The Melbourne Athenaeum Inc.'s 2024 Annual General Meeting will be held at 1pm, Monday 15 April, in the Melbourne Athenaeum Library.

For more information please refer to the events page or speak to a staff member.

The Melbourne Athenaeum Inc.'s 2024 Annual General Meeting will be held at 1pm, Monday 15 April, in the Melbourne Athenaeum Library.

For more information please refer to the events page or speak to a staff member.

News and Events

Friday 12 April 2024
Ultrafox

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Ultrafox will bring their hot swinging jazz, tender lyrical ballads, French melodies, gypsy waltzes and original compositions to the library when they perform on Friday 12th April. Featuring Peter Baylor...read more
Monday 15 April 2024
2024 Annual General Meeting
The Melbourne Athenaeum Inc.'s 2024 Annual General Meeting will be held at 1pm, Monday 15 April, in the Melbourne Athenaeum Library. Business Ordinary Members Notice to Members Please RSVP (for...read more
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Library

A range of cultural activities are held in the beautiful surrounds of the subscription library.
The library holds a 30,000 strong collection and hosts regular music performances, talks, book and screen clubs, and artist and writer-in-residence programs. Members enjoy the historic atmosphere and quiet haven in a bustling city.

Browse the collection

New Acquisitions

General Fiction
Cool water / Myfanwy Jones
General Fiction
Search history / Amy Taylor
General Fiction
The little village of book lovers / Nina George
General Fiction
Avenues By Train / Farai Mudzingwa
General Fiction
The extinction of Irena Rey / Jennifer Croft
Crime Fiction
Good reasons to die / Morgan Audic
Crime Fiction
Murder at the book club / Betsy Reavley
Crime Fiction
Ash Mountain / Helen FitzGerald
Crime Fiction
Gone / Glenna Thomson
Crime Fiction
End of story / A J Finn
Non Fiction
Shakespeare in Bloomsbury / Marjorie Garber
Non Fiction
Landlines / Raynor Winn
Non Fiction
Mab : the world of Mab Grimwade / Thea Gardiner
Non Fiction
Gawimarra : gathering / Jeanine Leane
Non Fiction
Macquarie / Grantlee Kieza
Other Genres
We all lived in Bondi then / Georgia Blain
Other Genres
Before we say goodbye / Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Other Genres
What happened to Nina? / Dervla McTiernan
Other Genres
The ball at Versailles / Danielle Steel
Other Genres
The secrets of Ashmore Castle / Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Ebooks
One Another / Gail Jones
Ebooks
Ignorance / Michele Roberts
Ebooks
Madukka the River Serpent / Julie Janson
Ebooks
Green for Danger / Christianna Brand
Ebooks
Firewalkers / Adrian Tchaikovsky

About us

The Melbourne Athenaeum enriches Melbourne’s cultural and educational life by fostering public engagement with the arts and culture, and supporting creativity.
A Management Committee of volunteers is responsible for the organisation’s governance. Every member joining the Melbourne Athenaeum becomes a custodian of a rich part of the city’s living history.
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State Library Victoria, www.slv.vic.gov.au, Alfred Martin Ebsworth, June 29, 1885.

History

The story that unfolds here is about a unique organisation that continues to contribute to the city’s culture in a building first completed in 1842.
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