The Yallourn Library began in 1946 in the former Casualty Clearing Station which was in a hut near the Health Centre. Volunteer staff were on hand from 3pm to 6pm and 7pm to 10pm to handle the meagre stock, largely provided by public donations of books and money. A new library was opened on 16 November 1956 on the opposite side of the town square, on the site between the National Bank and the picture theatre, previously occupied by temporary shops and a bus shelter. The library housed a general library area and other features, including an activity room housing a projector recess, kitchen, store and a gallery which was used by the Yallourn Art Group, individual local artists, the National Gallery and the Council of Adult Education. The Library Committee conducted successful documentary film screenings from 1949 to 1958, when the Latrobe Valley Film Society was formed. For much of its life, the library served as regional headquarters, firstly from 1951 for the SEC Library Service and then from 1963 to 1965, it provided facilities for the Latrobe Valley Regional Library Service and during this period, staff numbers rose to ten officers. The Yallourn Library closed in the late 1970s.
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The Yallourn Library was
The Yallourn Library was opened to the public on 14 October 1946 in a temporary building, the Casualty Clearing Station located on the site of Kernot Hall.
The new library building on the opposite side of the Yallourn Town Square was officially opened on 16 November 1956. It housed a general library area and other features, including an activity room housing a projector recess, kitchen, store and a gallery.