State Library of Victoria

State Library Victoria is the state library of Victoria, Australia. Located in , it was established in 1854 as the Melbourne Public Library, making it Australia's oldest public library and one of the first free libraries in the world.
slv.vic.gov.au
+61 3 8664 7000
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  • Library
  • …lies at an elevation of 58 metres (190 feet)
  • …has 5 floors
  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
  • Description: central library for the state of Victoria, Australia
  • Address: 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne, 3000
  • Email: enquiries@slv.vic.gov.au
  • Also known as
    “Melbourne Public Library”
    “SLV”
    “State Library Victoria”
    “VIC State Library”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Melbourne Southern Cross and Royal Exhibition Building.
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The is a former jail and current… is situated 210 metres north of State Library of Victoria.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greek Precinct and Chinatown.
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State Library of Victoria

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Latitude
-37.8097° or 37° 48′ 35″ south
Longitude
144.96549° or 144° 57′ 56″ east
Open location code
4RJ65XR8+45
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22820458
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
12557098
Wiki­data ID
Q1200052

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“State Library of Victoria” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Estatal de Victòria”
  • Chinese: “維多利亞州立圖書館”
  • Chinese: “维多利亚州立图书馆”
  • Chinese: “维州图书馆”
  • Dutch: “Staatsbibliotheek van Victoria”
  • Dutch: “State Library Victoria”
  • Esperanto: “SLV”
  • Esperanto: “Ŝtata Biblioteko de Viktorio”
  • French: “Bibliothèque d’Etat du Victoria”
  • French: “bibliothèque d’État du Victoria”
  • French: “Bibliothèque d’État du Victoria”
  • German: “State Library of Victoria”
  • Greek: “Βιβλιοθήκη της Βικτώριας”
  • Greek: “Βιβλιοθήκη της Πολιτείας της Βικτώρια”
  • Hausa: “Laburaren Jihar Victoria”
  • Hebrew: “ספריית המדינה של ויקטוריה”
  • Indonesian: “Perpustakaan Negara Bagian Victoria”
  • Indonesian: “Perpustakaan Negeri Victoria”
  • Indonesian: “State Library of Victoria”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca di Stato Vittoria”
  • Japanese: “ヴィクトリア州立図書館”
  • Japanese: “ビクトリア州立図書館”
  • Korean: “빅토리아 주립 도서관”
  • Lithuanian: “Viktorijos valstijos biblioteka”
  • Malay: “Perpustakaan Negeri Victoria”
  • Malay: “State Library of Victoria”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “State Library of Victoria”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Victoria State Library”
  • Norwegian: “State Library of Victoria”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ایالتی ویکتوریا”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Estatal de Vitória”
  • Russian: “Библиотека штата Виктория”
  • Russian: “Государственная библиотека Виктории”
  • Russian: “Государственная библиотека штата Виктория”
  • Ukrainian: “Державна бібліотека Вікторії”
  • Uzbek: “Viktoriya davlat kutubxonasi”
  • Vietnamese: “Thư viện Bang Victoria”

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