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PMI Library Survey We’d love to get an idea about who our members are and how you use our library.  The more we know about you, the better we can tailor our programs and services. This survey is anonymous and will only be used by library staff to develop library services and programs. The survey shouldContinue Reading

The annual Victorian Seniors Festival is back for its 36th year, celebrating and supporting older Victorians to participate in community life with a month of activities, events and entertainment. Throughout October, our senior community are invited to enjoy a variety of outings, concerts, seminars, workshops and exhibitions, which celebrate their significant contributions. The Victorian SeniorsContinue Reading

 2018 Short Story Competition: Flash Fiction – Winner Announced We are pleased to announce the winner of our inaugural 2018 Library and Information Week Short Story Competition. The staff and committee of the PMI Victorian History Library would like to congratulate Hannah van Didden on her successful entry Between Shelves. Judge and author Eliza HenryContinue Reading

Entrance blocked – PMI Victorian History Library UPDATE 26 June: Access to the entrance is now free of obstruction. If you are visiting the PMI Victorian History Library today, please be aware that our front door entrance area has been blocked by an abandoned vehicle. We have left the garage roller door open as anContinue Reading

  Due to unforeseen issues with the restretching and repair of the carpet, there has been a delay with moving the library and offices back to normal. The PMI Library will now reopen on Tuesday 10 April 2018.  We apologise for any inconvenience.

| Library Closure: Monday 26 March – Friday 6 April | The PMI Victorian History Library will be closing for 2 weeks to undertake carpet repairs. The safety of our members, visitors and staff is our utmost priority.  Over the past few weeks the condition of the carpet has significantly deteriorated and we now need toContinue Reading

– Cato Square Construction/Road Closures – Construction on the Cato Square project in Prahran starts Monday 15 January 2018 and the Cato Street car park will be unavailable. Construction will take place within the City of Stonnington’s permitted hours for work: Monday to Friday 7am – 8pm Saturday 9am – 8pm There will be short termContinue Reading

– EFTPOS and Credit Card payments now available – We have some great news to bring in the New Year.  It is now easier for you to pay your membership subscription or purchase books and other items.  We can now accept payments via EFTPOS (credit and debit cards).  Payment via EFTPOS can be made withinContinue Reading

Reflections on 2017 As the year draws to a close and thoughts turn to summer, Boxing Day cricket and days at the beach, it is timely to reflect on what has been a very busy and exciting year at PMI Victorian History Library. Firstly what we have managed to achieve this year would not haveContinue Reading

Instituting the Past: The inner mechanics of the PMI Victorian History Library (Blog)  We are very excited to launch our Blog ‘Instituting the Past: the inner mechanics of the PMI Victorian History Library’. This is a space where will be sharing book reviews and stories including a regular segment called Plotting History. Plotting History tellsContinue Reading