<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">  <channel>    <title>National Library Of Australia - Library news &amp; events</title>    <description>National Library Of Australia - Library news &amp; events</description>    <link>http://www.nla.gov.au</link>    <image>      <url>http://www.nla.gov.au/favicon.gif</url>      <title>National Library Of Australia - Library news &amp; events</title>      <link>http://www.nla.gov.au</link>    </image>    <copyright>http://www.nla.gov.au/nla/copyright.html</copyright><item><title>Thiess Exhibition now open</title><link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=276</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:59:33 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The story of how five brothers started a business from their Queensland family home that became one of this nation’s greatest success stories is the subject of a new exhibition at the National Library of Australia – <em>Thiess 75 Years: Shaping a Nation</em>.</p>

	<p>To celebrate Thiess’s 75th anniversary, the company has donated a collection of more than 700 photographs documenting its history to the National Library. Reproductions of more than 40 of these images are on display in the exhibition and about double that number are already available on the National Library’s website. The exhibition also includes images from the National Library’s collection by Frank Hurley and Wolfgang Sievers.</p>

	<p><strong>Fourth Floor</strong><br />
<strong>Until 28 February 2010</strong></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/Theiss75YearsShapingaNation.html">media release</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?lookfor=thiess&#38;type=all&#38;limits=format%3APicture">Thiess images</a></p>

]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>The story of how five brothers started a business from their Queensland family home that became one of this nation’s greatest success stories is the subject of a new exhibition at the National Library of Australia – <em>Thiess 75 Years: Shaping a Nation</em>.</p>

	<p>To celebrate Thiess’s 75th anniversary, the company has donated a collection of more than 700 photographs documenting its history to the National Library. Reproductions of more than 40 of these images are on display in the exhibition and about double that number are already available on the National Library’s website. The exhibition also includes images from the National Library’s collection by Frank Hurley and Wolfgang Sievers.</p>

	<p><strong>Fourth Floor</strong><br />
<strong>Until 28 February 2010</strong></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/Theiss75YearsShapingaNation.html">media release</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?lookfor=thiess&#38;type=all&#38;limits=format%3APicture">Thiess images</a></p>

]]></content:encoded><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=276</guid></item><item><title>Forgotten Australians</title><link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=275</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:17:57 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Over half a million Australian children experienced care in an institution or another form of out-of-home care in the 20th century, including those who came here as ‘child migrants’.</p>

	<p>To acknowledge and remember the experiences of these children, the Department of Families,  Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs has asked the National Library of Australia to conduct a three-year oral history project and the National Museum of Australia to curate an exhibition.</p>

	<p>You can follow the Forgotten Australians History project <a href="http://forgottenaustralianshistory.gov.au">here</a></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Over half a million Australian children experienced care in an institution or another form of out-of-home care in the 20th century, including those who came here as ‘child migrants’.</p>

	<p>To acknowledge and remember the experiences of these children, the Department of Families,  Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs has asked the National Library of Australia to conduct a three-year oral history project and the National Museum of Australia to curate an exhibition.</p>

	<p>You can follow the Forgotten Australians History project <a href="http://forgottenaustralianshistory.gov.au">here</a></p>]]></content:encoded><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=275</guid></item><item><title>Harold White Fellow presentation</title><link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=274</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:46:54 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ 	<p><strong>The Time was Ripe: Sun Books as an Agent of Cultural Change in Australia</strong></p>

	<p>John Arnold will discuss how Sun Books contributed to the changes in Australia in the 1960s &#8211; changes that culminated in the election of the Whitlam government in 1972.</p>

	<p>John Arnold is a Senior Lecturer at the National Centre for Australian Studies at Monash University.</p>

	<p><strong>Thursday 19 November, 5.30 pm</strong><br />
<strong>Conference Room, free</strong></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p><strong>The Time was Ripe: Sun Books as an Agent of Cultural Change in Australia</strong></p>

	<p>John Arnold will discuss how Sun Books contributed to the changes in Australia in the 1960s &#8211; changes that culminated in the election of the Whitlam government in 1972.</p>

	<p>John Arnold is a Senior Lecturer at the National Centre for Australian Studies at Monash University.</p>

	<p><strong>Thursday 19 November, 5.30 pm</strong><br />
<strong>Conference Room, free</strong></p>]]></content:encoded><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=274</guid></item><item><title>Summer opening hours</title><link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=273</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:58:57 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Our revised opening hours are in place from Monday 30 November 2009 to Sunday 17 January 2010.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/hours-summer-2009-2010.html">Summer opening hours</a></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Our revised opening hours are in place from Monday 30 November 2009 to Sunday 17 January 2010.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/hours-summer-2009-2010.html">Summer opening hours</a></p>]]></content:encoded><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=273</guid></item><item><title>2009 Community Heritage Grants awarded</title><link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=272</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:21:19 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Community groups across the country will have a greater capacity to preserve Australia’s heritage following the announcement of the 2009 Community Heritage Grants.</p>

	<p>Grants worth $383 852 are going to 75 community groups and organisations in 2009.<br />
The groups include museums, libraries, archives, historical societies, art galleries, city councils, migrant, Indigenous and religious organisations.</p>

