The Carmelite Library in Middle Park, Victoria | Religious centre

The Carmelite Library

Locality: Middle Park, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9682 8553

Address: 214 Richardson Street 3206 Middle Park, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.carmelitelibrary.org/

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14.01.2022 The Carmelite Library Visiting Procedures In November and December, the Library is open each week on Wednesday and Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. The Library closes for the summer break on Friday the 11th of December at 5 pm.... Circulation There are two forms of circulation: 1. Browse and Borrow circulation. Visit and loan out items following the procedures below. 2. Request and Collect circulation. Email your requests to [email protected] and collect the items at the side door during opening hours. Entry to the Library In keeping with practice across Melbourne, the Library limits the number of visitors at any one time. 10 is the maximum capacity at all times; this total includes staff and visitors. Entrance is via the side door of the Library, not the main entrance. For now, this is the only entrance point to the Library. By entering you agree to: Treat staff and other visitors with respect at all times. Limit your visit to 30 minutes. Sanitise your hands. Write your name and phone number or other contact. details before entry, for the purpose of possible contact tracing. Wear a well-fitted face mask, ensuring both your nose and mouth are fully covered. Keep a distance of 1.5m from other patrons whenever possible. Receive service at the counter only. You will not be permitted to enter if: You are experiencing any flu-like symptoms, i.e. sore throat, runny nose, persistent cough, shortness of breath, fever. You have been in close contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19. You are awaiting the results of a test for COVID-19. The library has reached the maximum capacity number of 10. We ask that you please wait patiently until you are allowed to enter. You are not wearing a mask (unless you have a lawful excuse to not wear one). Book Returns Books are returned in the Returns Box in the foyer of the side entrance, or on the designated table in the Library itself. Returned books are quarantined for three days. There is no urgency to return existing loans, though it is asked that they be returned before Christmas. Use of the Library Space The Library is not currently available for study. Visitors are asked to limit visits to 20 minutes for browsing, borrowing and enquiries only. No booking is required to visit the Library. Please be patient as we welcome people back into the Carmelite Library space. You may experience wait times as the staff manage the new ways in which we must operate.

10.01.2022 Circulation at the Library: Request and Collect We enter July living with a state of emergency in Victoria. Circulation by the system of Request and Collect is available to members of the Library. You are invited to borrow the books you need. Here is the procedure. WEDNESDAY IS COLLECT DAY.... We at the Carmelite Library are sensitive to the needs of our borrowers at this time. The Library is closed to the public. However, in line with library practice elsewhere in the world, the Library is offering ‘request and collect’ circulation for the period of the pandemic. This is an invitation to ‘request and collect’ books from the Carmelite Library. Simply find the books you wish to borrow on the Library’s online catalogue, list author, title, and call number, then send your request via email to the Librarian at [email protected]: ten books. Books for contactless pickup are placed every Wednesday on a table in the side entrance foyer of the Carmelite Hall (pictured) where you can come and collect them. Books will have been wiped and parcelled up. Each parcel will be clearly marked with the borrower’s name. As usual, loans may be extended. Books are returned in the Returns Box positioned in the same space. All returns are quarantined at least 72 hours. I am here to receive requests from today. Please do not hesitate to send me your list. Philip Harvey Librarian The Carmelite Library

10.01.2022 This June, Jenny Raper was to give an introductory paper on Karen Armstrong and her work on Scripture for the Spiritual Reading Group at the Carmelite Library. World events have caused the cancellation, or at least the postponement, of our monthly meeting, but Jenny has kindly provided us with her paper, which is reproduced here: https://thecarmelitelibrary.blogspot.com//la/Jenny%20Raper

03.01.2022 The Carmelite Library closes on Friday the 11th of December. The Library re-opens on Wednesday the ... 3rd of February 2021 at nine in the morning. See more