing and a range of floral craft activities. Suitable for children aged 5 and up.
Happy Mardi Gras: An evening with William Yang
Friday 27 September | 6.30pm to 10.30pm | $114.50 per person
Join us for a special evening with distinguished Australian photographer William Yang. Over a three-course dinner in Bookplate, with drinks and coffee included, listen to William give a talk about his work and the current exhibition at the Library, William Yang's Mardi Gras.
Migration history day at the National Library
Tuesday 24 September | 9.30am to 5.15pm | $30 per person
Join us for a full-day seminar on Australia's migration history, featuring panel discussions, presentations from current and former National Library Fellows and a keynote address from author Alice Pung.
For more information about each event and bookings please visit the relevant event webpages.
To arrange an interview with a spokesperson about any event, please contact 0401 226 697 or media@nla.gov.au
Contact
Mirelle O’Mara, Media Liaison, National Library of Australia
M: 0401 226 697
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