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Geelong Heritage Centre Reference Books
Visitors to the Centre can access over 6000 reference books in the reading room.
Books cover broad subjects such as gold mining and agriculture or specific interests like the 1926 Art Deco beautification of Eastern Beach or the history of the Theatre Royal.
Reference Books Accessibility
The reference library catalogue is available on computers in the reading room and online. Just perform a keyword or phrase search and write down the call numbers of books you would like to look at.
Select the books from the reference shelves and take them over to one of our work tables. Once you’ve finished with the books just leave them on the table and staff will put them back on the shelves.
Reference Book Loans
The Heritage Centre does not lend books to the public. Just as many libraries have books in a reference section which can not be taken home, our entire collection of books is a reference library.
The books you are likely to want to borrow are probably the most popular ones which are used on a daily basis by visitors to the Centre.
Possible Solutions
Although you are not permitted to borrow our reference books, there are other alternatives:
- Try the Geelong Regional Library catalogue to see if they hold the book you would like to borrow.
- We have a range of historical publications for sale, all of which are also on the reference library shelves.
- Photocopying or taking a digital photograph of the pages you want might be more convenient than taking notes. Make sure you are aware of Copyright rules and talk to staff before copying pages from published works.
Many of the seminal history works in our reference library can be bought secondhand online or from Barwon Booksellers, which is just around the corner from the Heritage Centre, on James Street. Give them a call on 03 5221 8388 to see if they can help you obtain a copy.
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