Petherick Guidelines
The Petherick Reading Room provides additional facilities and privileges for readers who are undertaking advanced research and require intensive access to the National Library’s rich and varied collections.
What does a Petherick Reader s Card offer?
In addition to normal Library services Petherick Readers enjoy the Petherick Reading Room facilities, expanded services, special communications and event invitations, letters of support from the Library and the opportunity to engage with the Petherick community of researchers.
What does the library expect from Petherick Reader s?
Petherick Readers enjoy ongoing support from the National Library and the Petherick community and in return are asked to inform the Library of any research outcomes resulting from their work in the Petherick Reading Room.
Petherick Reader s card application
The Petherick Reading Room provides support to those engaged in advanced research including authors, scholars, academics and independent researchers.
Petherick Readers cards are not required for use of material in the Special Collections, Asian or Main Reading Rooms.
The Petherick Reading Room provides support to those engaged in advanced research including authors, scholars, academics and independent researchers.
Petherick Readers cards are not required for use of material in the Special Collections, Asian or Main Reading Rooms.
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All public areas of the National Library are open to visitors. Check our Visit page for more information.
As of Saturday 6 March 2021, check-in to the Library via the Check In CBR app is mandatory in the ACT for visitors over the age of 16.
To ensure your health and safety at the National Library, we are complying with ACT Government health directions. When you enter our building, you must abide by our conditions of entry, which include the following COVID Safe requirements. Please:
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