School programs

Learn with us onsite and online.

The Library provides a range of programs to support both primary and secondary students, from research basics and critical thinking to subject-specific sessions and self-guided visits.

Book with us to access facilitated workshops and free self-guided trails. Find out more about our programs for students from Foundation to VCE below, or check out our resources for primary and secondary teachers.

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Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival: Education Day

Event 16 March 2023, 10:00am–2:15pm

Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival is hosting its first-ever education day at State Library Victoria.

Secondary Onsite

Victorian History: A Story of Change Online

Sharpen your students' historical and critical thinking skills with this online presentation featuring key items from the State Library’s collection.

Primary Secondary Online

Victorian Postcards: A Unique History Excursion

State Library Victoria is a treasure trove of opportunity for students to learn about Colonial Australia, the period of time spanning from the 1850s through to Federation in 1901.

Primary Onsite

Australian History Workshop

Use historical thinking skills to step back in time to examine the changing features of Victoria.

Secondary Onsite

Self-Guided Visits and Trails

Explore the Library at your leisure!

Primary Secondary Onsite

Primary Research Skills Workshop

This fun workshop combines humour, surprise and practical tips to help primary students become successful researchers.

Primary Online Onsite

schoolgirls peering over the ornate balcony of a Dome Gallery in the octagonal La Trobe Reading Room

Welcome to the Library Tour

Bring your students on a journey through Victoria’s oldest and busiest public library.

Primary Secondary Onsite

A teacher assists a female Year 12 student at a computer

VCE Research Skills Workshop

This intensive workshop introduces students to practical research strategies and tools vital to success in senior secondary school and beyond.

Secondary Online Onsite

Two schoolboys in maroon jackets looking at a tablet

Research Fundamentals Workshop

In this interactive session we'll share practical strategies to motivate middle-year students to be more discerning with information they find online.