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Swan Hill Regional Library
53 Campbell Street
Swan Hill, Victoria, 3585
Phone (03) 5036 2480 Fax (03) 5036 2483
Email shlib@swanhill.vic.gov.au
Full range of books available at the Library: Library Catalogue
Online Information Resources: Click Here
The Young Readers Program is the Victorian Government's early literacy program. It is a partnership between the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, the State Library of Victoria, the Municipal Association of Victoria, and Victorian public libraries and maternal and child health centres. If parents with children not yet at school would like to fill in a readers survey which is approximately 30 questions asking to provide information about the reading habits and behaviours of families with young children, and to gauge awareness and penetration of The Young Readers Program please use the following link http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/youngreadersurvey/
SWAN HILL LIBRARY NOW HAS FREE IN-LIBRARY USE OF ANCESTRY LIBRARY
The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes); Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes); The Great MigrationbBegins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and a strong Civil War collection. Ancestry Library Edition updates continually, with more indexes and original images added all the time. Please Note: Ancestry Library Edition can only be accessed using the computers in the library. Please contact the library in advance to book a computer.
The Swan Hill Regional Library provides services to the second-largest area in Victoria, via a main branch library in Swan Hill, a mobile library service, and 3 branches in neighbouring Wakool Shire (NSW). The friendly local staff with over 80 years of combined library experience welcome you to visit and join the service.
The service officially began in 1958, and the first country mobile library service in Victoria began in the region in 1960. The Library enjoys a membership of over 35%, and has an average of 300 visitors per day, so please come along and have a look at the wide range of services available.
These services include:
Free membership for residents in the municipalities serviced; the friendly staff are more than happy to explain all of the benefits of membership, and will do their best to find out how the Library can assist you in finding information for your recreational, educational and personal improvement needs. Each time you borrow items, you are also provided with a docket listing the items borrowed, their due date for return and contact information for the Library.
The service features a collection for loan of over 85,000 items including books, magazines, DVD's, videos, music CD's and specialised items such as video training kits.
The catalogue of all items for loan in the collection is available online, and can be searched from the comfort of home by clicking here.
Internet access is available, and remains very popular, with 6 computers for public access. Please book a time - please note there are policies in place to protect our younger users, and some fees do apply if you are not a member, but the Library staff will happily explain this before you first use the facilities.
Other services and features in the Swan Hill branch include a well-utilised meeting room, dedicated children's area featuring Saturday Storytime and craft activities, word processing computer, Local History collection and research room, toilets with baby-changing facilities, and access to the interlibrary loan network to provide titles from other libraries on request. Naturally there are also plenty of comfortable chairs located throughout the building in which you can have a break during a long day down the main street. The Library also offers a Home Library Service for those unable to visit the facilities personally - please contact the Library for more information.
Several community groups also use the Library, and provide additional services to visitors - the Swan Hill Genealogical and Historical Society has their research room based here, and provides volunteers to assist with family history investigation. The Swan Hill Community Toy Library has also recently moved into the building, and the Mallee Oral History Group and Swan Hill U3A are also based in the facility.
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The Library also has a large, dedicated and resourceful group of volunteers who greatly assist the staff by helping with Storytime, Home Library Service deliveries and Local History work. If you are interested in volunteering at the Library, please call (03) 5036 2480 or simply visit the Campbell Street branch and ask any of the staff.
The Swan Hill Library is located at the northern end of Campbell Street, and the bright, spacious facility is open on the following days and times:
Monday 10am - 5.30pm
Tuesday 10am - 5.30pm
Wednesday 10am - 5.30pm and evenings 7pm - 8.30pm
Thursday 10am - 5.30pm
Friday 10am - 5.30pm
Saturday 10am - 12noon (features Storytime at 11am)
Sunday Closed
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The Mobile Library service is a state-of-the-art vehicle which carries over 8,000 items for loan, and visits 17 townships each fortnight. If you live in Robinvale, Boundary Bend, Piangil, Manangatang, Tooleybuc, Nyah, Nyah West, Beverford, Woorinen South, Ultima, Lake Boga, Culgoa, Nullawil, Sea Lake, Wycheproof or Lalbert, the chances are you won't miss the sight of the Mobile Library when it visits your town.
The vehicle is completely self-contained, and is linked to the main Library system to allow Mobile Library staff to re-loan books, check any items not returned, and reserve popular items.
For Mobile Library visit days and times, please call the Library on (03) 50362480 or the Mobile Library on 0419 329 147.
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