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Rowden White The Rowden White Library is a free recreation library for UniMelb students and staff

The Rowden White Library is a free recreation library for UniMelb students and staff with a diverse collection of contemporary books, comics, journals, magazines, gaming PCs, VR headsets, and portable phone/tablet chargers.

New comics and manga fresh delivered this morning 🥬If there’s anything you need immediately from the pile, let us know i...
15/10/2026

New comics and manga fresh delivered this morning 🥬
If there’s anything you need immediately from the pile, let us know in our DMs and we’ll get them ready for you ASAP ✌️

14/10/2026

Top 10 things you can do in the Rowdy, brought to you by our student volunteers 🫶
Is there anything we missed?

It’s spooky season! The Rowdy bear loves a terrifying (or weird but super interesting) booooOOOOOOooook - and so should ...
12/10/2026

It’s spooky season! The Rowdy bear loves a terrifying (or weird but super interesting) booooOOOOOOooook - and so should you! Get into the Rowdy for all your unheimlich reads…🎃🦇👻

New cool things & art books haul from Metropolis Bookshop 🦑If you need anything from the stack ASAP, drop into our DMs ...
05/10/2026

New cool things & art books haul from Metropolis Bookshop 🦑
If you need anything from the stack ASAP, drop into our DMs & we’ll put them on the top of our to do pile 📚

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30/09/2026

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The Rowdy’s still open 9am-7pm Mon-Fri over the mid-semester break!You can:💫Borrow up to 10 books/magazines plus 10 eBoo...
27/09/2026

The Rowdy’s still open 9am-7pm Mon-Fri over the mid-semester break!
You can:
💫Borrow up to 10 books/magazines plus 10 eBooks/eAudiobooks
💫Play some board games, do a puzzle
💫Play PC and console games (Switch/PS5)
💫Listen to vinyls
💫Flop down on a bean bag and shut your eyes

All you need is your student card to borrow, and it’s all free!
Libby borrowing is available 24/7 if you’re not travelling into campus :)

L2&3 Student Pavilion, Bldg 162 Monash Rd

New books from our Readings friends have just arrived! They’ll be hitting our shelves soon but if there’s any titles you...
24/09/2026

New books from our Readings friends have just arrived!

They’ll be hitting our shelves soon but if there’s any titles you’re super-keen for, DM us with your student/staff ID and we’ll move it up the cataloguing queue for you 💫

Hey friends! The Rowdy will be closed tomorrow (Friday 25th Sept) for the public holiday. We’ll be back open Monday 28th...
24/09/2026

Hey friends! The Rowdy will be closed tomorrow (Friday 25th Sept) for the public holiday.

We’ll be back open Monday 28th Sept at 9am as usual.

Happy Sportsball to all who celebrate 🥳

Plant Narratives: An interactive writing workshop led by UMSU Artist in Residence, Gregory Lorenzutti. The workshop will...
16/09/2026

Plant Narratives: An interactive writing workshop led by UMSU Artist in Residence, Gregory Lorenzutti.

The workshop will involve the following activities:

Gathering at the Rowden White Library for an introduction and conversation: Plant Narratives
A short walk to the University’s System Garden. Writing practice in the presence of a vegetal being
Return to RWL and wrap up.

Date: 22nd Sept 2026
Time: 1–3PM
Place: Rowden White Library, L3 Student Pavilion, Bldg 162 Monash Rd

Spaces limited and bookings essential. Book your free spot here: https://events.humanitix.com/plant-narratives-an-interactive-writing-workshop

16/09/2026

The Rowdy has Nintendo Switches and games for loan!

They’re for walk-in, hand-held use only and you can use them for as long as you like - as long as you don’t take them out of the library 🕹️

It’s free and you just need a valid student card to borrow 💫

Address

Level 2 Student Pavilion, Building 162, Monash Road, University Of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC
3010

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 7pm

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