Dr Jo Langdon presented a lecture on research into the lives and records of Australian women pilots.

Professor Nicholas Terpstra discussed where we can find youths in the histories of the early modern world and how they might reshape our understanding of the early modern period.

End the financial year with a smile by picking up some Australian literature and unique gifts at reduced prices.

Dr Liz Allen delivered her presentation 'From accommodating to accommodated: How can Australia best support people from disadvantaged backgrounds?'

Dr Bernadette Brennan presented a lecture on her 2024 National Library Fellowship research into the archives of award-winning author and editor Drusilla Modjeska.

Dr Tets Kimura presented a lecture on his 2023 National Library Fellowship research into how grief was experienced during the Asia-Pacific War in two different nations, Australia and Japan, and how it is identifiable in art and fashion.

The Friends of the National Library presented two of Australia’s preeminent crime writers in conversation with crime fiction reviewer Anna Steele.

A celebration of Margaret Tucker's life and work

The Friends of the National Library of Australia present an opportunity to question two of Australia’s most eminent and most productive historians.

Jelena Dokic was in conversation with Kathryn Favelle, Director of Reader Services at the National Library of Australia.

American cartographic expert Emeritus Professor Dennis Reinhartz discussed the exploration and charting of the Americas and the Pacific undertaken by the Spanish from the 15th to the 18th centuries with map collector, curator and author Emeritus Professor Robert Clancy.

School holidays craft workshop where children learnt some basic fibre crafts.