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Sketch of boy riding a horse through a forrest fire, with black ink and messy colouring
Meet the 'Courageous Kids'
06 Nov 2023

Stephanie Owen Reeder’s Heritage Heroes series celebrates stories of incredible survival, persistence and resilience by young people.

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Over the shoulder of woman using laptop. On her screen she is using Trove to look at digitised handwritten notes from a lecture
Online services unavailable on 9 & 10 December 2023
06 Nov 2023

Online services will be temporarily unavailable so the NLA can undertake planned maintenance.

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An illustration from 'Amazing Grace and the Sinking Ship' of four people riding a horse through waves away from a sinking ship.

Illustration from 'Amazing Grace and the Sinking Ship', a story from 'Courageous Kids'

Multi-award-winning Heritage Heroes series to be released in new hardback bind-up edition
30 Oct 2023

Courageous Kids and Their Amazing Adventures by Stephanie Owen Reeder and Liz Duthie

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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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A headshot of a man with white hair and wearing glasses.

Professor Glyn Davis AC

Events happening in November 2023 at the National Library
26 Oct 2023

Attend our events and learn something new this November.

Media release
An illustration of a fire truck loaded up with presents and decorated with tinsel. Santa is standing next to the fire truck, carrying a sack. He is greeting several children and adults.

Illustration from 'Ayla's Christmas Wish'

A new Australian Christmas picture book from NLA Publishing
19 Oct 2023

Ayla's Christmas Wish by Pamela Jones and Lucia Masciullo.

Media release
Five girls playing a rugby game on a rugby pitch
Photographs of the 2022 Pacifica Youth Rugby Cup
11 Oct 2023

Four photographs of the 2022 Pacifica Youth Rugby Cup have recently been added to our collection.

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Four Fijian women of various ages wearing dresses smiling and embracing

Sabrina Lauriston, Dance teacher Natalie Toms with dancers (left to right) Tia N, Leilani Qereqeretabua, Kasi K, Fiji Day celebrations, Bundaberg, Queensland, 8 October 2022, nla.obj-3123461696

Collecting with Fijian Australians at the National Library
09 Oct 2023

Explore records of Fijian Australian life with items recently added to our collection.

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Uncredited artist Glycine Rubicunda Dingy-Flowered Glycine Diadelphia Decandria Kennedia Rubicunda, Dusky Coral Pea, No 268, July 1 1794

Uncredited artist, Glycine Rubicunda. Dingy-Flowered Glycine: Diadelphia Decandria [Kennedia Rubicunda, Dusky Coral Pea], No. 268, July 1 1794

Australian flowers in print
06 Oct 2023

Spring has definitely sprung in Canberra and around Australia.

Many of us are spending more time enjoying plants in bloom, especially exotic bulbs. It is also an excellent time to celebrate our spectacular native flowers. 

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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.

Media release
An image of a man leaning on one arm and looking to the left. The image has a pink colour wash over it.

Tim Ross

Events happening in October 2023 at the National Library
27 Sep 2023

We are blooming with events for you to attend this October.

Media release
Family of three sitting in the crowded stands of a sports stadium while various events take place on the track and field. The parents seem to be enjoying a warm beverage while looking at their baby who lies in a stroller.

Family having a picnic in the stands, with a baby in one basket, and picnic paraphernalia in the other, Olympic Games, Melbourne, 28 November 1956, nla.obj-148938429

How to watch sports: a lesson from the 1956 Olympics
25 Sep 2023

Browse photographs from the 1956 Melbourne Olympics to learn the top tips for how to watch a sports game.

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