Welcome
The PMI Library is a community owned and run library specialising in the history of Victoria, Australia.
We have over 30,000 books for loan and a professional information service for our members. We provide a central resource for research into the history of Victoria.
Joining is easy, affordable and open to all.
The PMI is also the home of special collections of the Mechanics’Institutes of Victoria, the Cinema and Theatre Historical Society and The Victorian Railway History Library
Opening Hours
The PMI is open 10-3 Tuesday to Friday and running click and collect 9:30-4:30 Tuesday to Friday. We are closed Monday and weekends. The PMI will be closed over the Christmas break from Thursday 23 December 2021 and will reopen on Wednesday 12 January 2022.
Click and collect update
We apologise for any inconvenience.
2020 Annual Report now available
The 2020 Annual Report is now available at the following link.
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