Library & Archives NT

27/05/2026

🎭 Don’t miss the launch reading of 'Subscribe Please' at Library & Archives NT!

Written by award-winning NT playwright Sean Guy, this bold new ensemble comedy is funny, chaotic and full of heart, exploring friendship, identity, love and growing up q***r.

Follow a group of newly graduated teens chasing one last unforgettable weekend before university… and attempting to film an amateur adult movie in the hope of going viral and funding their futures. What could possibly go wrong?

Recommended for ages 16+ due to mature themes and humour.

🎟️ Book your tickets today!

When: Wednesday 17 June from 5.30pm
Where: Library & Archives NT, L2, Danala, 54 Cavanagh Street, Darwin City
Tickets: $15 (General Admission) | $10 (Concession)
Book Online: https://events.humanitix.com/subscribe-please-play-reading

27/05/2026

21/05/2026

Take your lunchbreak beyond the ordinary with thought-provoking conversations and inspiring storytelling at Library & Archives NT, as part of this year’s NT Writers Festival program.

Join us for two special Lunchtime at the Library events:
📆 Thursday 28 May, 12.30pm – 'Counternarratives and Social Change' with Djon Mundine and Maurice O’Riordan
📆 Friday 29 May, 12.30pm – 'Out of the Margins' with Ifa Shiddiq, Maurice O’Riordan and Sandra Thibodeaux

Hear from leading writers and creative thinkers as they explore identity, representation, social change and the power of sharing stories.

Location: Library & Archives NT, L2, Danala, 54 Cavanagh Street, Darwin City
Book online: https://www.ntwriters.com.au/nt-writers-festival/tickets/ #/
Cost: FREE

NT Writers' Centre

15/05/2026

📚✨ Be part of something BIG at Library & Archives NT! ✨📚

Join us at our Darwin City site for ALIA’s National Simultaneous Storytime on Wednesday 27 May as millions of children across Australia read together at the same time!

This year’s story is ‘Luna Roo’ by Adam Jackson and Adrian Lloyd, illustrated by Jake Minton. It’s a fun-filled outback adventure about a spirited kangaroo and her friends chasing their football dreams.

Expect storytelling, laughter, and plenty of fun in our vibrant Children’s Space, specially designed for young readers to explore, play and discover. Never visited before? National Simultaneous Storytime is the perfect opportunity to come and experience this beautiful family-friendly space for yourself!

📍 Library & Archives NT – Level 2, Danala, 54 Cavenagh Street, Darwin City
⏰ 11.00am
📅 Wednesday 27 May
🎟️ Free family event, bookings essential
Book online here: https://events.humanitix.com/national-simultaneous-storytime-at-lant

Bring the little ones along and share in one of Australia’s biggest reading celebrations!

15/05/2026

It was a pleasure to host NT Youth Week celebrations back in April and to see our spaces come alive with young voices and community spirit.

Library & Archives NT is proud to support young people by providing welcoming spaces to learn, connect, creat and be inspired, and it was wonderful to celebrate that together at Danala.

13/05/2026

Join Fernanda Dahlstrom in-conversation with ABC journalist Eleni Roussos, as they discuss her new memoir ‘The Framing’.

When Fernanda was just eight years old, her mother’s imprisonment shattered her childhood, an experience that would go on to shape her life and career. In this compelling book, she reflects on identity, justice and the lasting impact of the past.

Date: Thursday 21 May from 5.30pm
Location: Library & Archives NT, L2, Danala, 54 Cavanagh Street, Darwin City

This is a free event however bookings are essential.

👉 Book online: https://events.humanitix.com/book-talk-the-framing-with-author-fernanda-dahlstrom

08/05/2026

Happy 100th birthday to Sir David Attenborough.

Sir David Attenborough has devoted his life to exploring, understanding, and sharing the natural world with audiences across the globe. Among his earliest works is ‘Quest Under Capricorn’ (pictured), created after he spent four months travelling through and documenting the NT. The work captures his early fascination with the region’s landscapes, wildlife, and unique environments, offering audiences around the world a window into the Territory in the early 1960s.

Library & Archives NT holds copies of some of Sir David’s earliest publications, including ‘Quest Under Capricorn’, available to view in the Northern Territory Collection at our Darwin City location at Danala.