Libraries to visit Australia

The library is named after a great Australian feminist icon: Jessie Street. Opened in 1989, the library collects, preserves and democratizes knowledge about the history of Australian women and feminists, in order to preserve and enhance their cultural heritage and historical contribution to the nation. You can consult books and archives, buy books and take part in a wide range of activities.

The library has continued to attract crowds of students for over one hundred and fifty years (it opened its doors to the public in 1856). It was Lieutenant-Governor Charles Joseph La Trobe who initiated the building project in 1853, and the building's best-known room, the Trobe Reading Room, bears his name. The building changed its name over the years, eventually becoming the State Library Victoria, and it also expanded, resulting today in an impressive building where it's easy to get lost!