Libraries in Melbourne VIC

Melbourne has 42 libraries within reach. The closest sits 250 m north-east of the suburb centre, the furthest 6 km south, with a typical trip of about 2.6 km. At the 54,941 residents counted here in 2021, that is roughly one for every 1,308 people.

• City Library
  253 Flinders Lane · 250 m north-east of the centre · Mo-Th 08:00-20:00; Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
• Law Library Victoria
  210 William Street · 600 m north-west of the centre
• Legal Aid public law library
  570 Bourke Street · 600 m north-west of the centre · Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00
• NGV Library
  750 m south-east of the centre · in Southbank
• Southbank Library at Boyd
  207 City Road · 900 m south of the centre · in Southbank · Mo-Th 10:00-19:00; Fr 13:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 14:00-17:00
• Southbank Library
  900 m south-east of the centre · in Southbank
• State Library Victoria
  328 Swanston Street · 900 m north of the centre · Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
• RMIT Swanston Library
  376-392 Swanston Street · 1.1 km north of the centre
• narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services
  141 Therry Street · 1.2 km north of the centre · Mo-Th 10:00-19:00; Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 12:00-16:00
• RMIT Carlton Library
  1.3 km north of the centre · in Carlton
• Christian Science Reading Room
  340 St Kilda Road · 1.6 km south-east of the centre · Mo-Fr 10:00-16:30; We 19:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-12:00
• Law Library
  185 Pelham Street · 1.7 km north of the centre · in Carlton
• Giblin Eunson Library
  111 Barry Street · 1.9 km north of the centre · in Carlton
• Emerald Hill Library
  1.9 km south of the centre · in South Melbourne
• North Melbourne Library
  66-68 Errol Street · 2 km north-west of the centre · in North Melbourne · Mo-Th 10:00-19:00; Fr 13:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 12:00-16:00
• Library at the Dock
  107-117 Victoria Harbour Promenade · 2 km west of the centre · in Docklands · Mo-Fr 08:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
• East Melbourne Library and Community Centre
  120-126 George Street · 2 km east of the centre · in East Melbourne
• Rowden White Library (Levels 2 & 3)
  11 Monash Road · 2.1 km north of the centre · in Parkville · Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00
• Baillieu Library
  11 Professors Walk · 2.2 km north of the centre · in Parkville · Mo-Th 09:00-20:00; Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa,Su 11:00-17:00
• Architecture, Building & Planning Library
  Masson Road · 2.3 km north of the centre · in Parkville
• Fitzroy Library
  128 Moor Street · 2.3 km north-east of the centre · in Fitzroy · Mo 10:00-18:00; Tu-We 13:00-20:00; Th 10:00-18:00; Fr 13:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 14:00-17:00
• Russian House Library
  114 Greeves Street · 2.6 km north-east of the centre · in Fitzroy
• Port Melbourne Library
  333 Bay Street · 2.6 km south-west of the centre · in Port Melbourne · Mo,We,Fr 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; PH closed
• Albert Park Library
  319 Montague Street · 2.7 km south of the centre · in Albert Park
• Dalton McCaughey Library
  2.8 km north of the centre · in Parkville
• Collingwood Library
  7-11 Stanton Street · 3 km north-east of the centre · in Abbotsford · Mo 13:00-18:00; Tu 10:00-18:00; We 13:00-20:00; Th 10:00-20:00; Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-15:00; Su 14:00-17:00
• Richmond Library
  415-417 Church Street · 3.2 km east of the centre · in Richmond
• Carlton Library
  667 Rathdowne Street · 3.2 km north of the centre · in Carlton North · Mo,We,Fr 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 14:00-17:00
• Carmelite Library
  214-216 Richardson Street · 3.5 km south of the centre · in Middle Park
• Middle Park Library
  3.6 km south of the centre · in Middle Park · Mo,We,Fr 14:00-18:00
• Collingwood Toy Library
  3.7 km north-east of the centre · in Abbotsford
• Braille and Talking Book Library
  31-51 Commercial Road · 3.8 km south-east of the centre · in South Yarra
• Toorak/South Yarra Library
  340 Toorak Road · 4 km south-east of the centre · in South Yarra
• Bargoonga Nganjin North Fitzroy Library
  182-186 St Georges Road · 4.1 km north-east of the centre · in Fitzroy North · Mo,Tu,Fr 10:00-18:00; We-Th 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 14:00-17:00
• Prahran Square Library
  4.2 km south-east of the centre · in Prahran · Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00, Sa 10:00-13:00
• Flemington Library
  313 Racecourse Road · 4.4 km north-west of the centre · in Flemington · Mo-We 10:00-20:00; Th,Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su off
• Prahran Library
  4.4 km south-east of the centre · in Prahran · Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00
• 1 John Street Little Library
  1 John Street · 4.7 km north of the centre · in Brunswick East · Mo-Su 09:00-09:00
• Brunswick Library
  Dawson Street · 5.1 km north of the centre · in Brunswick · Mo-Th 09:00-20:00; Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-16:00; Su 13:00-17:00
• Burnley Library Building (914)
  5.3 km east of the centre · in Burnley
• Footscray Mechanics' Institute Library
  209 Nicholson Street · 5.9 km west of the centre · in Footscray · We-Fr 10:00-16:00
• St Kilda Public Library
  6 km south of the centre · in St Kilda · Mo-Tu 10:00-20:00; We-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa-Su 10:00-17:00