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Mon
21
May

Tour of Treasures Gallery


Enjoy a free, volunteer guided tour of Treasures Gallery.  Meet outside the gallery. 30 minutes.  ...

Treasures Gallery Tour


Volunteer guided tour of Treasures Gallery  ...

Tue
22
May

Harold White Fellow Presentation: Coal Seam Gas


Luke Keogh explores the quiet history of Queensland's newest energy resource.
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Tour of Patrick White exhibition


Enjoy a free guided tour of 'The life of Patrick White' exhibition. Meet outside the Gallery.  30 minutes.  ...

Tour of Treasures Gallery


Enjoy a free, volunteer guided tour of Treasures Gallery.  Meet outside the gallery. 30 minutes.  ...

Jeffrey Eugenides in Conversation


Jeffrey Eugenides’ first novel, The Virgin Suicides, was translated into 15 languages and made into a major motion picture. In 2003 Eugenides received the Pulitzer ...

Wed
23
May

Friends of the National Library/Reel McCoy Film Screening


HIS GIRL FRIDAY
(USA 1940) 92 min. 16 mm

Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart, Helen Mack
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Tour of Treasures Gallery


Enjoy a free, volunteer guided tour of Treasures Gallery.  Meet outside the gallery. 30 minutes.  ...

National Simultaneous Storytime


Share the joys of reading in this annual event as children across Australia gather to experience the same book at the same time.
 
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Treasures Gallery tour


Volunteer guided tour of Treasures Gallery  ...

Dr Raymond Choo Innovative Ideas Talk


Innovative Ideas Talk with Dr Raymond Choo
My life of in crime: From a police officer to international student to … cyber crime researcher
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Thu
24
May

In Every Home: The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982)


This exhibition celebrates The Australian Women's Weekly as an extraordinary record of Australian popular culture now available online through Trove. Searching this rich digital archive ...

Honouring Our War Dead: Horticulture and the Office of Australian War Graves


Ms Peta Alderman, Manager of the West Australian team for the Office of Australian War Graves, will speak on aspects of horticulture in some of ...

Tour of 'The Life of Patrick White' exhibition


Enjoy a free tour of the Patrick White exhibition.  Open from 13th April - 8th July 2012.  Meet outside the Gallery.  ...

Tour of Treasures Gallery


Enjoy a free, volunteer guided tour of Treasures Gallery.  Meet outside the gallery. 30 minutes.  ...

Behind the Scenes Tour


Enjoy a free tour of the library, including a visit to the enormous stacks, where books, magazines and newspapers are stored.  Meet in the foyer. ...

Fri
25
May

Learning - Discover Trove


Learn how to use Trove to access a wealth of resources drawn from the collections of Australian libraries, research and cultural institutions.

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Tour of Treasures Gallery


Enjoy a free, volunteer guided tour of Treasures Gallery.  Meet outside the gallery. 30 minutes.  ...

Treasures Gallery tour


Enjoy a free guided tour of 'Treasures Gallery'. Meet outside the gallery.  30 minutes.  ...

Sat
26
May

Behind the Scenes tour


Enjoy a free guided tour of the Library, including a visit to the enormous stacks, where books, magazines and newspapers are stored.  Meet in the ...

Tour of Treasures Gallery


Enjoy a free, volunteer guided tour of Treasures Gallery.  Meet outside the gallery. 30 minutes.  ...

Pearl Versus the World with Sally Murphy


To celebrate the Jigsaw Theatre Company's Canberra season of Pearl Versus the World, join author Sally Murphy in the National Library of Australia Bookshop as ...

Sun
27
May

Tour of 'The Life of Patrick White' exhibition


Enjoy a free, guided tour of 'The Life of Patrick White' exhibition.  Meet outside the Gallery. 30 minutes. Exhibition open from 13th April - 8th July ...

Tour of Treasures Gallery


Enjoy a free, volunteer guided tour of Treasures Gallery.  Meet outside the gallery. 30 minutes.  ...

Venue hire

Facilities at the National Library available for hire include the theatre, conference room, foyer and staff reading rooms.
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