National Library of Australia

Last updated October 2026

The National Library of Australia on Parkes Place in Canberra holds the national collection and is open to visitors, with reading rooms, exhibitions, a bookshop and the Bookplate cafe. Families can join storytime and school holiday activities, listed under kids and families on the Library's website. The building opens 8am to 8pm on the day shown (reading rooms 10am to 8pm), with the cafe open 8.30am to 4pm and the bookshop 9am to 5pm; full opening hours are on the website.

Facts checked against the venue's own website on 27 October 2026.