Wednesday, 1 January 2014–Saturday, 31 December 2016
Catalogue service interruption, 10 March early closure & Labour Day hours
4 Mar 2016
The online catalogue will be unavailable 6–10am Tue 8 Mar; the Library will close at 5pm on Thursday 10 March; the Library will close at 6pm on Monday 14 March for the Labour Day public holiday. READ MORE
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Tuesday, 1 March 2016–Saturday, 31 December 2016
'Mirror of the world' tour
Thursday, 9 April 2015–Sunday, 25 June 2017
Writing the war: personal stories from WWI
Our latest stories
The State Library is the keeper of Victoria's history – and home to millions of stories. Get to know the treasures and curiosities from our incredible collection, and hear tales from our community and from inside the Library.
Open for 160 years
On the Library’s 160th birthday we look at events which have shaped Victoria since 1856.
Indigenous children’s books
Find out more about The Legends of Moonie Jarl (1964), the first Indigenous children’s book published in Australia.
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Melbourne’s Joan of Arc
Discover this grand statue's history from a Francophile rallying point to the mysterious case of a missing crown.