La Trobe University Library
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Our expertise, collections and environments empower and inspire our communities’ learning, teaching and research.
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Training, workshops and events
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Writing with Confidence 1: Clarity and Focus
Tuesday 2 September 10.00 am
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Research Data Management @ La Trobe
Tuesday 2 September 1.00 pm
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Write that Assignment: Reflective Writing
Tuesday 2 September 2.00 pm
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Student to Student: Managing your Research
Wednesday 3 September 11.00 am
Opening hours Monday 1 September 2025
Select a campus for future dates and face-to-face hours.
| Campus | Opening hours |
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| Albury-Wodonga |
PLA availability |
| Online services | |
| Albury-Wodonga |
8 am-Midnight |
| Online services |
9 am-6 pm (Online chat), 9 am-5 pm (Phone) |
| Melbourne (City) |
8 am-5 pm |
| Shepparton |
9 am-5 pm |
| Shepparton | |
| Melbourne (Bundoora) | |
| Bendigo | |
| Melbourne (Bundoora) |
Open 24 hours |
| Bendigo |
Open 24 hours |
| Melbourne (City) | |
| Bendigo | |
| Albury-Wodonga |
8 am-Midnight |
| Sydney | |
| Sydney |
8.30 am-8 pm |
| Shepparton | |
| Melbourne (Bundoora) | |
| Melbourne (City) | |
| Bendigo | |
| Melbourne (Bundoora) | |
| Mildura | |
| Mildura | |
| Mildura |
8 am-5 pm |
| Albury-Wodonga |
Study Ready Modules – learn key study skills
Want to strengthen your study skills, or adjust to academic expectations at La Trobe? Try our new Study Ready Modules! Designed for international students – though useful for all students – these quick modules prepare you to succeed in your studies.
Writers on Campus – Writing Sport
Join us at Bundoora Library on Tuesday 23 September for Writers on Campus. This session will take us inside the club rooms and boardrooms, with writers who are experts on both sport and how to write about it.
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News
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Visualise Your Thesis Popular Choice award
Watch this year's Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) entries and have your say in the Popular Choice award.
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Library Collections Search is being upgraded on 27 August
This change will affect saved searches, search alerts and RSS feeds, as well as your search history and any personalisation settings you have on that platform.
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The EBSCOhost databases are changing
On 15 July 2025, La Trobe’s EBSCOhost databases will migrate to a new interface. This change will affect saved searches and journal alerts you have on that platform.
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Construction zone - Level 2 Bundoora Library
Part of the Level 2 Melbourne (Bundoora) Library space temporarily closed from Monday June 23.
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Indigenous Acknowledgement
La Trobe University proudly acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands where its campuses are located in Victoria. We recognise that Indigenous Australians have an ongoing connection to the land and the University values their unique contribution to both the University and the wider Australian society. Find out more