Join poet Scott-Patrick Mitchell to discuss their recent Fellowship at the National Library, which has focused on laying research groundwork for a new poetry collection titled RISE RALLY REST. Scott-Patrick Mitchell is the 2025 Creative Arts Fellow in Australian Writing, supported by the Ray Mathew and Eva Kollsman Trust. During their Fellowship, Mitchell has delved […]
Join the National Library for a delicious three-course meal with drinks at Bookplate with renowned photojournalist and guest curator of the 'Fit to Print' exhibition, Mike Bowers. Mike will be giving an in-depth presentation about his life, career and where he’s headed next. Hear stories from behind the lines, reflections on the field of photojournalism, […]
Join National Cyber Security Coordinator Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness CSC as she reflects on her life and work at the National Library of Australia. This event is held in association with the National Foundation for Australian Women and the Australian Women’s Archives Program (AWAP). Winter Tales events feature a notable woman speaking about her life […]
Join children’s author Stephanie Owen Reeder and illustrator Ingrid Bartkowiak at the National Library as they uncover the perfectly peculiar world of Australian animal families with their new book Peculiar Parents. You’ll hear some of our favourite passages about eye-catching animal antics, bountiful burrows, magnificent mums and doting dads, followed by a hands-on craft activity. […]
Join Brooke Blurton and Dr Melanie Saward as they yarn about their new young adult novel, A Good Kind of Trouble, and what it means to write Indigenous-led stories for today’s young people at the National Library of Australia.
Join children’s picture book creator Ronojoy Ghosh for a writing and drawing school holiday activity. In this hands-on creative workshop children will be inspired by Ronojoy’s engaging drawings and storytelling to unlock their own creativity and believe that anything is possible! Ronojoy will teach the joy of drawing and writing by co-creating a story and […]
Join Brooke Blurton and Dr Melanie Saward for a creative writing and drawing school holiday activity at the National Library. In this hands-on creative workshop, young writers and storytellers will be inspired by the incredible work of youth advocate and media personality Brooke Blurton and author and academic Melanie Saward. Their brand new YA series, […]
Join Professors Martin Thomas and Jon Altman for a discussion about Martin’s new book, Clever Men at the National Library. What really happened when Charles Mountford led a quarrelsome team of Australian and American scientists to explore traditional Aboriginal life in Arnhem Land in 1948? In this way, the legendary Charles Mountford immodestly described his […]
Join PhotoAccess tutors Eunie and Claire for a hands-on cyanotype printing workshop inspired by the Fit to Print exhibition at the National Library. It will be a relaxed, creative morning designed to spark curiosity and celebrate the beauty of printmaking. Participants will learn about the history of cyanotype, see examples of contemporary cyanotypes, and watch […]
Book Launch: The stencil art of Luke Cornish at the National Library 17 July 2025 | By National Library of Australia Start the conversation Headshot of Luke Cornish Luke Cornish (E.L.K.) Join the National Library for a special conversation with artist Luke Cornish, celebrating the bold, intricate, and politically charged stencil work of E.L.K. E.L.K. […]
Join Anna-Maria Arabia as she reflects on her life and work advancing science and the value of evidence-informed decision making in our society at the National Library. Anna-Maria developed new ways for science to inform Australia’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and new ways for science to be heard in the courts, as illustrated by […]
Join the National Library for the 2025 Kenneth Myer Lecture, presented by Professor Brett Sutton AO. The world is increasingly faced with what might be termed existential threats – climate change, biodiversity loss, fracturing of multilateralism and social cohesion, enabled by political and ideological polarisation and mis- and disinformation. These threats have complex inter-relationships but […]