The Mobile Library is off the road in January to undergo its annual maintenance and repairs. It is expected to return to service Tuesday 27 January 2026.

Whittlesea Library is currently closed as the Emergency Relief Centre (ERC) is now operating at the Whittlesea Community Activity Centre. The library will remain closed and will reopen on Monday 19 January.

Local & Family History

Studying our past and telling our stories is critical to our sense of belonging, to our communities, and to our shared future.

Start your research journey at the library, by browsing and searching our collections, learning about our indigenous history, and accessing our online resources including Ancestry, Find My Past, British Newspapers Archive, Gale Primary Resources, Wikinorthia, and more.

Local History

Learn more about where you live! Melbourne's north includes metropolitan, urban fringe, and rural populations. Our local history focus includes past and present boundaries.

Explore Local History

Family History

There has never been a better time to research your family history. Access resources at the library to get started.

Explore Family History

Indigenous History

The traditional owners and custodians of Melbourne’s north east are the Wurundjeri willam clan. Learn more about their connections to local places.

Explore Indigenous History

Local History

Arthur's Creek : snapshots of the past

Pioneers & painters : one hundred years of Eltham and its Shire

Top House Blackawton Ashby Park : Historical events, stories and recollections of William and Martha Watts & Richard and Mary Ellis and their descendants

Felted memories

Riverview Ladies Golf Club : a pictorial history

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