Meet the Volunteers: Marie Pernat

Meet the Volunteers: Marie Pernat

Originally posted on 15th March, 2019 A chance meeting with a PMI Library staff member resulted in my visiting the library and kindly being given a guided tour. I immediately thought that I would love to volunteer in such a fine library with great historical as well...
Collection Spotlight: Ephemera

Collection Spotlight: Ephemera

Originally Published 3 May 2019 The PMI ephemera collection began its life as a vertical file collection (we’re in fact still in the process of changing the name on the Library Management System). A vertical file is clippings of articles (mainly from newspapers) and...
Meet the Volunteers: Donna

Meet the Volunteers: Donna

Originally Published 17 May 2019 Hello everyone, my name is Donna Mead and I have been a volunteer at the PMI since August 2018. I am studying to be a librarian whilst working in the joyous world of car claims. I spend most of my day dealing with people who do dumb...
The PMI Library at 165

The PMI Library at 165

Originally Published 1 May 2019 On the first of May 1854 a meeting was held in Prahran,  the rules for the new Prahran Mechanics’ Institute were gazetted and the PMI declared itself into existence. William Moss (local congregational minister) moved that the institute...