by PMI Librarian | Jan 30, 2025 | Blog, Collections, Placement Students
Originally Posted 4 Oct 2024 From non-fiction accounts of Victorian cities, towns and communities to Australian fiction by local authors, the PMI Victorian History Library offers an extensive range of materials that tell the stories of the state and its people. While...
by PMI Librarian | Jan 30, 2025 | Blog, Collections, Placement Students
Originally Posted 26 July 2024 In the PMI Victoria History Library’s catalogue there is a strange and beautifully illustrated book titled A Gardener’s Diary, by Joan Law-Smith. Published in 1976, it is not a diary in the sense of an author’s record of daily events and...
by PMI Librarian | Jan 30, 2025 | Blog, Collection Spotlight, Collections, Placement Students
Originally Posted 24 Nov 2023 I grew up in Melbourne’s North West with two shift working parents. My parents were both fans of op-shops, fetes, garage sales and markets. Money was never plentiful, but I always had things to keep myself amused. My brothers and I were...
by PMI Librarian | Jan 30, 2025 | Blog, Collections, Volunteers
Originally Posted 19 Oct 2023 Tynong: Don Jolly’s Notebook By Glenn L. Jolly In PMI’s collection they have a selection of books that focus on the different regions, towns, and such in Victoria. One book in this section of the library focuses on a little town and their...
by PMI Librarian | Jan 30, 2025 | Blog, Collections, Placement Students
Originally Posted 13 Sept 2023 When I first arrived at the PMI Victorian History Library I noticed the Miles Franklin Award Winning Book for 2023 displayed at the front desk. I had often thought of exploring more about Miles Franklin and over the next few days while...
by PMI Librarian | Jan 30, 2025 | Blog, Collections, Volunteers
Originally Posted 12 July 2023 Saturday 26th August 2023 – 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran We cordially invite you to join us at a remarkable event where we have joined forces with numerous societies and special interest groups. Together, we are presenting a captivating...