Opening Hours

The Library's standard hours of operation are:

The Library is closed on public holidays. We are also closed over Christmas from 25 December to 1 January, and over Easter from Good Friday to Easter Monday.

Main areas of the Library

The standard opening hours only apply to the main public areas of the Library:

• Information Centre
• La Trobe Reading Room (Australiana)
• Redmond Barry Reading Room
• Experimedia
• Arts Reading Room
• Newspaper Reading Room
• Genealogy Centre
• Copy Centre.

Please Note
All book retrievals from onsite storage cease at 5.30pm each day.

Mr Tulk Cafe

The Library's cafe, Mr Tulk, is open Monday to Thursday from 7am to 5pm; Friday from 7am to 9pm; and Saturday from 9am to 4pm.

Heritage Collections Reading Room

As the official reading room where you can view rare and original items from the collection, the Heritage Collections Reading Room has the same opening hours as the main areas of the Library. This room is visited by appointment only.

Dome Galleries

The Dome Galleries are open from 10am to 5pm every day the Library is open.

Keith Murdoch Gallery

This gallery is open every day from 10am to 5pm when exhibitions are on display (except on public holidays and from 25 December to 1 January).

Specialist collection rooms

The Library has three specialist rooms which can only be visited by appointment. These are:

• Australian Manuscripts
• Pictures
• Maps, Rare Books, Children's Literature.

If you have a specific request or need assistance locating uncatalogued items in any of these collections, you can make an appointment to talk to one of our specialist librarians between 10am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.