State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia Reviews

Free Wifi and electricity, toilets, comfortable chairs, hot spot to spend a warm winter day while waiting for a plane.

The building is on a small hill. You can climb the stairs, and on the sides the grass is usually full of students and people lying and chatting. The building is very beautiful, and free entry. Of course, an extreme silence is requested. They have a large games room with free access books, computers and video consoles, as well as Wi-Fi. It is worth stopping and entering because it is a superb building and the environment is second to none.

I can't forget simply its state of art reading room and dedicated staff who were always there to help me.

A must-visit if you are in the Melbourne CBD area. There are free exhibits in the galleries that can be very interesting and informative. You can start your visit by checking out what's on at the computer terminals located at the information section. There's currently a beautiful exhibition on the history of the book, perfect for a bibliophile like me. Make sure you take a good look at the famous dome and take a seat underneath it.

There is a collection of historical treasures in the pavilion.

It's beautiful, that's for sure! But whatever you do... do NOT eat there. They are all over it and are not nice about it either. The wifi is hit or miss.

These guys saved my life on hot, sweltering days with their strong aircon. Mediocre collection of books however; someone needs to get these guys up to speed on latest and hottest books.

As it is a tourist attraction in Melbourne, many tourists enter.
Even in a solid atmosphere, it is a nice library with a stylish and sophisticated impression.

There is a lot of reading space in a very atmospheric building that is no longer a library. It is recommended to go to Melbourne because you can visit for free. We can look down on Duomo part from the top by elevator.

A great place for a tourist visit, also would be a library as it is, as well as exhibition gallery.

Probably the best library in melbourne in my opinion

This is a beautiful library. A great place to study for student and a must visit for tourists!

Beautiful library, which is lovely to visit however it is impossible to find a spot to study around exam period. Students arrive when it opens to try and get a quiet spot....intense.

Really an informative and resourceful place to learn and study in total peace.

This is one of the most beautiful libraries I have ever visited. The architecture is simply magnificent. The reading areas are well lit, airy and have sufficient space & seating for readers. Librarians and other staff are helpful. I have been able to find most books I was looking for.

Nice place to chill and read. Power outlets on every table to recharge your phone and laptops

Absolutely beautiful library in the middle of one of Melbourne's university districts. It's definitely worth visiting for the pictures.

An impressive traditional library equipped with exhibitions, galleries, historical displays and many more.

great library. love it. came here for a couple of times.

the architecture in this library is just amazing. it's just so unbelievable, and it's great place to study too!

Beauty to cry museum

Once you enter the right hand elevator, you can go directly to the top
Don't go to the last elevator
The last one can only reach the 4th floor

It's fun to play next to a library door
Crepes are good to eat outside
Push nutella plus banana

I love taking people to see the State Library with its exhibitions, the reading rooms and the architecture. Our overseas visitors are overwhelmed with the Dome room and the other reading rooms. So good to see people studying and using the library.

Free expositions really informative, beautiful art gallary and best of all free!

You need to fix the Internet speeds up stairs. Always on two or three Mbs ps. Way to slow. This is the speed weather there 10 people or 80+.

What a beautiful place to read some books very good atmosphere As usual very quiet place and all types of books are available here You can spend as much time you like Overall my experience is so good Also the place is soo clean and beautiful also the construction helped alot which gives us more space for reading which is also a very good thing

The best. It's like studying harder than a Korean student.

A very beautiful library. Sit in the famous radial chairs and enjoy reading. There were half and half of the tourists and locals inside. In particular, there were many local students studying and reading.
There are free exhibits as well as books and reading spaces. (The history of the book was on display when I went)
I went there on Sunday afternoon, and many people gathered in front of the building plaza to sunbathe or play chess.
It seems to be open until late, and I think people living in Melbourne are happy to have such a wonderful place.

A testament to Melbourne's artistic cosmopolitan urban lifestyle.

Came to here to look at the free exhibitions and the La Trobe Reading Room. The exhibitions are brilliant, reciting the history of Victoria and featuring the death mask of Ned Kelley as well as his suit of armour. The La Trobe Reading Room is a great example of grand Melburnian architecture. There are two art galleries featuring collections of landscapes from Melbourne and the surrounding area which give a great insight into how the city developed.

Quiet, modern and serene. Interesting photos taken of inside the library from the top.

The amount of books here itself is enough to describe this vast sea of knowledge...

Always on the hunt for a decent place I can study from. Highly recommend this library for all students or avid researchers. Super fast wifi, great space, and amazing architecture.

Great place to study, lots of desk room and robust facilities - free wifi, reception, lockers. It was my go to study area when studying for my degree as it was quiet and close to Melbourne Central station.

We went there just for photo and experience, not bad overall!

Beautiful library and the renovation maintains the old charm the historical building holds. It was exciting to enjoy the detail and stories of this town.

It is definitely worth the visit.

Nice place, friendly people.I love to read a book and picnic in the outdoor area. Last time I visit this place when I strolling arround, wait for a trem and someone greating me and give me macademias

Wow just wow! This library makes you want to read read read!!! Plus the Iron Velvet Ashes exhibit was beautifully put together!

Great for Instagram snaps. There have free cheese and checkers. They had a cool exhibition on the history of Victoria and Melbourne which was nice to look at.

It is more Melbourne central than anything. It is where demos are hosted, speeches are performed and where people just meet and sit on the grass. It has a great architectural feel to it. And that is just the outside. Inside it has loads of space to study, books to read and ponder on, and of course heritage architecture.

It's a great and iconic place for visitors to learn about the academic culture of Melbourners!

Such a glorious location to come and read a book or do an assignment.

The building itself is magnificent. Both awesome and welcoming at the same time.

The renovations have helped a lot, it's given more reading rooms and space to work and the collection of books is great to read, you could stay here and browse for weeks becasuse there is so many to choose from.

The State Library offers permanent exhibitions at the entrance is free. Especially for low budget travelers very interesting. In addition, the library also offers free WiFi.

Beautiful building with great facilities inside. It has great free exhibition as part of the community program. The special books exhibition was simply amazing. At times it can get crowded and noisy but most of the times it is quite good and conducive to learning and studying. Well worth a visit if in Melbourne

Such an awesome place to hang out!!! I've always found the staff to be great too.

Pretty ~ quiet ~ clean ~
Is there free internet !?
Many people on the turf are leisurely ~ or reading ~

Amazing building.
Great place to visit for reading, relaxing or photographing.
I'm sure there is more to do there.

Very beautiful, thanks to the Australian government for its best efforts to maintain such a historic building

Amazing structural design and owesome place to study.

An excellent collection of books, beautiful art galleries and architecture and multiple reading/study rooms. A great place to study and relax. A must see for visitors to Melbourne.

Must visit place in Melbourne! Very quite place! Loved the quite atmosphere!

This is one classy library. Feels like I am standing on shoulders of giants.

Anyone can hear it casually, and many people come to see.

Really great place to plug in and study however the WiFi can be a little slow at times (which is great to avoid procrastinating!) so make sure you download all your readings!

One of my favourite places in Melbourne, especially because it's very rare to find anything in Melbourne that's free. Only bad thing is it's often packed full of students so it can be hard to find a desk. While they're upgrading it at the moment, it would be good to put in more study tables with power points in all the large open spaces, like the room with the artworks on the walls.

Amazing library. Security really needs to control the noise.

It's a beautiful building and a great place to study.

The library was spectacular, I would definitely recommend anyone who visit Melbourne to drop by here. Highly recommended!

Excellent place, wish other libraries in the state were study friendly as this. Hope they could open it earlier than 10 am.