Visit us
This year 532,000 visitors made it through our doors
- local, interstate and international visitors that is.
How to get here
The National Library is located on Parkes Place, in Canberra's Parliamentary triangle.
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Things to do at the Library
Opening hours
The Main, Petherick and Newspapers and Microforms Reading Rooms are open Monday to Friday, on weekends and most public holidays. Other Library's reading room opening hours do vary so find out exactly when we're open!
Venue hire
Facilities at the National Library available for hire include the theatre, conference room, foyer and staff raining rooms.
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