Contact us

General inquiries

Online

Ask one of our librarians for assistance

Phone

03 8664 7000

In person

State Library Victoria
328 Swanston Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia

Reference and collection queries

Reference queries

Ask one of our librarians for assistance
See our catalogue help pages and research guides

Collection inquiries

General information inquiries: call 03 8664 7002 from 10am to 1.30pm daily, or email Ask a librarian
– includes Arts, Newspapers and Family History collections, as well as Australiana & heritage collections including Pictures, Australian Manuscripts, Maps, Australian Rare Books and the Rare Children's Books Collection
Conservation advice: Ask a librarian
Copyright inquiries: copyright@slv.vic.gov.au
Copy ordering service: directdelivery@slv.vic.gov.au, although please note this is temporarily unavailable

Other inquiries

Library membership

Library membership inquiries, including registration renewal: Ask a librarian

Enewsletter subscriptions

Visit our subscriptions page to subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription details for our enewsletters

Media contact details

Natalie Silber: 03 8664 7325
media@slv.vic.gov.au

Program & event information

Education programs: 03 8664 7555 or education@slv.vic.gov.au
Event bookings: 03 8664 7099 or inquiries@slv.vic.gov.au

Access for people with a disability

Access and inclusion librarian: 03 8664 7005 or accessinclusion@slv.vic.gov.au
Deaf or hard-of-hearing visitors, please call us via the National Relay Service

Feedback

To provide us with feedback on our website, services or facilities, simply fill out our online feedback form

Venue hire

Inquire about venue hire: 03 8664 7291 or venuehire@slv.vic.gov.au

Volunteering & employment

Volunteer program: volunteer@slv.vic.gov.au
Employment opportunities: employment@slv.vic.gov.au

Bookshop & cafes

Readings bookshop: 03 8664 7540 or slv@readings.com.au
Guild Cafe: guild@almondmilkco.com.au
Mr Tulk: 03 8660 5700 or info@mrtulk.com.au