No longer yours - find out how a powerful newspaper article written in 1855 by a fugitive slave was re-published into a book ...

We’re pleased to announce that 55 community-led organisations will receive a Community Heritage Grant (CHG) in 2024.

Keepsakes: Australians and the Great War was the National Library of Australia's exhibition showcasing items from the collections relating to the First World War. Read this essay by exhibition curator ...

Joining the National Library gives you access to millions of items from our collections, onsite or online, wherever you are. It's easy to sign-up online, and it's free for all Australian residents. It ...

We often don’t realise we’re living through a major historical moment until the time has passed. The pandemic we find ourselves in now is one such historical moment. Dr Chris Wallace and Professor ...

The National Library of Australia welcomes the commitment made by the Albanese Government to provide $33m over the next 4 years to maintain Trove, with $9.2m ongoing and indexed funding from July 2027 ...

Illustration detail from the NLA Publishing title 'Dog Beach'. Rare instruments, a creative love story and celebrating dogs – there really is something for everyone at the Library this month! The ...

Following a comprehensive process, the library has selected the open-source FOLIO library services platform for its next-generation library management system. A library management system is the ...

The arrival of the First Fleet on Gadigal land at Sydney Cove in 1788 brought around 1,400 convicts, sailors, soldiers and administrators to Australia. Over the next 100 years the British occupied ...

Life under the shoguns was highly stratified, with the population falling into distinct classes based primarily on their economic or political functions. The system can be described as having three ...

Suffrage refers to a person’s right to vote in a political election. Voting allows members of society to take part in deciding government policies that affect them. Women’s suffrage refers to the ...

Access to Records by Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants Assistance with records searching is available if you are a Forgotten Australian, Former Child Migrant (sometimes referred to as a ...