Yarra Libraries

Do you have film negatives 🎞️, VHS tapes 📼 or slides you'd like to convert to digital files? ➡️💻 Here's Nick to tell you about our special digitisation equipment available at Carlton and Fitzroy once you've attended an induction. Find out more: bit.ly/3OlsrH3 ✨

Due to staff shortages, regrettably, the Fitzroy Library will close at 5pm today (Tuesday 15 October). The library will reopen as usual on 10am Wednesday 16 October.

📢 It’s Council Election time here at Yarra! From Tuesday 17 September to Saturday 26 October we must comply with special arrangements in the lead up to the elections, including changes to our website, social media and newsletter activity. Find out more: bit.ly/4ebhtiT

#ThrowbackThursday this week is all about the upcoming #VictorianSeniorsFestival Throughout October Victoria’s largest seniors’ festival has events running around the state. Find the festival guide at seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/festival-calen… 📷 Circa 1970s, sourced from Yarra Libraries collection

Staff Pick: Orbital by Samantha Harvey "It was just the most breathtakingly beautiful book. Six astronauts orbit Earth in a space station, contemplating life on Earth below. The visual, poetic language describing the views of Earth, make for an utterly gorgeous read" - Melissa

Did you miss our 'Fitzroy 1974' event with photographer Robert Ashton in conversation with Greg Day? Watch in full here: bit.ly/3Xvp2Lm Brought to you by Yarra City Arts, Yarra Libraries, Hardie Grant and the Ewing Trust. @HardieGrant

With Spring starting, we thought this week's #ThrowbackThursday might be a good chance to highlight some of the amazing gardens in Yarra. This photo is of part of the former Convent of the Good Shepherd Gardens, now Abbotsford Convent. 📷 Date unknown, sourced YL collection.

This Library Delivers 💖👏 Shout out to our Home Library Service team David and Sam here, who work together with a network of volunteers to bring books and more to those who can't visit our libraries due to illness, frailty or disability. Find out more: library.yarracity.vic.gov.au/using-the-libr…

This week is Adult Learners Week! Explore a range of upcoming learning events and programs happening at your local library here: eventbrite.com.au/o/yarra-librar… 🤗

Celebrate International Literacy Day this Sunday 8 September at Yarra Libraries, where we've got not one, but two great children's literacy events. Book here: eventbrite.com/cc/internation… 🌟 @YarraCouncil

Much love and solidarity for our diverse community of LGBTQIA+ youth out there today 💜🌈 @minus18youth #WearItPurpleDay

How many Book Week costumes is too many? 🤔 Asking for a friend @CBCAVic @PubLibrariesVic instagram.com/p/C_PjB_KxAmz/

Happy #CBCA2024 Book Week! instagram.com/p/C_AF6IwzDGZ/ @CBCAVic @PubLibrariesVic

Our School Holiday Program is live! 🌞🥳 Bookings: eventbrite.com.au/cc/spring-scho…

Our librarian Connor has just finished reading Sam Elkin's phenomenal memoir Detachable Penis in preparation for interviewing him in September about the book - and as you can see, they're having some GENDER FEELINGS about it! @UpswellP Grab tickets here: eventbrite.com.au/e/author-talk-…

It's not too late to join the Warm Winter Read! Just sign up online, log your reading and you'll go in the draw to win some excellent bookish prizes! 😲📚 Join: bit.ly/3YLowKc @PubLibrariesVic #WWR24

Want to learn more about the history of your house? We've got a range of resources that can help you uncover the stories of people who have lived in your house, like Ernest, who lived in 18 Abbot Grove, Clifton Hill in the 1920s. Visit library.yarracity.vic.gov.au/research/local…. #ThrowbackThursday

🔖 #StaffPick: 'Shrines of Gaiety' by Kate Atkinson, picked by Melissa. "Set in London in the 1920s, police are paid off, illegal speakeasies are rife and more. Family sagas, crime, historical authenticity, literary tricks — it's got everything. An utterly satisfying read."

To celebrate National Science Week we're hosting canine welfare scientist Dr Mia Cobb from Melbourne University this Thursday to reveal science-based tips about how dogs can live their happiest lives 😲🔬 Book here: bit.ly/3LWg03F

Scenes from the launch of Robert Ashton's book Fitzroy 1974 last night ✨ Thanks to the Ewing Trust and everyone who joined us for a special evening in the fitting location of Fitzroy Town Hall 🏛️ @YarraCouncil @HardieGrant @ReadingsBooks