A reminder to members that the library will be participating in Open House Melbourne from Friday 25th July to Sunday 27th July.

We are expecting an influx of visitors on those days, particularly the weekend, so the library is likely to be busier than usual.

News and Events

Monday 14 July 2025
Artist in Residence: William Eicholtz
Our artist-in-residence, sculptor William Eicholtz, will be working in the library most weekdays from July 14 to July 31, and during Open House Melbourne (July 26 and 27). This is...read more
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Outrageous Fortunes

BOOKING INFORMATION HERE

Lucy Sussex, author of Blockbuster about Fergus Hume, the biggest selling crime fiction writer of the 19th century, has now published, in collaboration with Megan Brown, the story of Mary...read more
Wednesday 30 July 2025
Discover Melbourne's Oldest Lending Library

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The Melbourne Athenaeum (originally known as the Melbourne Mechanics’ Institution) houses the city’s oldest lending library. Commencing as a collection of donated books in a rented house at the corner...read more
Thursday 31 July 2025
From Convict Printers to Book Arcades

BOOKING INFORMATION HERE

The recently published From Convict Printers to Book Arcades completes the three volume History of the Book in Australia, a project begun in the 1990s. It takes its place alongside...read more
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