The State Library Victoria is a must-see attraction for book worms, architecture lovers and history buffs. Built in 1856 on 2 acres of land in Melbourne's central business district, the library houses ...

When State Library Victoria historian Anna Welch opened the pages of an almost 200-year-old book three years ago, her heart sank and her mouth went dry. The mystery of a series of beetle images cut ...

Victoria’s iconic Melbourne library is turning 165. Take a look behind the scenes and lesser known secrets including ghosts and a gun safe. Originally called the Melbourne Public Library, it is ...

A large increase in curiosity about local urban history has prompted the State Library of Victoria (SLV) to develop its own phone app illustrating the grandeur of Melbourne in a bygone era. In 2008, ...

Going out is (slowly) back on the cards, with Melbourne city council announcing that it will start reopening libraries, recreation centres, sporting fields and skate parks this week. Sporting fields ...

Goths, punks and hipsters roam the streets, wilfully asserting their counter-cultures. But in an age of cultural appropriation, is this resistance just another way of fitting in? In 2015 can anyone ...

As anyone who's ever purchased an art book can attest, creative resources can come with quite a hefty price tag. It's an issue brought into sharp relief by the fact that the people most often ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. An exhibition remembering Melbourne's original gay liberation movement will help celebrate the launch of the City Library's first queer ...

The protest kicked off about 6pm on Tuesday where masses of people could be seen waving Palestinian flags, following Hamas' brutal incursion into Israel on the weekend. Victorian Police were heavily ...

The redevelopment of a city block to create a University of Melbourne student precinct – with hopes of enticing students back to campus after the pandemic — has won Victoria’s top architecture award.

With a copy of his handwritten, hand-illustrated book "Peanuts" in hand, 8-year-old Caleb Shelley marched into the West Melbourne Public Library on Dec. 15 with a question: Could they add his book to ...

A Victorian library has come under intense scrutiny following its decision to use a drag queen at an upcoming story time for young children. Whittlesea Library, in Melbourne’s north, announced on ...