	<p>Each will receive funds to assist in the preservation of community owned but nationally significant heritage collections. Recipients will also attend a three-day intensive preservation and collection management workshop held at the National Library, the National Archives of Australia, the National Museum of Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra.</p>

	<p>The Community Heritage Grants Program is managed by the National Library. It is funded by the Australian Government through the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts; the National Archives of Australia; the National Film and Sound Archive; the National Museum of Australia and the National Library.<br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/">Media Releases</a></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Community groups across the country will have a greater capacity to preserve Australia’s heritage following the announcement of the 2009 Community Heritage Grants.</p>

	<p>Grants worth $383 852 are going to 75 community groups and organisations in 2009.<br />
The groups include museums, libraries, archives, historical societies, art galleries, city councils, migrant, Indigenous and religious organisations.</p>

	<p>Each will receive funds to assist in the preservation of community owned but nationally significant heritage collections. Recipients will also attend a three-day intensive preservation and collection management workshop held at the National Library, the National Archives of Australia, the National Museum of Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra.</p>

	<p>The Community Heritage Grants Program is managed by the National Library. It is funded by the Australian Government through the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts; the National Archives of Australia; the National Film and Sound Archive; the National Museum of Australia and the National Library.<br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/">Media Releases</a></p>]]></content:encoded><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=272</guid></item><item><title>Australian Poetry Slam</title><link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=271</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:10:46 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Fans of poetry and performance should make their way to the National Library tonight for the <span class="caps">ACT</span> heat of the 2009 Australian Poetry Slam.</p>

	<p>The Poetry Slam is an electric live event, where poets speak, howl or sing original poems, and the audience judges.</p>

	<p>The <span class="caps">ACT</span> winner and runner-up will compete for the national title in Sydney on 3 December.</p>

	<p><strong>Friday 6 November, 6 pm</strong><br />
<strong>Foyer, free</strong><br />
<strong>Drinks and light refreshments can be purchased</strong></p>

	<p><strong>Bookings: 02 6262 1271 or bookings@nla.gov.au</strong></p>

	<p><strong>More information is available from the Australian Poetry Slam</strong> <a href="http://www.australianpoetryslam.org"><strong>website</strong></a></p>

]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Fans of poetry and performance should make their way to the National Library tonight for the <span class="caps">ACT</span> heat of the 2009 Australian Poetry Slam.</p>

	<p>The Poetry Slam is an electric live event, where poets speak, howl or sing original poems, and the audience judges.</p>

	<p>The <span class="caps">ACT</span> winner and runner-up will compete for the national title in Sydney on 3 December.</p>

	<p><strong>Friday 6 November, 6 pm</strong><br />
<strong>Foyer, free</strong><br />
<strong>Drinks and light refreshments can be purchased</strong></p>

	<p><strong>Bookings: 02 6262 1271 or bookings@nla.gov.au</strong></p>

	<p><strong>More information is available from the Australian Poetry Slam</strong> <a href="http://www.australianpoetryslam.org"><strong>website</strong></a></p>

]]></content:encoded><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=271</guid></item><item><title>Ita Buttrose: a celebration</title><link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=269</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:47:29 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The Friends of the National Library are celebrating the work of Ita Buttrose, AO, <span class="caps">OBE</span>, and her contribution to the Australian publishing industry.</p>

	<p>An Australian media legend, Ita was the founding editor of <em>CLEO</em>, the youngest editor of <em>The Australian Women&#8217;s Weekly</em> and former editor-in-chief of <em>The Daily Telegraph</em>.</p>

	<p>This special event includes a keynote speech by Deborah Thomas and an interview with Ita by Ruth Ostrow.</p>

	<p><strong>Sunday 15 November, 2 pm, Theatre</strong><br />
<strong>Cost: $20 Friends / $25 non-members</strong><br />
includes light refreshments</p>

	<p>Bookings: 02 6262 1698 or friends@nla.gov.au</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>The Friends of the National Library are celebrating the work of Ita Buttrose, AO, <span class="caps">OBE</span>, and her contribution to the Australian publishing industry.</p>

	<p>An Australian media legend, Ita was the founding editor of <em>CLEO</em>, the youngest editor of <em>The Australian Women&#8217;s Weekly</em> and former editor-in-chief of <em>The Daily Telegraph</em>.</p>

	<p>This special event includes a keynote speech by Deborah Thomas and an interview with Ita by Ruth Ostrow.</p>

	<p><strong>Sunday 15 November, 2 pm, Theatre</strong><br />
<strong>Cost: $20 Friends / $25 non-members</strong><br />
includes light refreshments</p>

	<p>Bookings: 02 6262 1698 or friends@nla.gov.au</p>]]></content:encoded><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=269</guid></item><item><title>Far-Sited exhibition extra opening hours</title><link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=268</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:37:08 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ 	<p><em>Far-Sited: The Maps That Made Canberra</em> exhibition, open 9 am &#8211; 5 pm, Monday to Friday in the Library&#8217;s Maps Reading Room, <strong>will also be open this Sunday 22 November from 1.30 pm to 4 pm</strong>. Curator of the exhibition, Greg Wood will give a talk at 2.30 pm.</p>

