We’re reviewing our mobile library services across Golden Plains and the Bellarine, and we’re inviting community feedback to help guide its future.

Our mobile libraries are an important way we connect communities to library services. As we look ahead, we want to make sure these services continue to meet local needs in a practical way.

We’ve identified some challenges that impact our ability to provide you with consistent and flexible mobile libraries. This includes the fixed time periods of visiting schedules and vehicle maintenance that affects service provision. 

We invite feedback from residents of:

Golden Plains:

• Anakie
• Cape Clear
• Dereel
• Enfield
• Grenville
• Haddon
• Linton 
• Meredith
• Rokewood
• Smythesdale.

Bellarine Peninsula:

• Portarlington 
• St Leonards.

You can participate in the survey if you:

• are a current user of mobile library services in the suburbs listed;
• are a resident of one of the suburbs listed who has used mobile libraries in the past, or 
• are a resident of one of the suburbs listed who has never accessed mobile library services.

Your feedback will play an important role in shaping how we deliver mobile library services into the future.

Complete the survey here

Or chat with us at a local pop-up session:

• Monday 11 May, St Leonards: 9:45am-10:45am 
  (the library is on site from 9:30am – 11:30am)
• Wednesday 13 May, Portarlington: 11:00am-1:00pm
  (the library is on site from 11:00am - 5:00pm)
• Thursday 14 May, Meredith: 8:50am-10:30am
  (the library is on site 9:00am - 10:30am)  
• Thursday 14 May, Dereel: 2:15-3:00pm 
  (the library is on site 2:15pm - 3:00pm) 
• Friday 15 May, Haddon: 9:00am-10:00am 
  (the library is on site 9:00am - 10:00am)
• Friday 15 May, Smythesdale: 10:45am-11:45am
  (the library is on site 10:30am – 12noon) 
• Friday 15 May, Linton: 1:45-2:45pm 
  (the library is on site 1:30pm - 2:45pm) 
• Tuesday 26 May, Anakie: 3:00pm-4:00pm 
  (the library is on site 2:00pm - 4:00pm)

The survey is open until Sunday 31 May. 

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FAQs

Why are you reviewing the mobile library service?

Our mobile libraries play an important role in connecting communities to library services.

As we plan for the future, we want to make sure the service is reliable, flexible and easy to access.

There are some challenges with the current model, including:

• limitations of fixed times and locations
• reliability considerations due to vehicle age and maintenance
• This review is an opportunity to explore how we can evolve the service to better meet community needs.

Will library services be reduced?

No, we’re not reducing library services. We’re exploring different ways to deliver services that may better suit local communities. This could include options such as pop-up libraries at community facilities (with library staff present), or 24/7 library lockers in smaller towns, which allows residents to collect and return items at a time that suits them.

Your feedback will help shape what these services look like.

Can I still borrow books in the meantime?

Absolutely. The mobile library continues to operate on its current timetable during this consultation. Nothing changes while we're seeking your input.​

How do I know my feedback will be listened to?

All feedback will be compiled into a community summary report. This report will capture your feedback and share the key themes of the engagement to GRLC leadership and Councils to inform their future design and budget planning processes. The outcome of the consultation will also be published on our website.