Tony Birch on Love, Grief, Trauma and Tenacity in The White Girl

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Richmond Library will be closed from Friday 18 May to Monday 11 June inclusive for refurbishment.
Returns chutes will not be open during this time.

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Bargoonga Nganjin, North Fitzroy Library has won a gold prize at the 2018 Melbourne Design Awards, beating three other shortlisted projects in the public and institutional architecture category.

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Yarra City Council has prepared a draft Yarra Libraries Strategic Plan 2022-2026, outlining its direction for library services over the next four years.

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Easter weekend opening hours | Yarra City Council

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PastPort Yarra is a new mobile website that allows you to share and discover the rich history and memories of Yarra.

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Yarra Libraries is passionate about providing the best library service we can for our community and we want to hear from you.

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We want to hear what you think of our proposed strategic plan for Yarra Libraries.

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Yarra is proud to share that Bargoonga Nganjin, North Fitzroy Library is home to a new Changing Places toilet.

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Expressions of Interest are now open for the 2020 City of Yarra Exhibition Program. We are seeking innovative and engaging artists to exhibit within Richmond Town Hall, Fitzroy Library, Bargoonga Nganjin North Fitzroy and Carlton Library Light Boxes as part of our 2020 exhibition program. Applicants can propose one space only as part of any application. Alternatively applicants can submit multiple applications for distinct exhibitions tailored to each exhibition space.

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Yarra City Council is thrilled that the Marriage Amendment Bill allowing same-sex couples to marry was passed in Parliament earlier this month.

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Children’s Librarian Bridget recommends her top five back-to-school reads, and explains how picture books can help you approach subjects your child might find difficult in daily life.

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Yarra Libraries branches will be closed for the Easter public holidays and weekend.

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We've joined the Week Without Violence (WWV) campaign with Northern Integrated Family Violence Services and Neighbourhood Justice Centre. Week Without Violence is a global campaign held during the third week of October to end violence against women. It's a reminder to connect, listen and believe people who talk about their experience of family violence.

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Yarra Libraries have made sure that they have continued to serve their community despite their doors being closed during this time.

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The Ewing Trust Writers Prize

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Fitzroy Residents Association, Ewing Trust, FLN, Yarra Libraries, Cultivating Community, City of Yarra, Triple R, Victorian Multicultural Commission, and the Victorian State Government present Bridges to Harmony. 

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Yarra Libraries wishes everyone a happy and safe festive season and New Year. We will be operating on reduced opening hours over the holiday period. Returns chutes will be available at all branches throughout the Christmas and New Year period and items can be renewed online.

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Sensitive Storytime, a program that helps children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, is coming to all five Yarra Libraries branches.

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Melbourne-based street-artist, Baby Guerrilla, has transformed the Church Street side of the Richmond Library wall into a large bookshelf. Stacked with a broad range of publications, the shelves run along the length of the building. Engaged in various activities, animals and fictional characters weave their way through the books, attesting to the infinite possibilities that libraries offer.

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