Editing State Library Victoria (section)

===21st century===
[[File:Melbourne 2011 019 cr pc.jpg|thumb|left|Entrance to the [[Wheeler Centre]] on Little Lonsdale Street]]
A building redevelopment included the creation of a number of exhibition spaces which opened between 2001 and 2003. Some of these are used to house permanent exhibitions ''The Mirror of the World: Books and Ideas'' and ''The Changing Face of Victoria'', as well as a display from the Pictures Collection in the Cowen Gallery. As a result of the redevelopment, State Library Victoria could now be considered one of the largest exhibiting libraries in the world.

The now renamed La Trobe Reading Room reopened in 2003.<ref name="slv"/> Also in 2003, the final dome-side courtyards were enclosed and became the Arts Reading Room (now the Create Quarter) and Experimedia (now Pauline Gandell Children's Quarter).

In February 2010, the southern wing of the library building on Little Lonsdale Street was reopened as the [[Wheeler Centre]], part of Melbourne's [[city of literature]] initiative.

In 2015 the Library embarked on a five-year, {{AUD|88.1}} million redevelopment project, Vision 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about-us/history-vision/vision-2020-redevelopment |title=Vision 2020 |work=State Library Victoria |access-date=21 March 2018 |archive-date=21 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321132407/https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about-us/history-vision/vision-2020-redevelopment |url-status=live }}</ref> to transform its public spaces, programs and facilities to better meet the changing needs of the community. On 29 April 2015 the Minister for Creative Industries [[Martin Foley (politician)|Martin Foley]] announced that the 2015&ndash;16 State Budget would provide {{AUD|55.4}} million towards the redevelopment of State Library Victoria, including the restoration of the Queen's Hall, the creation of a rooftop garden terrace, a dedicated children's and youth space, and the opening up 40 per cent more of the building to the public.<ref>{{cite news|title=State Library of Victoria to receive $83 million facelift|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-29/state-library-of-victoria-to-receive-83-million-facelift/6431042|access-date=5 November 2017|agency=ABC news|date=29 April 2015|archive-date=20 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020094620/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-29/state-library-of-victoria-to-receive-83-million-facelift/6431042|url-status=live}}</ref> In late 2017, the library's contribution of {{AUD|27}} million from donations was eventually raised.<ref>{{cite news|title=Read-y or not, State Library of Victoria transformation to start|url=https://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ready-or-not-state-library-of-victoria-transformation-to-start-after-27m-raised-20170903-gy9vuj.html|access-date=5 November 2017|work=The Age|date=4 September 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107052453/http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ready-or-not-state-library-of-victoria-transformation-to-start-after-27m-raised-20170903-gy9vuj.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2018, the main Swanston Street entrance was temporarily closed and replaced by the newly refurbished Russell Street and La Trobe Street entrances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vision2020.slv.vic.gov.au/service-alerts/#swanston-street-entrance-closure|title=Our magnificent spaces|access-date=20 September 2018|archive-date=20 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920050046/https://vision2020.slv.vic.gov.au/service-alerts/#swanston-street-entrance-closure|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2019 the Library officially completed its Vision 2020 redevelopment project.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vision 2020 redevelopment|url=https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about-us/history-and-vision/vision-2020-redevelopment|website=State Library Victoria|access-date=14 July 2020|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805160640/https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about-us/history-and-vision/vision-2020-redevelopment|url-status=live}}</ref> A huge amount of space left vacant for nearly 20 years was again open to the public.

In 2024, the Library [[State Library Victoria Teen Writing Bootcamp controversy|faced controversy for canceling online writing workshops]] aimed at teenagers, reportedly due to the host authors' pro-Palestine views in the [[Israel-Gaza war]], despite the official reason being a "child and cultural safety review".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Beazley |first1=Jordyn |title=State Library Victoria surveyed presenters' social media for political content before terminating contracts, emails show |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/17/state-library-victoria-social-media-israel-gaza-war-content-workshop-cancellations-ntwnfb |access-date=18 July 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=17 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Brien |first1=Kerrie |title=State Library probed writers' political, religious views before cancellations |url=https://www.theage.com.au/culture/books/state-library-probed-writers-political-religious-views-before-cancellations-20240715-p5jttd.html |access-date=16 July 2024 |work=The Age |date=16 July 2024}}</ref>