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Vale Senator Linda White
04 Mar 2024

Heartfelt condolences are extended to her family on behalf of the Director General and staff from the National Library of Australia.

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The Vanuatu collection at the National Library of Vanuatu

The Vanuatu collection at the National Library of Vanuatu.

Visiting Vanuatu and the Melanesian Arts and Culture Festival 2023
27 Oct 2023

Library staff recently visited Vanuatu to attend the Melanesian Arts and Culture Festival (MACFEST) 2023 in Port Vila.

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Group of men in white pants and dark blazers standing in a field. One of them holds a previous version of the Australian flag and another a sign that Reads 'Australie'

Léquipe d'Australie, 1924, nla.obj-148686918

Voyage to the 1924 Paris Olympics
05 Jul 2024

Explore letters written by Dorothy Richmond about her experience travelling to Europe with the 1924 Australian Olympic team.

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Three colourful advertisements, including a board game, photoshopped on a black and white background

James, Billy & Swallow & Ariell Ltd., Cut yourself a piece of cake and make yourself at home, 1923, nla.obj-178550052. MacRobertson (Firm) issuing body & Specialty Press, MacRobertson's Max-Mints alphabet book (Melbourne, Vic), 1927, nla.obj-278715145. Sanitarium Health Food Company, Wheat-convoy, c.1940, nla.obj-498265913.

Wacky, weird and wonderful marketing
14 May 2024

Dive into the world of wacky advertising from decades past.

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Welcome Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt AO
15 Jul 2024

The Library is proud to welcome our newest Council member Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt AO.
 

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Welcome Senator Dr Jess Walsh
15 Jul 2024

The Library is proud to announce the appointment of Senator Dr Jess Walsh to the Council.

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We’re updating how you login to the Catalogue & eResources
20 Nov 2023

From Monday 20 November, we’re making access to our online services quicker, easier and more secure.

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Book cover with blue text reading 'The Snow Wombat' and an illustration of a wombat walking through snow on a bright cloudless day

Susannah Chambers, The snow wombat, 2016, nla.cat-vn7049949

What to read this winter
27 Jun 2024

Get some winter book recommendations to suit all reading moods.

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That's Out! by Dickie Bird

That's Out! by Dickie Bird

What's hot in non-fiction: Summer reading suggestions your National Librarians
27 Jan 2023

Reading suggestions of the non-fiction kind for readers young and not-so-young.

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Books and gifts from the Bookshop

What's on in December 2023 at the National Library
01 Dec 2023

Start planning your summer holidays with events happening at the Library.

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Helen Garner and Drusilla Modjeska, image courtesy of Drusilla Modjeska.

What's On in June 2024 at the National Library
29 May 2024

Come in from the cold and warm up with a variety of conversations and lectures at the National Library this June.

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National Library of Australia Treasures Gallery.

What’s on in April 2023 at the National Library
31 Mar 2023

Find treasure at the National Library this April!

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