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. We are proudly independent and are curious about what being a 'library' means.




Melbourne Art Library’s reading room is currently closed as we move to a new long-term home. Please subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram to keep up to date. 



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Melbourne Art Library, Naarm
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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