The Melbourne Athenaeum Library will be closed on Tuesday November 4 for the Melbourne Cup public holiday.

The library will be open regular hours on Monday November 3.

The Melbourne Athenaeum Library will be closed on Tuesday November 4 for the Melbourne Cup public holiday.

The library will be open regular hours on Monday November 3.

News and Events

Friday 24 October 2025
Music: Ysayë and Schulhof

BOOKING INFORMATION HERE

Esteemed Melbourne violinist Jaso Sasaki and cellist Rosanne Hunt will present rarely performed yet exquisite solo sonatas by Ysayë, and then combine for the ravishing Schulhof duo, full of profound...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
Together we fall apart / Sophie Matthiesson
General Fiction
Diary of a cat / Mayumi Nagano
General Fiction
The book of lost hours / Hayley Gelfuso
General Fiction
Chinese postman / Brian Castro
General Fiction
Summer Island / Kristin Hannah
Crime Fiction
Elena knows / Claudia Pineiro
Crime Fiction
Home truths / Charity Norman
Crime Fiction
Dust / Michael Brissenden
Crime Fiction
Five found dead / Sulari Gentill
Crime Fiction
King of ashes / S.A. Cosby
Non Fiction
The writer's room / Charlotte Wood
Non Fiction
A different kind of power / Jacinda Ardern
Non Fiction
When nothing feels real / Nathan Dunne
Non Fiction
The spy in Moscow Station / Eric Haseltine
Non Fiction
Saffron Incorporated / Stuart Coup
Other Genres
The prison healer / Lynette Noni
Other Genres
The king's elite / Virginia Heath
Other Genres
Midnight in Europe / Alan Furst
Other Genres
Cleopatra / Natasha Solomons
Other Genres
The Murderbot diaries / Martha Wells
Ebooks
Tress of the Emerald Sea / Brandon Sanderson
Ebooks
I See You've Called in Dead / John Kenney
Ebooks
The Budapest Protocol / Adam LeBor
Ebooks
Winter's Redemption / Mary Stone
Ebooks
The Sisters of Sea View / Julie Klassen

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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