Craigieburn library in Hume, Victoria has been named public library of the year following a cross-continent competition by the Danish Agency for Culture. Judges called it a “democratic meeting place, ...

Pre-budget funding announcement follows a groundswell of support for cultural institutions after decades of budget cuts The federal government has thrown a $33m lifeline to the National Library of ...

The National Library has found Australia's first pound note, thought to be lost to history for nearly 80 years, in its very own archives. The note, marked with the serial number P000001 was the first ...

Following a four-year modernisation and digitisation project and a AU$16 million backing from the federal government, the National Library of Australia (NLA) has launched the revamped version of its ...

Tucked between a cafe and a computer shop on Oxford Street, surrounded by the roar of city traffic, there is a little haven of civilised pleasure. Neighbours, commuters and people passing by are ...

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

The National Library is threatening to pull the plug on Trove, its free online service that provides public access to collections from Australian libraries, universities, museums, galleries and ...

Asia Society Australia and the National Library of Australia have partnered to present a world-first exhibition of priceless treasures from the National Library of China in the summer blockbuster ...

Manneen kitaabaa ummataa (Library) Australia iddoo addaati. Eeyyee, kitaabota bilisaan akka ergifattu siif hayyamu, garuu sagantaalee fi tajaajila hedduus ni kennu, akkasumas bilisaan, daa’imman ...

E-readers are more and more popular – but Australians are slow to take up the option of borrowing e-books from public libraries. Steve Walker, CC BY-ND What place do e-readers – and in particular ...