	<p>To mark Canberra&#8217;s forthcoming centenary, this special exhibition celebrates 100 years since the naming of the national capital.</p>

	<p>Presented in collaboration with the <span class="caps">ACT</span> Government and the Federal Attorney General&#8217;s Department, the display features maps from the National Library&#8217;s collection, the National Archives of Australia, the Canberra Museum and Art Gallery and the House of Representatives, Parliament of Australia.</p>

	<p><strong>Maps Reading Room</strong><br />
<strong>Lower Ground 1</strong><br />
<strong>Until 31 January 2010</strong></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p><em>Far-Sited: The Maps That Made Canberra</em> exhibition, open 9 am &#8211; 5 pm, Monday to Friday in the Library&#8217;s Maps Reading Room, <strong>will also be open this Sunday 22 November from 1.30 pm to 4 pm</strong>. Curator of the exhibition, Greg Wood will give a talk at 2.30 pm.</p>

	<p>To mark Canberra&#8217;s forthcoming centenary, this special exhibition celebrates 100 years since the naming of the national capital.</p>

	<p>Presented in collaboration with the <span class="caps">ACT</span> Government and the Federal Attorney General&#8217;s Department, the display features maps from the National Library&#8217;s collection, the National Archives of Australia, the Canberra Museum and Art Gallery and the House of Representatives, Parliament of Australia.</p>

	<p><strong>Maps Reading Room</strong><br />
<strong>Lower Ground 1</strong><br />
<strong>Until 31 January 2010</strong></p>]]></content:encoded><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=268</guid></item><item><title>Ray Mathew Lecture booked out</title><link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=267</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:58:26 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Bookings have closed for the inaugural Ray Mathew Lecture, <em>The Opportunity of Distance</em>,<br />
to be delivered by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks on 22 October.</p>

	<p>This special National Library event is supported by the Ray Mathew and Eva Kollsman Trust and the Embassy of the United States of America. </p>

	<p><strong>Thursday 22 October</strong><br />
<strong>6 pm</strong><br />
<strong>Theatre</strong><br />
<strong>Free (book signing and refreshments to follow)</strong><br />
<strong>Enquiries on 02 6262 1271</strong></p>

]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Bookings have closed for the inaugural Ray Mathew Lecture, <em>The Opportunity of Distance</em>,<br />
to be delivered by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks on 22 October.</p>

	<p>This special National Library event is supported by the Ray Mathew and Eva Kollsman Trust and the Embassy of the United States of America. </p>

	<p><strong>Thursday 22 October</strong><br />
<strong>6 pm</strong><br />
<strong>Theatre</strong><br />
<strong>Free (book signing and refreshments to follow)</strong><br />
<strong>Enquiries on 02 6262 1271</strong></p>

]]></content:encoded><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=267</guid></item><item><title>Rare photo uncovered at National Library</title><link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=266</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:53:01 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ 	<p>A small brown photograph recently uncovered at the Library has been confirmed as the world&#8217;s only known vintage print of the arrival of Roald Amundsen&#8217;s 1911 expedition at the South Pole.</p>

	<p>The vintage print was brought to light when a Google search led the Curator of the Pictures Collection at the National Library of Norway, Harald Ostgaard Lund, to the National Library of Australia&#8217;s collection. </p>

	<p>The National Library of Australia&#8217;s Curator of Pictures, Linda Groom, said that discoveries like Ostgaard Lund&#8217;s made the painstaking project of digitising the Library&#8217;s 700,000 Pictures Collection worthwhile. So far the Library has scanned 100,000 images.</p>

	<p>An iconic image in Norway, it is expected to go on loan to Norway in 2011 for a special exhibition to mark the 100th anniversary of Amundsen&#8217;s arrival at the South Pole.</p>

	<p><strong>The image can viewed</strong> <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an23814300">online</a>.</p>

	<p><strong>The media release is available on our</strong> <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/rare-photograph-uncovered.html">Media Zone</a>.</p>

]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>A small brown photograph recently uncovered at the Library has been confirmed as the world&#8217;s only known vintage print of the arrival of Roald Amundsen&#8217;s 1911 expedition at the South Pole.</p>

	<p>The vintage print was brought to light when a Google search led the Curator of the Pictures Collection at the National Library of Norway, Harald Ostgaard Lund, to the National Library of Australia&#8217;s collection. </p>

	<p>The National Library of Australia&#8217;s Curator of Pictures, Linda Groom, said that discoveries like Ostgaard Lund&#8217;s made the painstaking project of digitising the Library&#8217;s 700,000 Pictures Collection worthwhile. So far the Library has scanned 100,000 images.</p>

	<p>An iconic image in Norway, it is expected to go on loan to Norway in 2011 for a special exhibition to mark the 100th anniversary of Amundsen&#8217;s arrival at the South Pole.</p>

	<p><strong>The image can viewed</strong> <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an23814300">online</a>.</p>

	<p><strong>The media release is available on our</strong> <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/rare-photograph-uncovered.html">Media Zone</a>.</p>

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