What's on
Primary tabs
Exhibitions and Displays

10.30am—11:00am
Treasures Gallery
Enjoy a free, volunteer guided tour of the Treasures Gallery. Meet outside the gallery. The tour takes approximately 30 minutes.
Come face-to-face with some of the Library’s greatest treasures and Australia’s greatest stories.
Early maps and atlases, books, manuscripts, paintings, drawings, photographs and objects all feature in the Treasures Gallery. From James Cook’s Endeavour journal to William Bligh’s list of mutineers, from Patrick White’s glasses to an original manuscript for Waltzing Matilda, the items in the Treasures Gallery are truly remarkable.
A diverse selection from our international collections is showcased in NLA to Z, while a surprising and eclectic range of objects is featured in the dramatic gold showcase of ‘realia’. In the Central Foyer, visitors can also enjoy the Australian Voices audiovisual presentation, compiled from the Library’s extensive Oral History and Folklore Collection.
Drawn from the Library’s vast collection, many of the treasures in this exhibition have never been displayed before. The Library will continue to regularly change the items on display, ensuring that visitors will always discover something new.
More information
9:00am—5:00pm
Display area
As Frontier Services celebrates its centenary in 2012 this display documents the Australian Inland Mission at work in remote parts of Australia during the early 20th century. Drawn from the Library’s collection of more than 2800 images, it is testament to the dedication of these pioneering missionaries and chronicles the hardships they had to endure.
More informationLearning Programs and Workshops
09:00AM—10:00AM
Learn how to use the Library's new microform equipment, including scanning, saving and sending newspaper articles. Bring your USB stick and email login details to take full advantage of this session. You can also watch our about using microform readers.
Free. Newspapers and Microforms Reading Room, Level LG1 Bookings: online or 02 6262 1271
Book now More informationBookshop Events
6:00PM—7:30PM
Bookshop
Amid the chaos of sweeping bushfires, Persia gives birth alone at home with tragic consequences. Traumatised and grieving, she travels north, and encounters Ahmed, a refugee fleeing deportation and his past in Pakistan. So begins a road trip to the dead heart of Australia, a journey that transcends the limits of ordinary experience.
Join author Felicity Volk and ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher MLA, who will officially launch Lightning.
Lightning was supported with funding made available by the ACT Government under the artsACT Grants Program.
Tuesday 2 July, 6pm
National Library Bookshop, free
Includes refreshments and book signing
For bookings click 'book now' below, or contact the Bookshop on 6262 1424
Book now More information


