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Name Changes
Throughout the Library's history, it has undergone several official name changes. Over the years, the Library has also been administered by various governing bodies.
Official names
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1856
Melbourne Public Library |
The Library was founded and opened under this name. |
1869
Public Library, Museums and
National Gallery |
The Library, Museums and National Gallery Act 1869 (no. 357) incorporated the Library with the Museums and National Gallery. |
1944
Public Library of Victoria |
The Public Library, National Gallery and Museums Act 1944 (no. 5053) severed the administrative connections with the Museum and the National Gallery of Victoria. The three became separate institutions, located on one site. The Library gradually became known as the Public Library. |
1960
State Library of Victoria |
This became the official title of the institution after the passing of the State Library, National Gallery, National Museum and Institute of Applied Science Act 1960.
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Governing bodies
1853
Board of Trustees of the Public Library |
Five trustees were appointed by Lieutenant-Governor Charles Joseph La Trobe to oversee the establishment of the Public Library.
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1869
Board of Trustees of the Public Library, Museum and National Gallery |
The Board's name was altered to reflect the incorporation of the Public Library, Museums and National Gallery of Victoria.
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1965
Library Council of Victoria |
Following the passing of the Library Council of Victoria Act 1965 (no. 7364), the Library became a division of the Library Council of Victoria. The La Trobe Library was also established in 1965.
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1997
Library Board of Victoria |
The Library Board of Victoria was established in February 1997 under the Libraries Act 1988 as amended by the Arts Institutions (Amendment Act) 1996. The amending Act changed the name of the Council of the State Library of Victoria to the Library Board of Victoria. The Board is subject to the direction and control of the Minister of the Arts. |
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| Seal of the Public Library Museums and National Gallery of Victoria, 1870. |
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