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MP Sheena Watt & Minister Melissa Horne

Ministerial visit to Flemington

On Wednesday 1 March, we welcomed the Honourable Melissa Horne, Minister for Local Government, and Sheena Watt, State Member for Northern Metropolitan Region, for an update on the Flemington Library refurbishment project. After a tour of the worksite and an overview from the project managers, the Minister, MP, and Mayor Cr Pierce Tyson spoke about…

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Free COVID Rapid Tests

Free Rapid Antigen Tests are now available for all community members to collect at the following locations: Ascot Vale Library 165 Union Road, Ascot Vale Avondale Heights Library and Learning Centre 69 Military Road, Avondale Heights Flemington Library 313 Racecourse Road, Flemington Niddrie Library 483 Keilor Road, Niddrie Sam Merrifield Library 762 Mt Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds…

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Flemington Library Exterior

Flemington Library: temporary relocation

Flemington Library is getting a refresh! This redevelopment project will give more space to the community to support learning, creative programs and large community events. This project is supported by the State Government’s 2021 Living Libraries Infrastructure Program. The Library at Racecourse Road will be closed from January 16 but our services will continue from…

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Public Holiday Notice

Libraries Closed September 22 & 23

Please note that all Moonee Valley Libraries branches will be closed on Thursday 22 September and Friday 23 September for the National Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II and the AFL Grand Final Eve public holiday respectively. All branches will reopen on Saturday 24 September. No items will be due on the days of…

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Temporary printer & computer outage

We are upgrading our photocopiers and the systems that manage our printing and public computers. This means that there will be disruptions to printing, photocopying, scanning and computer access at all library branches during the week of Monday 4 July. Each library will be impacted on different days, as follows: Library branch Printers and PCs…

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Ascot Vale Library

Help us create your new Ascot Vale Library!

Have Your Say on the new Ascot Vale Library The Ascot Vale Library is about to get bigger and better and we need your help! We’ve designed a plan for the redeveloped library, now we need your ideas: What do you like about the plans? What could be improved? What kind of groups/activities/services would you…

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Makerspace

Have Your Say: Library Makerspace

Should we create a Library Makerspace? Moonee Valley Libraries is considering establishing a Makerspace and we want to know your thoughts. A Makerspace provides equipment, tools and space in a community environment to foster collaboration and hands-on learning. Read more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_makerspace A Makerspace would be for community members to access independently or attend programming.…

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Your opinions matter to us

The great Victorian Public Library Users Survey is now open. Share your experiences and have your say about library services & programs. The survey is open from Tuesday 15 March – Monday 28 March. It can be taken online, or in hardcopy at the library. Community languages are also available in hardcopy. It will only…

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Ascot Vale Grant Announcement

Upgrade for Ascot Vale Library

We’re growing Ascot Vale Library! The smallest of our libraries is also one of our most beloved and is in high demand from our growing community. Thanks to a $1.5 million grant through the Living Libraries fund, Council will soon start works to expand the Library floorspace. This expansion will deliver on our commitment to…

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TOP LOANS 2021

Top Titles 2021

Check out the most borrowed items from Moonee Valley Libraries in 2021! How many did you read? Top adult fiction Title Author The Survivors Jane Harper Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens The Dictionary of Lost Words Pip Williams The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty The Labyrinth : a pastoral Amanda…

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