The Baillieu Library by night, 1959. Note the cars which were still permitted to park next to the library at that time.
Memory board
Welcome
Welcome to the Baillieu Library 50th anniversary website. In 2009 the Baillieu Library at the University of Melbourne celebrates 50 years, recognising the significant role the Library has played in supporting learning and teaching and its influence on the lives of students, staff, alumni and the broader community, since it opened in 1959.In celebrating this significant milestone we invite you to come and explore our website where you can share memories of the Baillieu, contribute your own stories, explore our history and view information online about upcoming exhibitions and events.
The University Library gratefully acknowledges the assistance provided by the History of the University Unit in awarding a 2009 Research Gant to the Library to enable further development of the Baillieu 50th anniversary Memory Board. For more information on the History of the University Unit see: http://www.huu.unimelb.edu.au
Recent Memory Board stories
- Card Catalogue Crush Its 1960's Baillieu: the card catalogue and central staircase provide an inspirational backdrop for a scene in Alex Miller's book 'Landscape of Farewell', where Max first sets eyes on the lovely Winifred...
- Gruesome Tunes In the research collection, through a door marked "No Entry", among dark shelves, Kerry Greenwood discovered the "Black Letter Ballads" from whose pages come the most gruesome tunes
- Labor, loss, lamentation: librarians A savage attack, thick books bound in red, fresh razor cuts! Peter Carnley, celebrates the toils of long-suffering librarians, who maintain and care for the Baillieu collection despite the hazards
- Teen Dream While studying her HSC, the Baillieu was a safe place where Rebecca Scott could escape her turbulent teens into the dreams of a uni life.
- A Friendly Move For Marina Herriman the friends she discovered at the Baillieu made her move from Adelaide to Melbourne all the more worthwhile.