Libraries

Within Yarra Theological Union there are four individual libraries for the use of faculty and enrolled students. They are the provincial libraries of some of the orders which constitute YTU.

St Paschal Library (Franciscan OFM)

This library holds a comprehensive Catholic theology collection supporting courses taught at the Yarra Theological Union as well as research degrees and study. Particular strengths are patristic and medieval scholarship, ancient languages, art and feminist theology. There is an extensive periodical collection and audio-visual and electronic resources. As the library for the Franciscan Province of the Holy Spirit it is particularly strong in material relating to the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor. The library now houses three collections. In 1988 the Missionaries of the Divine Word (SVD) amalgamated its Missiology collection into St Paschal Library, and in 1995 the “YTU Collection” was integrated. As the combined purpose of the three bodies is towards the education of Catholic clergy and laity, the combination enriches the overall collection.

Ph: (03) 9896 4450 Facsimile: (03) 9898 0181
Web: www.vspc-franciscan.org.au Email: Query.stpas@ytu.edu.au

St Paschal Library Staff
Library Manager — Thea Roche BA, GradDip Information Services
Reference Librarian — Miranda Fyfield BA, GradDip Librarianship, DipEd.
Library Assistant — Leonie Parsons

Carmelite Library (OCarm)
Email: info@carmelitelibrary.org
Library strength: Spirituality

Dorish Maru Library (SVD)
Library strength: Mission Studies.

Redemptorist Seminary Library (CSsR)
Library strength: Systematic Theology and Social Justice.
(Social Justice Library situated at YTU)

The Library Manager of two libraries — Dorish Maru and Redemptorist — is Siobhan Foster BA, BTheol, DipLib. Siobhan can be contacted on 0412 674 602.

For addresses and telephone numbers of the libraries, see YTU Member Colleges or visit MCDcat

All catalogues are available online at MCDcat.

Books from all libraries may be made available from St Paschal Library by prior arrangement.