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Indie publishing: your book in our collection
11 Jan 2024

If you are considering independently publishing your book, learn how to get your published book into the Library's collection.

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A handwritten diary entry in an old fashioned script.

George Thomson, Diary entry for Tuesday 26 May 1868, Diary of George Thomson, 1868-1869, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3308197449

Indigenous Australian cricket team touring England in the 1860s
12 Sep 2024

Australians have often gone to great lengths to see their favourite sporting teams, even back in the 1860s!

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Trevern Dawes, Sand Dunes at Lake Eyre North, South Australia, 2009

Trevern Dawes, Sand Dunes at Lake Eyre North, South Australia, 2009, nla.obj-153056617

Introducing the World Heritage Sites of Australia (2nd edition)
16 Nov 2023

In this second edition the strong role of Indigenous Peoples in both identification and management has emerged.

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An old magazine showing a vintage crochet pattern. Laying on top of the magazine is a blue crochet item in progress.

An image taken from NLA Publishing's new April title 'Vintage Crochet'.

It’s hip to be a granny square with our new NLA Publishing title
20 Feb 2024

In the past, people knew the magic of a handmade garment – the uniqueness, the custom fit, the time and care taken by the maker.

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Swimmer Bonnie Mealing with a German Shepherd dog, New South Wales, ca. 1930s.jpg

Fairfax corporation, Swimmer Bonnie Mealing with a German Shepherd dog, New South Wales, ca. 1930s, nla.obj-162211775

Katherine Kovacic on Australia's Dogs
02 Jun 2023

A few years ago, I began scouring the National Library’s collections for pictures of dogs. I was researching aspects of Australian art history, and at first my aim was to explore what the Library held in the way of paintings of dogs. And then, well…

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Two costume designs, one for a man the other for a woman, with annotations. The man's costume features a blue and green shirt with puffy sleeves, a brown vest, boots, a blue hat and an optional blue cloak. The woman's costume is an orange gown with a small headpiece.

Costume and set sketches - Twelfth Night, 1968, from the papers of Kristian Fredrikson, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3139276048

Kristian Fredrikson costume designs for the plays of William Shakespeare
18 Apr 2024

Explore the crossover of two masters of their crafts with these beautiful sketches and designs.

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A colourful illustration of a person, an ice-cream cone and a fish with legs in a top hat.

A section of the cover of Phonobet.

Learn to read with NLA Publishing’s newest children’s book
02 May 2023

Phonobet is a fun literacy teaching tool from National Library of Australia Publishing, that takes an onomatopoeic romp through the sounds of Australian English.

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Guida di Musica - preface

Hook begins his book with this preface.

Learning the piano at the Library
09 Aug 2023

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

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A painting of five crane birds standing on a grassy surface with mountains in the background.

William T. Cooper, 'Cranes (Mixed Flock, Brolgas and Sarus)', 2012, courtesy of a private collection.

Let your imagination take flight with new NLA Publishing title
28 Sep 2023

Twitchers rejoice as a new book showcasing the sketches and paintings of master bird painter William T. Cooper is set for release by NLA Publishing.

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Sepia toned photo of soldiers sitting in a trench writing letters

J.P. Campbell, Writing in the trenches, [Anzac soldiers sit in their shelters in the trench and write letters home, June? 1915], nla.obj-146168464

Letters to home from the First and Second World Wars
16 Apr 2024

Take a look at some of the letters sent from overseas to friends and family back in Australia during the First and Second World Wars.

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Woman wearing a dot print shirt, glasses and a black head scarf holding some booklets in an aisle of shelves

2024 Asia Study Grant recipient Dr Anita Dewi

Libraries in Indonesia: Definitions, regulation and evolution
05 Jun 2024

Learn about the research of 2024 Asia Study Grant recipient Dr Anita Dewi.

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Rupert Myer AO, wearing a grey suit with a pink shirt and patterned tie, speaks at a podium with a microphone. He is smiling warmly and wearing glasses, addressing an audience against a backdrop of dark curtains.

Rubert Myer AO 2024

Library as sanctuary, librarian as saviour
29 Aug 2024

Find out about President of the Myer Foundation, Rupert Myer AO, keynote speech at the Library’s 2024 Patron Dinner.

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