WHAT'S ON
January 24: In the free learning session Protecting Your Memories at 11am in the Ferguson Room, Level 1, National Library of Australia, library staff will demonstrate how to look after books, photographs, textiles and documents and what to do if there's a document disaster. nla.gov.au.
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January 24: At 6pm in the National Library of Australia Theatre, Lower Ground 1, photojournalist and official war artist Stephen Dupont will present a free lecture, From Raskols to We Cut Heads, on his artist's books project followed by a conversation with Treasures Curator Nat Williams. Bookings: nla.gov.au.
January 25: At 11.30am in the National Library of Australia's Conference Room, Level 4, Summer Storytime features funny and charming yarns from the library's collection. Children must be accompanied by an adult. $2 per child. Bookings: nla.gov.au.
February 2: In Shooting the Picture: Press Photography in Australia, researchers Sally Young and Fay Anderson pose the question: will changes in technology spell the end of traditional press photography? With Andrew Meares, Chief Photographer, Fairfax Media. National Library of Australia, Foyer, Theatre, Ground floor. $15 includes book signing and refreshments. Bookings: nla.gov.au.
February 7: In the free Fellowship Presentation Pinafores, Prodigies & Precocities, Dr Gillian Arrighi explores the era of the child performer during the days of the British Empire, 1880–1914. Conference Room, Level 4, National Library of Australia. Bookings: nla.gov.au.
February 8: Historian Geoffrey Blainey's The Story of Australia's People: The Rise and Rise of a New Australia traces the country's history from the gold rush to the present day. Foyer Theatre, ground floor, National Library of Australia, 6pm. $15 includes book signing and refreshments. Bookings: nla.gov.au.
February 9: Join the Friends of the National Library for Revolution Francaise!, a white-gloves viewing of some of the library's collection of original French Revolution pamphlets and other related items. Conference Room, Friends Lounge, Level 4, National Library of Australia, 6pm. $15 Friends, $20 others. Light refreshments will be served after the collection viewing. Bookings essential. nla.gov.au.
February 12: Join author Tania McCartney for a free interactive reading of her children's book This is Banjo Paterson, about one of Australia's best-known poets, at the National Library of Australia Bookshop at 11am. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Bookings: nla.gov.au.
February 15: Fairfax columnist Clementine Ford's new book, Fight Like a Girl, is a manifesto for feminists new, old and soon-to-be, and exposes just how unequal the world continues to be for women. Foyer Theatre, ground floor, National Library of Australia, 6pm. $15 includes book signing and refreshments. Bookings: nla.gov.au.
February 17: The Australian Comic Arts Festival is on at the Conference Room, Level 4, National Library of Australia from 1 to 5pm. Discover the Library's own comic collection, and explore comics as literature, collectables and objects for academic study. nla.gov.au.
February 20: Hosted by the ANU and the National Library of Australia, award-winning writer Kate Grenville discusses her latest book The Case Against Fragrance with former Canberra Times literary editor Gia Metherell at the National Library of Australia Theatre, Lower Ground `1, at 6pm. $15 includes book signing and refreshments. Bookings: nla.gov.au.
February 21: State of Hope - Griffith Review, exploring the economic, social, environmental and cultural challenges facing South Australia with Dennis Atkins, Angela Woollacott, Peter Stanley and Chris Wallace, will be on at .the Theatre, Lower Ground 1, National Library of Australia at 6pm. Free admission. Bookings: nla.gov.au.
February 22: In NGA Book Club at 10.30am, join Claudia Hyles for a discussion exploring literary themes around the visual arts.This season's book is Peacock and vine: Fortuny and Morris in life and at work by AS Byatt. Meet at the National Gallery of Australia information desk. $18, $15 NGA members. Bookings: nga.gov.au.
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