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Schools programs

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 our Victorian Curriculum 2.0 aligned facilitated workshops and tours, as well as our free self-guided trails.

Please see our wide variety of schools programs below, ranging from Foundation through to VCE.

To find out more about your visit to State Library Victoria, such as bus parking, maps, conditions of entry and our Child Safety Statement, please see the Plan your visit page.

Stay up to date with the latest school workshops, tours and special events by signing up to our State Library Victoria Education eNews.

In front of you are a large group of secondary school students in a classroom, facing a screen, mid-lesson VCE Research Skills Workshop

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

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Secondary

Primary Research Skills Workshop (Onsite)

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

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Primary

Primary Research Skills Workshop (Online)

Primary Research Skills Workshop

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Primary

Secondary Australian History Workshop

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

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Secondary

Primary Australian History Tour (Online)

Sharpen your students' historical and critical thinking skills through key items from the State Library’s collection.

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Primary

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.

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Primary

Secondary

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. 

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Secondary

View of Ned Kelly armour on display in the Redmond Barry Reading Room. The armour is in a glass case. Primary Australian History Tour (Onsite)

Sharpen your students' historical and critical thinking skills through key items from the State Library’s collection.

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Primary

Make Believe: Encounters with Misinformation Make Believe: Encounters with Misinformation Education Resources

Is it real or fake? In the Library’s newest exhibition, Make Believe: Encounters with Misinformation, students are asked to unpack how misinformation has shaped our lives and culture. 

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Secondary