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What’s got us talking

New spring issue of Openbook out now.

Young girl stands between the branches of a tree with pink flowers. She gazes up.

Entries are open for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards.

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Learn about our plans to extend the Library Bar observation deck.

People standing on the Library Bar deck looking out at the view.

Find out more about our major building plans.

Collection buzz

Inventing the future

A recently acquired set of prints shows what state-of-the-art technology looked like in Medici Florence.

Black and white engraved street scene with people wearing eyeglasses.

Take 5 wattle

Shining a spotlight on five wattle-themed items from the collection.

Acacia

The life & death of Smith's Weekly

The death of a newspaper plays out in a box of cartoons.

Cartoon illustration of a man and woman walking down a road.

Journal of the Apophthegm Society

The journal of an obscure society devoted to pithy sayings takes a roundabout route to the Library.

Hand drawn cartoon of a man at a table set with wine and glasses.

Dye hard

The Tintex Girl brightened a world dulled by rationing.

A painting of the Tintex Girl by Edward Francis Cole, c 1920

Featured events

Brett Mason – Wizards of Oz

Author Talks
Tuesday
Tuesday 4 October 2022 - 6pm to 7pm
Free
Talk

Brett Mason discusses his remarkable new book with an introduction by General Sir Peter Cosgrove (Retd).

Book cover of Wizards of Oz by Brett Mason.
Onsite

Aaron Fa’Aoso — So Far, So Good

Author Talks
Tuesday
Tuesday 11 October 2022 - 6pm to 7pm
Free
Talk

Footballer, actor, director and producer Aaron Fa’Aoso discusses his memoir, So Far, So Good, with Rudi Bremer.

A portrait image of Aaron FaAoso. Aaron has short black hair and a black beard with some silver hairs at the chin. He is looking straight at the camera with a slight smile and wearing a black button up shirt.
Onsite

A few of our favourite things with Maggie Patton

Curator Talks
Thursday
Thursday 13 October 2022 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Free
Guided Tour

Join curator, Maggie Patton, as she to leads you through our exhibition galleries and shares her favourite rare books from the collection.

Maggie Patton sits at a table with bookshelves behind her. She is looking at a large old book with colourful illustrations surrounding the text. Maggie wears black glasses and a green jacket and has shoulder length silver hair.
Onsite

Launch into Library Research: Using Pictures for Historical Research

Launch into Library Research
Lifelong learning
Thursday
Thursday 20 October 2022 - 10am to 4:30pm
Talk

Pictures can hold a wealth of information to enrich your historical research.

A group of people looking at a book around a table
Onsite