The Lu Rees Archives is a comprehensive collection of books and other resources about authors, illustrators, publishers and their creative works. The collection includes over 20,000 books, with 2400 of these in overseas translations in 50 languages, over 360 research files, and significant collections of authors', illustrators' and publishers' papers, manuscripts and artwork. The resources are publicly available, and visitors are welcome during opening hours.

The mission of the Archives is to enhance the appreciation of Australian children's literature by collecting, preserving and making available wide-ranging resources. Lu Rees, the founding President of the ACT Branch of The Children's Book Council of Australia proposed in 1974 that there should be a collection of research files about Australian children's authors and illustrators together with a collection of their books. In 1980 this collection was deposited at the University of Canberra Library so it could be publicly available with the ACT Branch continuing as owners and managers.

The Archives is supported by the National Executive of The Children's Book Council of Australia, which generously funds the Archives' part-time staffing. The ACT Branch provides a small donation annually and volunteer support. The University of Canberra Library houses the collection, catalogues the books, and provides materials to support the collection. Australian publishers donate their children's books as they are published.

The Lu Rees Archives is proudly supported by:

The Children's Book Council of Australia, National Executive           The Library,
The Children's Book Council of Australia, ACT Branch                     University of Canberra