Realm Library

Opening Hours

Monday 9am-8pm
Tuesday 9am-8pm
Wednesday 9am-8pm
Thursday 9am-8pm
Friday 9am-8pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 10am-5pm

Contact

9800 6430

Address

Ringwood Town Square
179 Maroondah Hwy
Ringwood 3134
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Car Parking

When arriving via Ringwood Bypass, enter from Ringwood Street at West 5. If you arrive from Warrandyte Road, use entry East 6. Additionally, there are two minute parking zones and taxi zones adjacent to the northern curb of Maroondah Highway.

Returns Chute

After hours returns chute available in Ringwood Town Square, next to Holey Moley & Goodlife Health Club.

Key Facilities

Public toilets	Yes
Accessible toilet	Yes
Baby change	Yes
Photocopying (Black & White, Colour)	Yes
Printing (Black & White, Colour)	Yes
Scanning	Yes
Public PCs	24 available - Book now
10-minute PCs	No
WiFi (free)	Yes
Community room for hire	Yes - call Maroondah City Council on 1300 88 22 33
Public study spaces	Yes
Private study spaces	No
Microfiche reader	No

Branch Manager

Sally Fornaro

Branch Details

The first Ringwood Branch Library was built in Warrandyte Road, Ringwood and opened in May 1970. Ringwood and Knox Libraries were the foundation members of the Eastern Metropolitan Library Service. The Library moved to the Eastland Shopping Centre in March 1995 and in October 2013 returned to the original Warrandyte Road building while Realm – Library, Learning and Cultural Centre and a new Town Square was constructed in Eastland. Realm opened on October 29 2015. The new, state-of-the-art Centre integrates a library, a knowledge and innovation centre, an art gallery, a café and Council service centre. Special Collections

Choice Magazine
Console Games
Dementia Care Collection
Chinese adult & junior books

Public Holiday Openings

Realm is open 10am-5pm on:

Australia Day
Labour Day
Easter Saturday
Easter Monday
King's Birthday
AFL Grand Final Friday
Melbourne Cup Day

Realm is closed all day on:

New Year's Day
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
ANZAC Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day

Accessibility

Accessible Parking	All on-site parking belongs to Eastland Shopping Centre 2x Accessible Parking spaces available on the other side of Ringwood Town Square (Eastland Level 3), approximately 60m from library entry For information about public transport, parking and driving directions, consult our Visitor Information sheet
Physical features	Automatic entry double doors Library is located on Realm Level 1 (middle level) Stairs and elevator access to Level 1, including extra-large elevator that can fit electric scooters (towards rear of building) 2x heightened customer service desks for sitting and standing Mostly physically accessible with some furniture moveable if required Wide browsing spaces of book collections Sensory Hub on site (the "Cave") (Availability may depend on bookings - contact us ahead of time if unsure)
Assistance animals	Welcome. Please ensure badge and jackets are brought with you.
Accessible toilet	Accessible toilets available on every level Hand rail next to toilet Medium heavy push handle door Door entry space wide enough for electric scooter or wheelchair Large space
Changing Place	Available with MLAC key (available from staff) Automatic door
Alternative assistances	Large print collections: There are a number of books and magazines that are printed with a larger font size to make it easier to read. Audiobooks: There are a number of physical and digital copies of voice recordings of books available allowing you to listen to the book rather than read. eBooks: There are thousands of books available digitally that can be accessed anywhere on your own device. Learn more. Online resources: There are journals, newspapers, webpages, online databases and multimedia materials that can be accessed anywhere on your own device. Learn more. ReaderPen: A convenient portable tool that allows you to scan text and have audio read out in natural speaking voices. The devices are available for loan. VOX Books: There are a number of children’s books available for loan that have a permanently attached VOX reader (audio) that transforms the regular book into an all-in-one read-along. Hearing Loop available in the Cave (event space). Transmitter, headphone and disposable headphone covers available from Realm Library staff.
Public PCs	Available for use by library members. All PCs use Windows 10 and include accessibility features.