Northcote Library

I do adore my local biblioteca, the Northcote Library. I’m a student at UniMelb but live in this neck of the woods so I do come here a lot to study. The Internet is free (and pretty reliable) with a library card and they do have computer stations if you are sans-​lappytop. Print stations are also there if you need to print off some sweet recipes or your underwater basket weaving thesis. I haven’t ever had trouble finding a quiet table to study with a power port nearby to plug in.
The book section isn’t massive, but there is enough there that you should be able to find at least one or a few books you have been wanting to read but never got around to because of all those 30 Rock DVDs you bought. You can also check out the online catalog and order books from other Darebin library locations to be sent to you for hold at Northcote. There is a small DVD section that could honestly use a bit more options but the music selection seems to be pretty good. For the news junkies in the house, there are plenty of newspapers and mags to keep you winning the current events round at trivia.
It’s a welcome space for whatever you’re looking for out of a library and you’d be simply mad to not utilize this awesome resource.

Northcote Library may not have every Mills & Boon novel or the full collection of the baby-​sitters club but it does have a damn good collection of books.
Not only does it have a rather extensive range of both fiction and non-​fiction books, but you can also find a large collection of DVD’s and magazines. They also have free Wi-​Fi and computers available for use — but you do have to book them in advance.
But what really sets Northcote Library apart from any other Library I have encountered is the fact that it is open until 8pm eveyr night during the week, which is great if you work during the day.

Northcote Library is a large building across from Northcote Plaza on Seperation Street. As one of four Darebin libraries it has a wide range of books, DVDs, magazines and Cd’s. There is a charge to request a hold ($ 1) which is more then some libraries charge but less then others. Considering all the amazing lending you receive free a hold change is nothing to complain about is it?
Northcote Library itself is well set out. On the ground level you will find the fiction area, information desk and public computers, on the upper level is the nonfiction, a large and colourful junior area, a Italian language area, audio visual and event room. This library is missing a large area for laptop and wifi users although there are study corrals with power points for this use.
Staff are friendly and helpful and provide a wide range of free events, classes and storytimes! Northcote Li bray is a great community hub.
If your planning to spend the day here keep in mind that a 3 hour parking limit applies at Northcote Plaza and there is limited all day parking in the near by area. Perhaps catch the tram!

After years spent in East London with its largely under-​funded libraries filled with tomes of the Bangladeshi romance variety rather than the cutting edge social sciences oeuvre, Northcote Library is nothing short of a revelation.
A truly cavernous library on Northcote’s Separation Street, which is affiliated with Darebin’s Fairfield and Reservoir Libraries, Northcote Library has an excellent range of fiction and non-​fiction books alongside audio books, DVDs, CDs and a truly exemplary range of community events.
Offering art spaces free of charge to local artists and community groups, Northcote Library also boasts an ever-​changing series of events and tutorials — such as an upcoming ‘Introduction to Facebook’ lesson for technologically challenged locals — to Northcote’s residents.
Staff are friendly and helpful; becoming a member is as simple as taking in proof of address and some ID; and the fact that Northcote Library is affiliated with two other local libraries — which you can also visit and borrow from, or have books transferred to Northcote for free — makes the selection of books on offer extraordinarily wide. A truly brilliant library.