Contact us

General inquiries

Phone

03 8664 7000

In person

State Library Victoria
328 Swanston Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia

Please note: Librarians are working offsite during lockdown and onsite in limited numbers at other times, with restricted access to collections. It can take a little time to find you the best information available, so please bear with us and a member of our team will be in touch as soon as possible.

Reference and collection queries

Reference queries

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

Collection inquiries

• General information inquiries: Ask a librarian or call 03 8664 7002
  (including Arts, Newspapers and Family history collections)
• Australiana & heritage collections: Ask a librarian or call 03 8664 7009
  (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 

 

Other inquiries

Library membership

• Library membership inquiries, including registration renewal: Membership inquiries
  

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

Public assemblies, demonstrations & rallies

• Submit an application for public assembly on Library property
• Security Operations: securityoperations@slv.vic.gov.au