Libraries in Prahran VIC

Prahran has 36 libraries within reach. The closest sits 500 m west of the suburb centre, the furthest 6 km north, with a typical trip of about 4.3 km. At the 12,203 residents counted here in 2021, that is roughly one for every 339 people. The suburb sits in Stonnington.

• Prahran Library
  500 m west of the centre · Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00
• Prahran Square Library
  650 m north-west of the centre · Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00, Sa 10:00-13:00
• Braille and Talking Book Library
  31-51 Commercial Road · 1.1 km north-west of the centre · in South Yarra
• Toorak/South Yarra Library
  340 Toorak Road · 1.2 km north of the centre · in South Yarra
• St Kilda Public Library
  2 km south-west of the centre · in St Kilda · Mo-Tu 10:00-20:00; We-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa-Su 10:00-17:00
• Richmond Library
  415-417 Church Street · 2.9 km north of the centre · in Richmond
• Malvern Library
  1255 High Street · 3 km east of the centre · in Malvern · Mo-Th 10:00-20:00; Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 14:00-17:00; PH off
• Middle Park Library
  3.2 km west of the centre · in Middle Park · Mo,We,Fr 14:00-18:00
• Burnley Library Building (914)
  3.3 km north-east of the centre · in Burnley
• Christian Science Reading Room
  340 St Kilda Road · 3.3 km north-west of the centre · in Melbourne · Mo-Fr 10:00-16:30; We 19:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-12:00
• Carmelite Library
  214-216 Richardson Street · 3.4 km west of the centre · in Middle Park
• Elsternwick Library
  4 Staniland Grove · 3.7 km south of the centre · in Elsternwick · Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; Su 12:00-17:00; Mo,PH closed
• Emerald Hill Library
  3.8 km north-west of the centre · in South Melbourne
• Albert Park Library
  319 Montague Street · 3.8 km west of the centre · in Albert Park
• Caulfield Library
  3.9 km south-east of the centre · in Caulfield
• Southbank Library
  3.9 km north-west of the centre · in Southbank
• NGV Library
  4.1 km north-west of the centre · in Southbank
• East Melbourne Library and Community Centre
  120-126 George Street · 4.2 km north of the centre · in East Melbourne
• Lamm Jewish Library of Australia
  304 Hawthorn Road · 4.3 km south-east of the centre · in Caulfield
• Southbank Library at Boyd
  207 City Road · 4.3 km north-west 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
• Hawthorn Library
  584 Glenferrie Road · 4.3 km north-east of the centre · in Hawthorn
• City Library
  253 Flinders Lane · 4.8 km north-west of the centre · in Melbourne · Mo-Th 08:00-20:00; Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
• Swinburne Library
  4.8 km north-east of the centre · in Hawthorn
• Port Melbourne Library
  333 Bay Street · 5 km 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
• Collingwood Library
  7-11 Stanton Street · 5.2 km north 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
• Legal Aid public law library
  570 Bourke Street · 5.4 km north-west of the centre · in Melbourne · Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00
• Law Library Victoria
  210 William Street · 5.4 km north-west of the centre · in Melbourne
• State Library Victoria
  328 Swanston Street · 5.5 km north-west of the centre · in Melbourne · Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
• Camberwell Library
  340 Camberwell Road · 5.6 km east of the centre · in Camberwell · Mo 09:00-21:00; Tu-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00
• RMIT Swanston Library
  376-392 Swanston Street · 5.7 km north-west of the centre · in Melbourne
• Fitzroy Library
  128 Moor Street · 5.7 km north 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
• Kew Library
  Glenferrie Road · 5.8 km north-east of the centre · in Kew · Mo, We, Fr 10:00-18:00; Tu, Th 10:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00; PH off
• Russian House Library
  114 Greeves Street · 5.8 km north of the centre · in Fitzroy
• RMIT Carlton Library
  5.9 km north-west of the centre · in Carlton
• narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services
  141 Therry Street · 6 km north-west of the centre · in Melbourne · Mo-Th 10:00-19:00; Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 12:00-16:00
• Collingwood Toy Library
  6 km north of the centre · in Abbotsford