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Children
Book event
25
May
2022
10:30am
National Simultaneous Storytime 2022
Special event
20
Apr
2022
02:00pm
Stage Design School Holiday Workshop: Afternoon Session
Special event
20
Apr
2022
10:00am
Stage Design School Holiday Workshop: Morning Session
11 Feb 2022
Blog
Illustrating The Last Dragon
Last month, we heard from Charles Massy, author of The Last Dragon, about the Monaro grassland...
18 Jan 2022
Blog
Discover school holiday activities from home with the National Library
Read, listen, learn and play your way through a series of fun school holiday activities.
25
Jan
2022
05:00pm
Sorry Day installation
14 Jan 2022
Blog
The Monaro Grassland Earless Dragon
Learn about one of Australia's rarest reptiles in this essay by author Charles Massy.
12 Oct 2021
Blog
Forgotten objects inspire creativity in The Imagineer
Christopher Cheng tells stories inspired by household objects.
Book event
14
Sep
2021
09:00am
Australian Reading Hour 2021
Special event
12
Jan
2021
10:00am
School Holiday Diorama Workshops
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