This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Australia’s cities are investing in new libraries designed for ...

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 ...

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, ...

Ornate wood carvings, rich Australian history and the atmosphere of a forgotten time were all features that placed the South Australian State Library's Mortlock Wing in a list of the top 20 most ...

National Library of Israel to digitize 180 years of Australian Jewish news Collaborative initiative between the National Library of Australia (NLA), the National Library of Israel (NLI) and the ...

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 ...

Damian Lodge is affiliated with the Australian Library and Information Association. What place do e-readers – and in particular ebooks – hold in the reading behaviour of Australia’s 10 million public ...

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 ...

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The new Raheen Library at the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne has been extended and redesigned by Woods Bagot as a response to rising student numbers, increasing the floor space of the ...