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Two people in a night time parade dressed up in large, intricate, colourful costumes.

William Yang, Ron Muncaster & Jacques Straetmans, Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, 1994, nla.obj-136859182

Happy Mardi Gras: An evening with William Yang
27 Sep - 27 Sep 2024 | 6:30pm - 10:30pm

Join distinguished Australian photographer William Yang for a special evening at the Library.

Bookplate café
Past event
Talks and ideas
Places limited
A crowd of people on a stage holding placards.

Sabine Friedrich, Performance of Worth Fighting For at 2024 National Folk Festival

Something Worth Fighting For: Aussie protest songs with John Shortis
26 Sep - 26 Sep 2024 | 6:30pm - 8:45pm

John Shortis presented his 2024 National Folk Fellowship research into Australian protest songs.

Theatre
Past event
Talks and ideas
Fellowship talk
Places limited
Three framed photographs on a blue wall with a wave pattern at the bottom, along with text reading 'Exhibition', 'Hopes and Fears' and 'Australian Migration Stories'
Migration history day at the National Library
24 Sep - 24 Sep 2024 | 9:30am - 5:15pm

Join us for a full-day seminar on Australia's migration history.

Foyer
Theatre
Past event
Workshops and seminars
Seminar
Book cover for 'Flora' by Tania McCartney which features colourful illustrations of Australian plants, on a pink background with large text reading 'Book Launch' and 'Explore our remarkable flora with Tania McCartney'
Book launch - Flora: Australia’s Most Curious Plants
22 Sep - 22 Sep 2024 | 10:30am - 11:15am

Join local award-winning children's author and illustrator Tania McCartney as she launches her newest book Flora: Australia's Most Curious Plants.

Foyer
NLA Bookshop
Books and authors
Book launch
For kids and families
Past event
A drawing of William Shakespeare.

Samuel Ireland (etcher), Portrait of William Shakespeare (detail) in W.H. Ireland, Miscellaneous Papers and Legal Instruments Under the Hand and Seal of William Shakespeare, 1796, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn482564

Fakespeare: The story of the Vortigern hoax
20 Sep - 20 Sep 2024 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Join Dr Kate Flaherty and actors from Bell Shakespeare as they uncover one of the most amusing and successful literary hoaxes of all time.

Online
Theatre
Past event
Talks and ideas
A desert and skyline with the words Clever Country
Clever Country: An Aboriginal perspective on landscape
18 Sep - 18 Sep 2024 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Join the Friends of the National Library of Australia and the ACT Monaro Riverina Branch of the Australian Garden History Society (AGHS) for their annual joint lecture, presented by Adj. Professor Margo Ngawa Neale.

Online
Theatre
First Australians
Past event
Talks and ideas
A stack of books in front of stained glass windows.
In Conversation: 2024 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards winners
13 Sep - 13 Sep 2024 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Who will be the winners of the 2024 Prime Minister's Literary Awards?

Book lovers
Friends of the Library
Publishers
Self publishers
Foyer
Theatre
Books and authors
Past event
An orange background overlaid with black and white images of a woman and a man.
The Great Debate: Does social media unite or divide us?
10 Sep - 10 Sep 2024 | 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Join us for a lively evening of discussion and debate as we explore the power of social media to bring us together or tear us apart.

Theatre
Past event
Talks and ideas
On the left is the front cover of the book 'Always Was, Always Will Be' by Thomas Mayo. On the right is a smiling man wearing a black shirt standing with his hands in his pockets.
Book launch: Always Was, Always Will Be by Thomas Mayo
05 Sep - 05 Sep 2024 | 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Author Thomas Mayo and a panel of special guests discussed Mayo's latest book.

Online
Theatre
Books and authors
Book launch
First Australians
Past event
Four photographs of people smiling. Two of the photographs are of women and two are of men.
Memory to manuscript: Publishing family stories
04 Sep - 04 Sep 2024 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Authors Tess Scholfield-Peters, André Dao and Sam Vincent, in conversation with broadcast journalist Virginia Haussegger

Online
Theatre
Books and authors
Past event
Portrait photograph of a woman with blonde hair, wearing a colourful floral shirt and with one hand on her hip.
Winter Tales presents Beth Campbell
25 Aug - 25 Aug 2024 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Beth Campbell delivered a presentation for The National Foundation for Australian Women and the Australian Women's Archives Program (AWAP).

Conference Room
Past event
Talks and ideas
People parading at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

William Yang, Abstract colour designs on parade float, Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, 1985, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136925205

Coffee with the Curator: William Yang's Mardi Gras
22 Aug - 22 Aug 2024 | 10:30am - 12:00pm

Floor talk by curator Allister Mills exploring the new collection-in-focus display highlighting William Yang’s photography of Sydney Mardi Gras festivals between 1981 and 2003.

Friends Lounge
Treasures Gallery
Past event
Collection talk

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