The upcoming holiday closure period
The holidays are just around the corner, and we want to make sure you’re ready. We have put together a quick overview of our service availability and campus closures for the Christmas and New Year period.
Library service availability
- Library Chat will be unavailable from 8am on Monday 24 December until 8am on Thursday 3 January
- Phone services and online enquiries will be unavailable from 5pm on Sunday 23 December until 8am on Thursday 3 January
- Burwood Library will be closed from 12am on Monday 24 December until 7.45am on Thursday 3 January
- Warrnambool Library will be closed from 8pm on Friday 21 December until 7.30am on Thursday 3 January
- Waterfront Library will be closed from 12am on Monday 24 December until 12am on Thursday 3 January
- Waurn Ponds Library will be closed from 6pm on Friday 21 December until 8.30am on Thursday 3 January *The 24/7 area will remain open during this period.
Recommended holiday reading
Need a book to get lost in while you’re on break? We’ve got gripping thrillers, fascinating histories, swoony romances, gritty crime novels and sweeping fantasies to cater to every taste! Scroll down to see some staff favourites from our latest batch of Nook Books, and make sure you get your requests in before the closure period.
Books about complicated relationships
A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara
An American Marriage – Tayari Jones
Books that make you feel young
Tyler Johnson Was Here – Jay Coles
Blood Water Paint – Joy McCullough
Dread Nation – Justina Ireland
The Poet X – Elizabeth Acevedo
Books that make your heart pound
Lethal White – Robert Galbraith (the other books in this series are also available)
Books that pique your interest
Brief Answers to the Big Questions – Stephen Hawking
Manfried the Man: A Graphic Novel – Caitlin Major & Kelly Bastow
Coyote Doggirl – Lisa Hanawalt
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark – Michelle McNamara