State Library Victoria’s board and staff are deeply saddened by the news that Victoria's longest-serving Labor premier and former President of the Library Board of Victoria, the Hon John Cain passed away overnight.

Just in time for the summer school holidays, State Library Victoria’s brand new Pauline Gandel Children’s Quarter is now open and it’s packed full of books, fun and games for kids up to 12 years old.

State Library Victoria will today open the doors to its reimagined library, marking the completion of an ambitious $88.1 million Vision 2020 redevelopment that has increased public space by 40% and seating by 70%.

The following details the new spaces opened as part of State Library Victoria’s $88.1 million Vision 2020 redevelopment that increases public space by 40% and seating by 70%.

The following details some stats and fun facts about State Library Victoria’s Vision 2020 redevelopment.

After a 16-year closure, State Library Victoria’s original reading room and one of Melbourne’s most breathtaking heritage spaces, The Ian Potter Queen’s Hall, will reopen to the public on 5 December 2019.

From today, cricket fans and history buffs will have the rare chance to see the original Ashes Urn on display in State Library Victoria’s brand new free exhibition, Velvet, Iron, Ashes.

Book lovers are in for a treat when State Library Victoria reopens Australia’s largest exhibition dedicated to books, World of the book, to showcase a refreshed range of rare books on Saturday 16 November.

State Library Victoria today launched a major new exhibition, Velvet, Iron, Ashes, exploring the surprising connections between some of Victoria’s greatest stories, open from 24 October 2019 until 12 July 2020.

State Library Victoria today announced that it will open the doors to its transformed library on 5 December. This will mark the completion of an ambitious $88.1 million redevelopment that will increase public space by 40% and seating by 70%.