Moonee Valley Libraries

10/04/2026

⏳ Racecourse Road, undated.

The tram model and Newmarket Station sign (with electric trains!) have us thinking 1920's –1930's. Any clues we’ve missed? 🔍👀

📷 Public Record Office Vic

10/04/2026

📢 Please note all Moonee Valley Libraries branches will be closed on Saturday 25 April.

While branches are closed:
🧸 There will be no Saturday Storytime
📚 No items will be due for return
📥Return chutes will remain open
📲 Items can be renewed on our app or catalogue
🎧 eBooks, eAudiobooks, and other online resources are available 24/7

Sam Merrifield Library will reopen on Sunday 26 April. All other branches will reopen as usual on Monday 27 April.

09/04/2026

Looking for a relaxed way to spend your Saturday? Join us for an afternoon of jigsaw puzzles, friendly chats, and a cuppa. No experience needed, just drop in. 🧩☕

📅 This Saturday 11 April
🕛 12– 3pm
📍 Niddrie Library

Find out more here👇

Love puzzles and good conversation? Drop in to our relaxing jigsaw session over a cuppa. Connect with fellow puzzle enthusiasts and piece things together, literally. No experience needed, just drop in. 

03/04/2026

⏳The Caledonian Bakery on the Parade in Ascot Vale, circa 1890. Do you think they did a chocolate orange hot cross bun? Hopefully W. H. Mason had a better relationship with his son than he did his father, who, at age 70, took him to court for making him work 20 hour days, seven days a week, and then refusing to pay him.

📷 State Library Victoria

01/04/2026

💖 Love Your Library in Your Language 💖 A big thank you to everyone who shared why they love Moonee Valley Libraries in some of the languages spoken in our community: Spanish, Italian, Ukrainian, Korean, Sinhala, Macedonian, and English.

27/03/2026

⏳Mt Alexander Road, 1988. 🚃

📷 Photo by Weston Langford

26/03/2026

On Monday night at Sam Merrifield Library, we welcomed award winning writer, academic and activist Tony Birch, who joined Bec Kavanagh in conversation about his latest book, 'Pictures of You'.

A huge thank you to Tony and Bec for an entertaining and insightful discussion, and to everyone who attended. We hope you enjoyed the evening as much as we did.

Scroll through to see a selection of books recommended by Tony, along with some of his own titles, all available to borrow from Moonee Valley Libraries.

20/03/2026

📚🌍 We had a wonderful time sharing stories, songs and rhymes in different languages at bilingual storytimes this week. Here are a few moments from our Italian Storytime 🇮🇹📖

Grazie to everyone who came along and made it such a lovely time! 🫶

20/03/2026

📢 Please note all Moonee Valley Libraries branches will be closed from Friday 3 April to Monday 6 April. We will reopen as usual on Tuesday 7 April.

While branches are closed:
📚 No items will be due for return
📥Return chutes will remain open
📲 Items can be renewed on our app or catalogue
🎧 eBooks, eAudiobooks, and other online resources are available 24/7

20/03/2026

⏳ All aboard for the Saltwater River. This tram has an ad for Leemings Boots -- while the ad looks quite traditional, Leemings also went in for more unusual ways to get their name out. One year, a horse was entered in a Melbourne Cup called 'Leemings Boots' -- it never showed up, but the name was published in all the guides. Later, Leemings' strange mascot 'Gazeka' (a frog-like creature with butterfly wings, and boots, of course) lent its name to another horse. Perhaps the gazeka wasn't depicted on this ad, as a complaint about one on the Kew tram declared it's near nudity "so rude".

📷 State Library Victoria

19/03/2026

🎉Congratulations to Tanner, Alyvia and Mila! 🎉 They’ve been drawn as the winners of the Big Summer Read! 🏆✨

Thanks to all of our participants who read a total of 5825 books with an average of 16 days of reading over the school holidays.📚👏

19/03/2026

Discover how to make your garden thrive this autumn with expert tips from Kaye Roberts-Palmer of Blue Bee Garden Design. Learn about soil improvement, mulch options, planting techniques, organic pest control, and what is best to plant during these cooler months.

This event is held in partnership with My Smart Garden, a free sustainable gardening program based here in Naarm/Melbourne. mysmartgarden.org.au

Free. Book now!

📍Flemington Library
Saturday 28 March, 11am

https://libraryevents.mvcc.vic.gov.au/event?id=207189