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The book cover of 'Flora' by Tania McCartney and a sketchbook with colouring pencils.
School holiday activity: Nature Journalling - Tue 1 Oct, 10am - 11am
01 Oct - 01 Oct 2024 | 10:00am - 11:00am

As flowers blossom across Canberra, join us these school holidays to create nature journals!

Kids and families
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For kids and families
School holiday event
Booked out
The book cover of 'Flora' by Tania McCartney and a sketchbook with colouring pencils.
School holiday activity: Nature Journalling - Tue 1 Oct, 1pm - 2pm
01 Oct - 01 Oct 2024 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm

As flowers blossom across Canberra, join us these school holidays to create nature journals!

Kids and families
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For kids and families
School holiday event
Booked out
Five photographs of people smiling. Three of the photographs are of women and two are of men.
Hopes and Fears: Australian Migration Stories panel discussion
01 Oct - 01 Oct 2024 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Join a panel of special guests for a conversation about their own personal and professional stories around migration, and how our country can best recognise the extraordinary contribution that migrants make to contemporary Australia.

Online
Theatre
Talks and ideas
The book cover of 'Flora' by Tania McCartney and a sketchbook with colouring pencils.
School holiday activity: Nature Journalling - Wed 2 Oct, 10am - 11am
02 Oct - 02 Oct 2024 | 10:00am - 11:00am

As flowers blossom across Canberra, join us these school holidays to create nature journals!

Kids and families
Lower Ground 1
For kids and families
School holiday event
Booked out
The book cover of 'Flora' by Tania McCartney and a sketchbook with colouring pencils.
School holiday activity: Nature Journalling - Wed 2 Oct, 1pm - 2pm
02 Oct - 02 Oct 2024 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm

As flowers blossom across Canberra, join us these school holidays to create nature journals!

Kids and families
Lower Ground 1
For kids and families
School holiday event
Booked out
A fire burning on sand with a night sky behind it
Deadly Dialogues: Karlie Noon and Celeste Carnegie
02 Oct - 02 Oct 2024 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Join astrophysicist and author Karlie Noon in conversation with Celeste Carnegie as they discuss the astronomic heritage of Noon's Kamilaroi Peoples and her journey as an ambassador for youth and astronomy.

Online
Theatre
First Australians
Deadly dialogues
Talks and ideas
Comic drawing school holiday workshop image
School holiday workshop: Create a comic
05 Oct - 05 Oct 2024 | 9:30am - 11:30am

Children aged 8 to 15 years of age were invited to join artKids for a comic drawing workshop during the school holidays.

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For kids and families
School holiday event
Past event
A book cover of Meanjun Volume 83 number 3
Canberra Meanjin Launch – Spring 2024 edition
05 Oct - 05 Oct 2024 | 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Join editor Esther Anatolitis in the National Library Bookshop for a conversation and readings with contributors from Australia’s leading journal of writing and ideas to launch Meanjin’s Spring 2024 edition.

NLA Bookshop
Books and authors
Book launch
Townsend of the Ranges book on the left and author Peter Crowley on the right
Book launch: Townsend of the Ranges by Peter Crowley
08 Oct - 08 Oct 2024 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Join Peter Crowley in conversation with ABC National Affairs Correspondent Melissa Clarke as they discuss Crowley's debut book, Townsend of the Ranges.

Online
Theatre
Books and authors
Author talk
Book launch
A woman with long brown hair, wearing a brown shirt and holding a guitar and smiling.
Book launch: Kasey Chambers
11 Oct - 11 Oct 2024 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Join musician Kasey Chambers to celebrate the release of her book Just Don't Be a D**khead and Other Profound Things I've Learnt.

Online
Theatre
Author talk
Places limited
A large book sitting propped open on a red piece of material. The left hand page shows text that reads '1. Exhibit me' and the right hand page shows a stamped black ink image.

Paul Uhlmann, Finsternis [detail], 1991, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1401648. Photograph courtesy of Dr Caren Florance.

Strange pages: Investigating artists' books with Dr Caren Florance
24 Oct - 24 Oct 2024 | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Join Dr Caren Florance as she presents a lecture on her 2024 National Library Fellowship research into artists' books (books made by artists as art).

Online
Theatre
Talks and ideas
Fellowship talk
A crowd of people sitting and looking at something out of frame.
Canberra Writers Festival 2024 at the National Library
26 Oct - 27 Oct 2024 | 9:30am - 5:00pm

The Canberra Writers Festival is back for another year. Come and join us for a weekend of all things books and writing! With 8 engaging sessions across 2 days, you're sure to find something that will capture your interest and expand your knowledge.

Theatre
Books and authors
Workshops and seminars
Conference

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