Join the Library

You will be supporting a not-for-profit, community organisation and one of the oldest libraries in Victoria.

Membership of PMI Library includes a small fee. Any individual may become a member by visiting the library or applying online, subject to reading reading the Membership Terms and Conditions.

Click the button above and fill in the form to register as a member, then make your payment. You can pay online, over the phone by card or in person at the library by cash, cheque or EFTPOS (debit or credit card).

Please note that memberships aren’t processed autmatically, please give us 7-10 days to process yours.

Membership Benefits

• Borrow items from the PMI Victorian History Library.
• Public access computers for historical and genealogical research, including Ancestry Library Edition.
• Free Wi-Fi.
• Digital and microfiche resources for use within the library.
• Enjoy free tea, coffee and hot chocolate in our tea room.
• Regular newsletter.
• Buy second hand history books from our book shop, book sales, and receive a 10% discount on all books available.
• Members-only book covering service.
• Photocopying, printing and scanning available.
• Enjoy the satisfaction of knowing that you are supporting a not-for-profit, community organisation and one of the oldest libraries in Victoria.

Loan Information

• Standard loan period of 3 weeks – inter library loan period of 6 weeks.
• Free and unlimited reservations and renewals, unless an item is reserved by another borrower.
• After hours return chute.

Staff assisted reference service

• Interlibrary loans to any library within Australia.
• Reserve, renew and view your PMI loans online.