01 January 2014–31 December 2016
Labour Day opening hours
9 Mar 2015
The Library will be open on Monday 9 March from 10am to 6pm. Galleries will close at 5pm. READ MORE
La Trobe Reading Room early closure
3 Mar 2015
The La Trobe Reading Room will close at 6pm on Tuesday 3 March.
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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.
William Burroughs: Beat icon
Writer, painter, queer icon, addict, radical - inside William Burrough's extraordinary life.
Bohemian Melbourne walking tour
Venture down history’s backstreets with this self-guided walking tour of bohemian Melbourne.
State Library Victoria blog
Discover our shared history through stories from our collection
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Death on the Pyramids
The tragic story of the Australian WWI soldiers who attempted to climb the Egyptian Pyramids.