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Oral history advice
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Oral history advice and workshops to get you started, or hone your skills.
Borrow for an exhibition
You can borrow items from the Alexander Turnbull Library collections to use in public exhibitions in New Zealand or internationally.
Rehoming our overseas published collections
Get the latest information about what we are doing with our overseas published collection.
Lilburn Research Fellowship
Applications are now open for the 2021 fellowship to support New Zealand music research.
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Donate items to the collections
Find out how to donate or bequest an item to our collections.
Preservation advice
Look after special items
Learn how to take care of your precious photographs, books, and digital documents with advice from the National Preservation Office.
Interloan
Our books in your hands
Get National Library materials sent to your local library by making an interloan request. And more.
Communities of Readers
Connecting more children and young people to reading
Learn about the work we are doing in a small number of communities to strengthen reading engagement.
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Turnbull Ephemera
Beautiful and often rare posters, prints, and other materials from daily life.
Turnbull Rare Books
Gorgeous manuscripts, intricate fine printing, and other wonderful objects.
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Data sets and API access to metadata for millions of records. Grab it and see what you can make!
Our strategic directions
Turning knowledge into value: this is the National Library's strategic direction to 2030.
See how we're aiming for big changes in taonga, knowledge, and reading.
