Australian slang unites the ‘true blue’ and the ‘dinky-di’, and separates the ‘cheeky little possums’ from the ‘happy little Vegemites’.

On 15 August 1968, Prime Minister John Gorton officially opened the National Library of Australia; the first major construction along the shores of the four-year-old Lake Burley Griffin.

Since the Library was founded, our goal has been to collect and share Australian stories. Recently, we have been particularly focused on exploring Australian sports stories through our exhibition, Grit & Gold: Tales from a Sporting Nation.

The Library recently acquired three photographic portraits of 2022-23 Australian Children's Laureate, Gabrielle Wang.

Many of us learn a musical instrument at some point in our lives. Some in childhood; others later on.

The National Library of Australia has launched its modernised Catalogue making it easier for patrons to search the Library’s collections.

Escape the cold this August and get involved with activities run by the National Library.

It’s no secret that Aussies love coming out in droves to support their favourite athletes. Amongst the many thousands of online photographs from the National Library collection are images of noteworthy sporting events and the crowds that showed up to support them.

For the uninitiated, the term ‘marine bioinvasions’ refers to invasive species that over time have been moved from one oceanic location to another, in turn causing detrimental effects on the environments they are introduced into. 

The redeveloped Catalogue is now live.

The Library is developing a new Disability Inclusion Action Plan and we'd like your feedback.

Go for gold at the National Library this July!