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1789 Map of the Malabar Coast

Dalrymple Charts of the Malabar Coast

Mapping the Unknown: Cartographers' strategies for navigating uncertainty
14 Oct 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Exploring early modern maps with cartographic historian, Chet Van Duzer.

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Theatre
Talks and ideas
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Hearing induction loop
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Canberra Writers Festival logo
In Love with Tasmania: Heather Rose in conversation
24 Oct 2025 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Heather Rose and Karen Viggers kick off the 2025 Canberra Writers Festival program at the National Library.

Theatre
Books and authors
Author talk
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Canberra Writers Festival logo
Canberra Writers Festival 2025: Saturday Program
25 Oct 2025 | 10:00am - 7:30pm

The Library hosts a full weekend program of events for this year's Canberra Writers Festival.

Conference Room
Theatre
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Canberra Writers Festival logo
Canberra Writers Festival 2025: Sunday Program
26 Oct 2025 | 10:00am - 4:30pm

The Library hosts a full weekend program of events for this year's Canberra Writers Festival.

Conference Room
Theatre
Books and authors
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An adult and child reading a book with a dog sitting between them.
Story Dogs on Sunday - October 2025
26 Oct 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join us for a paw-sitive reading experience with the  Story Dogs program.

Kids and families
Foyer
Books and authors
Storytime
For kids and families
Cancelled
Guy Hansen holding a book in the 1975 exhibition gallery

Dr Guy Hansen in the 1975: Living in the Seventies exhibition gallery

Learn with the curators of 1975: Living in the Seventies
29 Oct 2025 | 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Join us for a live webinar where we'll discuss items in the 1975: Living in the Seventies exhibition with the Library's Exhibitions team.

Online
Education/learning
Workshops and seminars
Webinar
A children's board game from 1855 featuring images of people in the gold fields

Board game titled Race to the gold diggings of Australia, 1855, nla.obj-139615708

Collection viewing: A treasure trove of tales for children
29 Oct 2025 | 5:30pm - 8:00pm

The Friends of the Library present their annual collection viewing event.

Conference Room
Foyer
Theatre
Books and authors
Friends of the Library event
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Author Mark McKenna standing in grass wearing a blue shirt, and book cover of The Shortest History of Australia
Book launch: The Shortest History of Australia
05 Nov 2025 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Renowned historian Mark McKenna sits down with Frank Bongiorno to discuss Mark's new book and how it came together.

Online
Theatre
Books and authors
Book launch
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A black and white photograph of a man in a suit standing in front of flagpoles with the US and Australian flags
Power and Vision: Australia and the South Pacific Commission
06 Nov 2025 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

2025 National Library of Australia Fellow, Dr Alexis Bergantz shares his Fellowship research on the history of the South Pacific Commission.

Online
Theatre
Talks and ideas
Fellowship talk
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A page of handwritten music notations with composer Luke Styles wearing a black t-shirt
Living Collection: The music of Luke Styles
12 Nov 2025 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Through musical performance and conversation, we explore the Library's collection of works by acclaimed composer Luke Styles.

Foyer
Online
Theatre
Talks and ideas
Panel discussion
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Cyclists racing on a road lined with spectators

Australian Cyclists riding through a village, the street lined by spectators, during the Tour de France bicycle race, 1928, nla.obj-150936915

Two wheels to adventure: Bikes and why we love them
15 Nov 2025 | 10:00am - 11:00am

Why does cycling remain one of the world’s most popular and enjoyable methods of travel, and how does it continue to evolve?

Online
Theatre
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Panel discussion
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event-image-shakespeare2-2025

A. de Paszthory, Portrait of Nellie Stewart as Rosalind in As You Like It, oil on canvas, 1904, https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3022148; Broadside advertising George Musgrove’s As You Like It, Princess Theatre, Melbourne, Melbourne: Troedel, 1903, https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn107848

Shakespeare on the move: Gold rush to Great War
18 Nov 2025 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Join us for the third illustrated Shakespeare lecture and discover the objects and stories that reveal how Shakespeare made landfall in Australia.  

Online
Theatre
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