A free lending library
An art library for Melbourne


Melbourne Art Library is a not-for-profit lending library that collects specialised art and design texts. Our reading room in the Testing Grounds Emporium in Naarm/Melbourne’s CBD is open four days a week. We are proudly independent and are curious about what being a 'library' means.

Please note: Melbourne Art Library will close temporarily from 18 October 2024 (last day Thursday 17 October) as we move to a new long-term home. Our returns box will still be available at 438 Queen St.



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12pm-5pm, Thursday-Sunday

Melbourne Art Library, Naarm
Testing Grounds Emporium,
438 Queen St,
Naarm / Melbourne VIC 3000
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the traditional owners of the land on which we operate, and respect their enduring connection to country. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

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