The Melbourne Athenaeum Library will be closed from Friday April 18 to Monday April 21 for the Easter long weekend. The library will reopen at 10am Tuesday April 22.
The Melbourne Athenaeum Library will be closed on Friday April 25 for the ANZAC Day public holiday. The library will be open regular hours on Thursday April 24 and Saturday April 26.
Renowned librarian Richard Overell, who for 26 years oversaw the acquisitions and conservation of the rare books collection at Monash University's Louis Matheson library, has been a longtime friend of the Melbourne Athenaeum library. He shares his expertise with us through yearly talks in the library about collecting rare books as part of Rare Book Week. His talks display his extensive knowledge of book collecting across a wide range subjects including children's books, travel guides, dust jackets, and cookbooks.
