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Read Now

Our Read Now books are a rotating collection of popular titles that can be borrowed for one week only. Click a cover to check availability.

Sophie Standing There
John of John
The Midnight Train
Villa Coco
Whistler
Land
Famesick: a memoir
Yesteryear
The Things We Never Say
Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage
Country People
Cold River
I Love the Whole World!
Middle Rage
Big Little Truths
We Chase Shadows
Fierceland
London Falling
Theo of Golden
Look What You Made Me Do
Swtizy
Taipei Story
The German Ward
I Can't Tell You, But I Will

Victorian Seniors Festival

To celebrate the Victorian Seniors Festival, we’ve put together a selection of titles exploring ageing and new beginnings, alongside nonfiction to inspire new interests, creative pursuits and adventures.

The Late Life
The seachangers
Retire life ready
A man called Ove
Making the best of what's left
When the cranes fly south
Bloomer
Whenever you're ready
Garden for Life
The borrowed life of Frederick Fife
The golden years
When lemons give you life
The grey nomad's ultimate guide to Australia
The knitting book
The granny square book
The road to tender hearts
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
How not to become a grumpy old bugger
How to age disgracefully
When I am sixty-four
Look after your feet
Mary Berry : my gardening life.
Unbreakable

News

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Increased Hours at Ascot Vale Library

Love the Ascot Vale Library? Now there's even more time to enjoy it. Ascot Vale Library is a vibrant destination for reading, learning, studying, ...
Pressreader

Breaking News: all Melbourne newspapers on PressReader

Access your favourite Melbourne and Australian newspapers online with PressReader, free with your library membership. Read local titles including The Age, Herald Sun, The ...
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Unlock more time at the library with Extra Access

From Monday 22 June, you can enjoy the library on your schedule with Extra Access, a membership upgrade that gives eligible members self-service entry to ...

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🎨 Colour your way to calm 🌿
Take a break, unwind, and get creative at our colouring-in program for adults. Enjoy a relaxing and mindful activity that reduces stress, improves focus, and supports wellbeing in a welcoming library space.
📍Niddrie Library on Fridays from 9.30am-11am
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✅No bookings required
Got a hankering to visit Ascot Vale Library after work? Our increased staffed hours begin this week, with 8pm closing times on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and 4pm on Saturday. Just in time for daylight savings! 🌞

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#FlashbackFriday ⏳Holmes Rd, Moonee Ponds, 1915-1916. Note the dragon! 🐉

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#FlashbackFriday ⏳Employees at the Flemington Meat Preserving Company. Founded in the 1880s, it was actually located in Ascot Vale, on the Maribyrnong river near the bottom of Langs Road.

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📢 Please note all Moonee Valley Libraries branches will be closed on Friday 25 September.

📚 No items will be due for return
📥Return chutes will remain open
📲 Items can be renewed on our app or catalogue
🎧 eBooks, audiobooks, and other online resources are available 24/7
🔓 Extra Access is available for inducted members at Ascot Vale and Avondale Heights Libraries - link in bio for more info.

We will be back on Saturday 26 September as usual - but remember there are no Saturday Storytimes during the school holidays!
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