Follow a library on twitter

Ted Baillieu on Boroondara Libraries

The Leader of the Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition and Liberal Member for Hawthorn, Ted Baillieu had this to say about libraries:

"A good library is the heart of a good society.

"Libraries, in all their contemporary forms, nurture knowledge, exploration and dreams.

"The better the library, the better the future.

"Public libraries put everyone within reach of their goals.

"I am proud that my own family has long supported Victoria's libraries."



Ted Baillieu is the Leader of the Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition and Liberal Member for Hawthorn.

Phillip Adams and Boroondara Libraries

Phillip Adams on Boroondara Libraries

Phillip Adams (AO) has fond memories of Boroondara Libraries. Here is what he had to say as part of our sesquicentenary celebrations.

"My formal education was exceedingly brief and seemed to compound my ignorance.

But the local library?

The East Kew sub branch of the Kew Municipal Library?

That's where I really learned. That's where the world was revealed. That's where I learnt the power and magic of books. I owe that little local library everything and continue to regard the public library service as one of Australia's greatest achievements.

So happy 150th to Boroondara!"

Phillip Adams is a broadcaster, social commentator, film producer, writer and satirist.

Mobile library catalogue

You can now search our catalogue using your web-enabled mobile phone from wherever you are.


Just point your phone's browser at:

mobile.boroondara.spydus.com

Email Notification Service.

Register to receive courtesy reminders, reservations, overdue notices and issue slips via email.

This is an easy way of keeping track of your current loans and reservations. However, if you do not check your email account on a regular basis, the Library Service does not recommend this service.

To register your email address, login to your library account, then:

• select the tab Personal Details
• add your email address under Contact Details
• make sure to select the box Receive library notices via email
• click Update.

Once you have provided your email address, it will be used solely to deliver library notifications - and new items alerts if requested.

Happy Birthday Kew Library

Today we celebrated 150 years since the first public library opened in Kew.

There were balloons.

Unfortunately there were balloon casualties

There was another superb cake

The Library Manager made a presentation to the first new member of the day.

There were some balloon escape attempts

There was memorabilia on display

And staff members old and new

Happy Birthday Hawthorn Library

It was 150 years ago today...



Today we celebrated 150 years of continuous public library service to the municipality at Hawthorn Library.

There was birthday cake.



There were balloons.



and more balloons.

The Library Manager cut the cake.

There was a display on the history of the Hawthorn Library.

Staytuned for more sesquicentenary celebrations.