From 24 July to 31 July, we are celebrating Library and Information Week-external site. The theme for this year is 'Rewrite. Renew. Reimagine'.
We invite you to spend some time in your local library, or visit a different location to explore, create or learn something new.
Not only do libraries have great stories, they inspire them too. Libraries and librarians feature in all kinds of adventures so Boroondara Library Service staff have created a collection of our favourite titles that include some library magic.
Favourite library stories
The map thief by Michael Blanding
The madman's library by Edward Brooke-Hitching
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
Index, a history of the: a bookish adventure by Dennis Duncan
The librarian of Saint-Malo by Mario Escobar
The library of the unwritten* by A.J. Hackwith
The midnight library* by Matt Haig
The library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
The library at the edge of the world by Felicity Hayes-McCoy
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk
The absolute book by Elizabeth Knox
Murder at the 42nd Street library by Con Lehane
The starless sea* by Erin Morgenstern
The giver of stars* by Jojo Moyes
The strange library* by Haruki Murakami
The library book by by Susan Orlean
Reading allowed: true stories and curious incidents from a provincial library by Chris Paling
The book woman of Troublesome Creek* by Kim Michele Richardson
The shadow of the wind* by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The last library by Freya Sampson
Threadneedle* by Cari Thomas
The little wartime library by Kate Thompson
Make a reservation
To reserve a book, select the title and use your membership number and PIN to make a reservation. Titles with an asterisk (*) are also available from our eBook collection.
More recommended reading
Want more reading suggestions? You can always speak to our library staff who will help you find new authors based on your preferences. Come into the library or call us to find your next favourite read.
You can also visit our Booklists page for more reading recommendations, or our Book Groups page for everything you need for book groups.