Features of the room
Meeting Room
- Access to kitchenette with fridge, urn, cups and saucers, dishwasher
- Up to 10 tables (each seats four comfortably), or seats up to 70 people theatre-style
- PA system and lectern
- Whiteboard
- Data projection (user's own laptop required)
- Free wireless internet access
Local Studies Room
- Two tables
- Free wireless internet access
- Seats 8
- Whiteboard
Accessibility
The venue has wheelchair access.
Getting there
Catch a number 48 or 75 tram to Stop 11 (Jolimont Station/MCG/Wellington Street).
Catch a Hurstbridge/Mernda train to Jolimont station.
Conditions of hire
Our meeting rooms are in high demand. To make bookings as fair as possible, we may not be able to accommodate all requests or guarantee ongoing bookings for groups from year to year.
Please read our terms and conditions and policy before making your booking. Call East Melbourne Library on 03 9658 9600 to determine availability before submitting your booking form.
How to book
Complete the online booking formOpens in new tab or download and submit the form below. If you wish to claim the community rate, complete the community use application form.
You will be notified of your application's outcome within 10 working days of us receiving it. We advise that you submit your application as far as possible in advance of your desired date/s to avoid disappointment.
Applications for regular bookings
Twice a year we accept applications from groups seeking long-term, regular bookings, for example a group that wishes to meet on the third Thursday of every month.
Groups can apply for six months of bookings at a time, and must submit their applications as outlined below:
- 1 January to 30 June: Applications for bookings during this period are accepted from 1 November until 30 November. All interested groups will be contacted by mid-December regarding confirmation of their bookings.
- 1 July to 31 December: Applications for bookings during this period are accepted from 1 May until 31 May. All interested groups will be contacted by mid-June regarding confirmation of their bookings.
After these groups have been notified, the calendar will be opened to ad-hoc booking requests for each six-month period.
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Fees
$39 per hour or part-hour.
Note: All groups are charged the general/commercial rate unless eligible for the community use rate.
$7.40 per hour or part-hour
The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present.
We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.
We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future.