One Friday night a month 40 + teenagers take over the library to dance to the in-house DJ, enjoy…read moreexclusive use of the Wii and Computers and eat pizza. Lalor is no ordinary library folks, it is the hub of the Lalor community and appeals to every age demographic. Drop by the large and colourful space any day of the week and something will be happening. Yes the library has the usual selection of books, magazines, DVDs and Cd's but it also has Italian, Greek, Spanish, Vietnamese and Chinese collections. Annie the Children's librarian hosts energetic story times, sometimes to an audience of a hundred kids. Noisy? Yes. This is not the library to enjoy silent study, head to near by Mill Park for that! The range of adult activities and events appeals to the multicultural community of Lalor, think seniors club, cooking demo's, book club, language cafe to name just a few. If you want to learn how to use computers, Facebook or itunes visit the information desk and book into a computer class or just ask for IT extraordinaire Natasha. Life long friends meet up a chat over the daily papers, teens relax on the couches and families visit the toy library. Lalor library is for everyone. The staff are awesome and clearly have fun. Why not join in?

Opposite the Watsonia Shopping precinct lies a hidden gem in wait. An unsuspecting building that…read morelocals pass on the way down to Watsonia Train Station. What lies within? You guessed it (or maybe the review title gave it away) it is the Watsonia Library! This modern and spacious library is the perfect antidote to musty old libraries of the past. This public space has free computer use, free wifi, free events, free borrowing. Just bring some ID with your current address and you have the facilities of 8 Yarra Plenty Regional Libraries at your fingertips. Awesome yes? Watsonia has space to relax, study or read in. The young adult area has funky seats, magazines, books, graphic novels and DVDs. The aisles a wide enough to comfortably browse the fiction, non-fiction and large print collections. They also have an outdoor reading area for those sunny days where being outside is the only option. The library has lots of places to enjoy the events program or to read a magazine and a room that is available for hire. Just ask the staff at the desk. The self check out system is fast and easy to use, and the friendly staff here are happy to show you how to use it and answer any questions you have. Wastonia Library is modern, spacious and innovative. If you like you libraries musty and old school then head elsewhere!

If your sick of your library having limited parking then here is your solution. Meet Diamond Valley…read moreLibrary, it is also known as Greensborough library because, well that is pretty much where it is located. It is in the Diamond Valley sports stadium and council area, up the top of the hill and the car park is larger then the library itself. Thank me later! The library is spacious and has clearly defined junior, teenage and adult area's, as well as a small quiet study room or meeting area. If your looking for local newspapers then this branch is where to head in Nilimbik. As part of Yarra Plenty Regional Library Service it has a great collection of books, magazines, DVDs and Cd's as well as free events and wifi. The staff are friendly and happy to answer your questions. Bring some ID with your current address to join and have access to 8 branches, a huge collection and free computer use and wifi. Yes really! This library is great don't get me wrong, it just doesn't have a clear niche.

This library is part of Yarra Plenty Regional Library which means once you join you will have…read moreaccess to 8 libraries worth of cataloge! Yes, get excited! You will have access to all the free events the library likes to organize which is also an awesome reason to join up. Thomastown is a much smaller and quieter sister library to nearby Lalor, so if you want a bit of shhhh head on over. Thomastown also have a computer lab which means your more likely to get a turn on the public computers. The staff are great and happy to help you with any questions from where is the nearest bottle-shop to what is the meaning of quantum physics. Give this place a miss on weekends. For one, its only open for three hours on Saturday and secondly the car park and surrounding area will be buzzing with Saturday sport activities. Lots of parking and a location next to the new Thomastown Leisure Centre makes it a handy place to stop of to satisfy your library craving.