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A sepia image of a group of people marching in a protest for Australian First Nations land rights

Black Resources Centre, Black Liberation/Black Resources Centre, 1975, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1649258

Publishing the anti-colonial struggle with Dr Angelique Stastny
06 Jul - 06 Jul 2023 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Dr Angélique Stastny presented a lecture on her 2021 National Library Fellowship research about anti-colonial activist publications in Australia and the Pacific.

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Theatre
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Fellowship talk
Canberra's biggest book club
Canberra's Biggest Book Club
05 Jul - 05 Jul 2023 | 10:30am - 11:30am

Canberra Writer's Festival Artistic Director, Beejay Silcox, talked about the festival and the inaugural meeting of Canberra’s Biggest Book Club. 

Friends Lounge
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Jane Madden
Winter Tales presents Jane Madden
25 Jun - 25 Jun 2023 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Jane Madden delivered the presentation, Attempting to Create Ripples, for the Australian Women’s Archives Program (AWAP).

Theatre
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National Library Bookshop stocktake sale 2023
24 Jun - 24 Jun 2023 | 9:00am - 5:00pm

The National Library Bookshop stocktake sale took place onsite from 9am-5pm on Saturday 24 June 2023.

NLA Bookshop
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Inga Simpson portrait
Book event: In conversation with Inga Simpson
22 Jun - 22 Jun 2023 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Inga Simpson discussed her latest book Willowman with Holly Ferling.

Online
Theatre
Books and authors
Author talk
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Presentation of Wool cover AWW supplement 1961
From shoddy to superfine: a material history of Australian wool with Dr Lorinda Cramer
15 Jun - 15 Jun 2023 | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Dr Lorinda Cramer presented a lecture on her 2023 National Library Fellowship research about the material history of Australian wool.

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Theatre
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Fellowship talk
Grit and Gold event preview
Exhibition preview - Grit & Gold: Tales from a Sporting Nation
08 Jun - 08 Jun 2023 | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Friends of the Library enjoyed a lecture on the exhibition highlights with curator Dr Guy Hansen, and explored the gallery while getting to know other Friends members.

Exhibition Gallery
Friends of the Library event
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fourth draft of Papua New Guinea constitution

Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea - Fourth draft of 10 May 1975 (renumbered and revised), Papers of C.J. Lynch 1901-1985, MS Acc11.0776 Box 6 Folder 2/38

Waves and currents: the movement of constitutional texts and ideas across Oceania with Dr Anna Dziedzic
08 Jun - 08 Jun 2023 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Dr Anna Dziedzic presented a lecture on her 2021 National Library Fellowship research about the movement of constitution texts and ideas across Oceania.

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Fellowship talk
Still we rise
Documentary screening: Still We Rise (2022)
02 Jun - 02 Jun 2023 | 11:00am - 12:15pm

A special National Reconciliation Week screening of the documentary Still We Rise (2022, 59 mins, unclassified).

Theatre
Film screening
First Australians
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starfish diver Simon O'Dwyer
An environmental history of ballast water management in Australia with Dr Adam Sundberg
01 Jun - 01 Jun 2023 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Dr Adam Sundberg presented a lecture on his 2023 National Library Fellowship research about the environmental history of ballast water and management in Australia.

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Fellowship talk
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Book launch: What Birdo is That? A Field Guide to Bird People
31 May - 31 May 2023 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Professor Libby Robin launched her latest book What Birdo is That? A Field Guide to Bird People, a book that draws heavily on the National Library's collections.

Online
Theatre
Books and authors
Book launch
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Coffee with the Curators: Joyce Evans
25 May - 25 May 2023 | 10:30am - 12:00pm

Curators Dr Grace Blakeley-Carroll and Shelly McGuire presented insights on the Library's new collection-in-focus display, featuring highlights from the Joyce Evans Archive.

Treasures Gallery
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Collection talk

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