About the project
What is the plan for St Kilda Library?
What will this uplift include?
The draft concept design includes:
- new seating and study desks
- more lounge areas for reading and relaxation
- a relocated children's area to create a more vibrant and interactive space for families
- a relocated teen space to read, study and relax.
This project is being funded through City of Port Phillip's Library Improvement Program.
You can share your thoughts before 11:59pm 23 March 2025 by completing the online survey, grabbing a hard-copy paper survey from the library, or by coming along to a community pop-up to chat to the project team. Go to the next tab "Provide your feedback" to find out more.
Provide your feedback
Provide your feedback
Community pop-up dates
St Kilda Library Uplift Survey
Draft concept design
Take a look at the draft concept design
You can click on the 2D and 3D floor plans below to zoom in further.
Draft concept design for the St Kilda Library Uplift - 2D Proposed Floor Plan
Draft concept design for the St Kilda Library Uplift - 3D Proposed Floor Plan
Children's activity
What would you like to see in the Children's Area?
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
The proposed changes include:
- new seating and study desks
- more lounge areas for reading and relaxation
- a relocated children's area to create a more vibrant and interactive space for families
- a relocated teen space to read, study and relax.
This project is being funded through City of Port Phillip's Library Improvement Program.
While some reduction of the library collection will occur during this upgrade, we aim to minimise reducing the library collection size as much as possible.
This may be achieved by relocating some of the collection to other sites within the library network and some of the less popular collection items downstairs to our stack collection.
Where the collection is reduced, we will focus on removing (or ‘weeding’) items that are older than 5 years, haven’t been borrowed in several years, or in damaged or poor condition.
Multi-purpose spaces will be identified to support program delivery to minimise the need to remove shelving.
Currently, the St Kilda Library opening hours are:
- Monday - Thursday 10am - 8pm
- Friday 10am - 6pm
- Saturday - Sunday 10am-5pm
There are no plans to change the staffed opening hours of the library.
During the construction period, the project will require some temporary closure of the service, possibly for a one-week period. We will notify the community of the impact once construction timelines are finalised, via various communication methods including signage at the front of the library.
Yes, Council has a library app! You can use the Port Phillip Library Service app to search the catalogue, place reservations to collect at any library branch, renew your loans, and much more. Search for 'Port Phillip Library Service' in your app store to download.
