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.

News and Events

Friday 9 May 2025
Ultrafox

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Ultrafox returns to the library for a concert of French-style jazz on May 9, featuring the guitars and vocals of Peter Baylor, Sam O’Halloran on guitar, Esther Henderson on violin,...read more
Monday 19 May 2025
Athenaeum Art Gallery Lecture

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Due to popular demand the Athenaeum is offering an encore session for our Heritage Festival talk. Discover the story behind the opening of the Melbourne Athenaeum Art Gallery and its...read more
Saturday 31 May 2025
An Afternoon with David Astle

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Ever wanted to understand the intricacies and mysteries of solving cryptic puzzles? Here’s your chance – with an interactive session on Saturday May 31st with writer, dictionary expert, crossword creator...read more
Friday 20 June 2025
Sally Ford and the Idiomatics

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The Idiomatics return to the Atheneum Library, this time joined by two very special guests. Poet, novelist and non-fiction writer Maxine Beneba Clarke will be reading excerpts of her work...read more

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