Australians are turning to their local libraries in record numbers, as cost-of-living pressures highlight the essential role of these community hubs. The Australian Public Libraries Statistical Report 2023–2024, released today by the National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) and the Australian

Samuel Beyer, NSLA Learning Network co-convenor, attended the National Education Summit in Brisbane on July 30–August 1. The summit featured two key conferences, ‘Capacity Building School Libraries’ and ‘AI in the Classroom,’ offering rich insights into the evolving role of

NSLA is pleased to introduce Vanessa Haines (National Library of New Zealand) as our new National edeposit (NED) Program Manager. In this role, Vanessa oversees the development and implementation of the NED Strategic Plan, and works with the Chair and

On Wednesday 11 June, 2025, Aimee Hay, Official RDA Project Manager, Melissa Parent, Metadata Application Profile Working Group Co-lead, and Colleen Hayes, Policy Statement Working Group Co-lead, presented a webinar for ORDAC about NSLA’s Official RDA Project to contextualise Official

Peta Harding (Executive Branch Manager, Libraries ACT) joined the NSLA Board in 2024, taking up leadership responsibility for the nine public library branches in that jurisdiction as well as the important ACT Heritage Library. In this interview, Peta takes the

We are celebrating the twentieth anniversary of The National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa’s (NLNZ) contributions to the NSLA collaboration. After participating as an observer since 2003, NLNZ officially joined as a full member of the

Recently, we’ve been pleased to introduce The NEDitorial, the National edeposit (NED) service’s quarterly newsletter to engage with authors, publishers and depositors across Australia. In a survey last year, we asked publishers how we can improve the NED service, and

In 2025-26, NSLA is leading an Australia-wide project to transition the library and information sector to Official RDA. The project is a collaboration between Australian NSLA member libraries, and leverages the expertise of colleagues and practitioners across the NSLA collaboration, with

In November, the NSLA Board welcomed its newest Director: Megan Berghuis, State Librarian and Director, State Library of South Australia. Megan takes up leadership of the State Library of South Australia after five years of service on the Libraries Board

We are honoured to announce Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, as patron of National & State Libraries Australasia (NSLA). At an event hosted by NSLA Board Director Caroline Butler-Bowdon at the