Helping you access the University of Melbourne's precious collections
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The University of Melbourne has a number of rare and valuable collections that are used for research, teaching and learning. As the collections require a specialist environment to preserve them for future generations, they are stored in secure areas.
This is where the Reading Room comes in: our staff retrieve collection items for you to view in a purpose-built supervised space.
We're here to help you access the following collections:
Summer hours: CLOSED 5:00pm Friday 20 December 2019 - 10:00am Monday 6 January 2020.
EARLY CLOSING through January 2020 Monday - Friday 10:00am - 4:00pm.
Reading Room Hours
Monday | 10:00am - 5:00pm |
Tuesday | 10:00am - 5:00pm |
Wednesday | 10:00am - 5:00pm |
Thursday | 10:00am - 5:00pm |
Friday | 10:00am - 5:00pm |
Saturday | Closed |
Sunday | Closed |
The hours listed above are subject to change based on the academic calendar. The Reading Room is closed on University holidays.
- Address
- Reading Room
Level 3, Baillieu Library
The University of Melbourne
VIC 3010 - reading-room@unimelb.edu.au
- Phone
- +61 3 8344 5380
- Feedback
- If you wish to provide feedback, you can do so here. Feedback is confidential and can be provided anonymously. Our feedback policy is available here.
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Reading Room closed Grand Final holiday
The Reading Room will be closed on Friday 27 September for the Grand Final holiday.
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Return to Regular Opening Hours
The Reading Room will return to regular semester opening hours, as of Monday 25 February 2018.
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Reading Room Closed for the Australia Day holiday
The Reading Room will be closed on Monday the 28 January 2019 for the Australia Day holiday.
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Thanks and Happy Holidays to our Researchers
With 2018 coming to a close, we would like to take the opportunity to thank all of our Researchers for their patronage throughout the year.
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Recent changes in the Reading Room
Our regular visitors will have noticed recent changes in the Reading Room; these changes form part of our ongoing program of improvements both to the general facilities and as part of our response to the Security Review we completed in early 2017.
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