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Services available at the Institute.

  Subscriptions The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute is a subscription library with low annual rates that allow a generous period of loan for books off the shelves, while also allowing access to the reference section and newspaper collections for research and browsing. Our librarians are friendly and helpful, as well as being able to assist with inquiries about any facet of the collection.
Please call in at the library, 117 Sturt Street to join, or phone (03) 5331 3042 .
Subscription rates, including GST, for 2007-8 are:-
$33.00 Full membership     6 books on loan at one time.
$22.00     3 books on loan at one time.
$16.50    Student members    5 books on loan at one time .
$55.00 Corporate or Institution membership. Allows two members access to the services at one time. You may borrow extra books at .30c. per book.

 

Lending Library. When you enroll you may borrow any books from the shelves that are designated as available for loan. This includes the latest novels, fiction and non-fiction, as well as some selected early publications, post 1950.
Please note that the library does not provide an inter-library loans service, but remote members are welcome to forward requests for service or research on particular items or extracts from publications.
Exploratory research can not be undertaken for family histories etc.
Some volumes may be only available for use in the reading room because of their age and rarity, but members are welcome to make use of this service. See some of the latest titles on the new books page, or the earliest on the database.

rosemary.jpg (21742 bytes)Loans desk in the lending library. Click to enlarge.

Opening Hours Monday to Friday 9.30 AM to 4.30 PM
                            Saturday 9.30 AM to Noon.

Reference Reading Room. There are many books which have been collected over the years that have become important references. These include books on the early history of Ballarat and district mining records that chronicle the passage of  time. Some of these volumes are very valuable, as well as being fragile, and so there may be limited access to the reference collection. or the Interactive database here.

 

Newspaper Records. The extensive collection of newspapers are available for use in the reading room for research and  are mostly for limited use only. A small fee is charged for this service, and it is preferred that a prior request is made for particular volumes. Some are stored at a another location in the building and our library staff will bring them to the reading room.

 

Book Sales. Now and again the collection is reviewed and some surplus,duplicate or non-current titles are made available to collectors and members. Most of these are still in good condition and worthy of inspection. There are  titles from all categories, including both fiction and non-fiction.
See our Book Sale page for listings.
 

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Library Staff 1909

email our staff at bmilibrary@ncable.net.au

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