• City of Trees exhibition opens July 5

    City of Trees, an exhibition inspired by Canberra's extraordinary treescapes, opens July 5. More information.

  • There are 10 million digitised newspaper pages now available through Trove. More information.

  • Drawing of a man conducting music

    Love music? Check out Forte, our iPad app where you can explore our vast collection of digitised sheet music. More information

Exhibitions

The Library has several galleries. Find out more information about our current exhibitions.

Events

Each week the Library holds special events, talks, presentations and work-shops open to the public.

Learning

The Library offers a range of learning and education programs for students, teachers and readers.

National leadership

We support the Australian library community through our collaborative programs, including Libraries Australia, Trove, the Newspaper Digitisation Program, and PANDORA, Australia’s web archive.

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A compelling look at Australian history through media reports and personal journals, featuring stunning images.