In a statement, board president Christine Christian said: “After careful consideration of feedback received during the consultation period, the library has decided to withdraw the Reorganisation ...

World of the Book returns to State Library Victoria on 4 July with more than 400 rare treasures on display. Australia’s ...

Under the plan, 39 jobs would be lost and the public-facing workforce of reference librarians would be cut from 25 staff to 10 Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast State Library ...

More than 200,000 votes were cast in the 1,000 Libraries Awards, with State Library Victoria ranking as the world's seventh most beautiful Melbourne is overflowing with cosy cafés and magical secret ...

Top writers, professors and researchers have united to express alarm about the major changes proposed for Victoria’s State Library and have demanded transparency. Helen Garner, Trent Dalton, Geraldine ...

Nick Cave, 1973, gelatin silver photograph by Ashley Mackevicius. Gift of the artist 2006, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra Goths, punks and hipsters roam the streets, wilfully asserting their ...

Agatha Christie is the biggest selling writer in the world yet the State Library of Victoria had virtually none of her early books.

With over 1.9 million visitors and 4 million online users each year, the State Library Victoria caters to the educational needs of people from a wide range of ages and cultural backgrounds. These ...

A state library has abandoned plans to restructure its services following public outcry from prominent Australian historians, writers and academics. State Library Victoria announced in November it ...