List of libraries in New South Wales

This is a list of libraries in New South Wales, Australia.

• State Library of New South Wales

• Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts^[1][2]

For a list of now defunct school of arts, see Mechanics' institutes of Australia.

• Macquarie University Library (Macquarie University)^[3]
• Dixson Library (University of New England)^[4]
• UNSW Library (University of New South Wales)^[5]
• Auchmuty Library (University of Newcastle)^[6]
• University of Notre Dame Australia Library (University of Notre Dame Australia)^[7]
• University of Sydney Libraries (University of Sydney)
• UTS Library (University of Technology Sydney)
• OUW Library (University of Wollongong)^[8]
• Charles Sturt University Library (Charles Sturt University)

The public libraries in New South Wales are operated by local councils, in some cases cooperatively as "regional libraries".^[9] There are 89 library services which operate more than 350 public libraries across the state.^[10] All NSW libraries are governed by the Library Act 1939^[11] and managed financially by the State Library of New South Wales.^[12]

• Burwood Library (Burwood)^[13]
• Camden Council Library Services (Camden Council)^[14]
• Campbelltown City Library Service (City of Campbelltown)^[15]
• Canterbury Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centres (City of Canterbury Bankstown)^[16]
• City of Canada Bay Libraries (City of Canada Bay)^[17]
• City of Parramatta Libraries (City of Parramatta)^[18]
• City of Ryde Libraries (City of Ryde)
• City of Sydney Library (City of Sydney)
• Cumberland Library (Cumberland City Council)^[19][20]
• Fairfield City Open Libraries (City of Fairfield)^[21]
• Georges River Library (includes a library of things) (Georges River Council)^[22]
• Hornsby Shire Library & Information Service (Hornsby Shire)^[23]
• Inner West Council Library & History (Inner West)^[24][25]
• Ku-ring-gai Library (Ku-ring-gai Council)^[26]
• Liverpool City Library (City of Liverpool)^[27]
• Mosman Library (Mosman Council)^[28]
• Northern Beaches Libraries (Northern Beaches)^[29]
• Penrith City Library (City of Penrith)^[30]
• Randwick City Library Service (City of Randwick)^[31]
• Stanton Library (North Sydney Council)^[32]
• Strathfield Library & Innovation Hub (Municipality of Strathfield)^[33]
• Sutherland Shire Libraries & Information Service (Sutherland Shire)^[34]
• Waverley Library (Waverley Council)^[35]
• Willoughby City Library (City of Willoughby)^[36]
• Woollahra Libraries (Woollahra)^[37]

• Albury City Libraries (City of Albury)^[38][39]
• Armidale Regional Council Library (Armidale)^[40]
• Balranald Library (Shire of Balranald)^[41]
• Bathurst Library (Bathurst)^[42]
• Bayside Library (includes a library of things) (Bayside)^[43]
• Bega Valley Shire Library (Bega Valley Shire)^[44]
• Berrigan Shire Library Service (Berrigan Shire)^[45]
• Big Sky Libraries (Moree Plains Shire)^[46]
• Blacktown City Libraries (City of Blacktown)^[47]
• Blue Mountains Library (City of Blue Mountains)^[48]
• Broken Hill City Library (City of Broken Hill)
• Campaspe Libraries (Shire of Campaspe)^[49]
• Central Coast Council Library (Central Coast Council)^[50]
• Cessnock City Libraries (City of Cessnock)^[51]
• Cobar Shire & TAFE Library (Cobar Shire)^[52]
• Coffs Harbour Libraries (Coffs Harbour)^[53]
• Deniliquin Library (Edward River)
• Eurobodalla Shire Library Service (Eurobodalla Shire)^[54]
• Glen Innes Severn Public & TAFE Library (Glenn Innes Severn)^[55]
• Goulburn Mulwaree Library (Goulburn Mulwaree Council)^[56][57]
• Grenfell Public Library (Weddin Mountains)^[58]
• Gunnedah Shire Library (Gunnedah Shire)^[59][60]
• Hawkesbury Library Service (City of Hawkesbury)^[61]
• Hilltops Council Library Service (Hilltops Council)^[62]
• Inverell Shire Public Library (Inverell Shire)^[63]
• Kempsey Shire Library (Kempsey Shire) (part of the Mid North Coast Cooperative Library Service duo, with Port Macquarie-Hastings Library)^{[64] [65]}
• Kiama Library (Electoral district of Kiama) (part of the South Coast Cooperative Libraries duo, with Shoalhaven Libraries)^[66]
• Lachlan Shire Library Service (Lachlan Shire)^[67]
• Lake Mac Libraries (City of Lake Macquarie)^[68]
• Lane Cove Library (Lane Cove Council)
• Lithgow City Council Libraries (City of Lithgow)^[69]
• Maitland Library (City of Maitland)^[70]
• Mid Western Regional Council Library Service (Mid-Western Regional Council)^[71]
• MidCoast Libraries (Midcoast Council)^[72]
• Murray River Libraries (Murray River Council)^[73]
• Muswellbrook Shire Libraries (Muswellbrook Shire)^[74]
• Nambucca Shire Libraries (Nambucca Valley)^[75]
• Newcastle Libraries (City of Newcastle) (manages Newcastle Region Libraries)
• Oberon Library (Oberon Council)^[76]
• Parkes Shire Library Services (Parkes Shire)^[77]
• Port Macquarie-Hastings Library (Port Macquarie-Hastings Council) (part of the Mid North Coast Cooperative Library Service duo, with Kempsey Shire Library)^[78][65]
• Port Stephens Library (Port Stephens Council) (Part of Newcastle Region Libraries)
• Queanbeyan-Palerang Libraries (Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council)^[79]
• Richmond – Upper Clarence Regional Library (Richmond Valley Council)^[80]
• Shellharbour City Libraries (City of Shellharbour)^[81]
• Shoalhaven Libraries (part of the South Coast Cooperative Libraries duo, with Kiama Library)^[82]
• Singleton Public Library (Singleton Council)^[83]
• Snowy Monaro Regional Library (Snowy Monaro Regional Council)^[84]
• Tenterfield Public Library (Tenterfield Shire)^[85]
• The Hills Shire Library Service (The Hills Shire)^[86]
• Upper Hunter Shire Libraries (Upper Hunter Shire)^[87]
• Upper Lachlan Shire Library Service (Upper Lachlan Shire)^[88]
• Wagga Wagga City Library (City of Wagga Wagga)^[89]
• Wentworth Shire Library (Wentworth Shire)^[90]
• Wingecarribee Public Library (Wingecarribee Shire)^[91]
• Wollondilly Library Service (Wollondilly Shire)^[92]
• Wollongong City Library (City of Wollongong)^[93]
• Yass Valley Library Service (Yass Valley)^[94]

• Central Northern Regional Library (Primarily managed by Tamworth Regional Council, as well as Gwydir Shire, Liverpool Plains Shire Council, Narrabri Shire, Uralla Shire, and Walcha Shire)^[95][96]
• Central West Libraries (Blayney Shire, Cabonne Council, Cowra Shire, Forbes Shire, City of Orange)^[97][98]
• Clarence Regional Library (Bellingen Shire and Clarence Valley)^[99]
• Macquarie Regional Library^[100] (Dubbo Regional Council, Narromine Shire and Warrumbungle Shire)^[101]
• North Western Library (Bogan Shire, Gilgandra Shire Coonamble Shire, and Warren Shire)^[102]
• Richmond Tweed Regional Library ( Ballina Shire, Byron Shire, City of Lismore, and Tweed Shire)^{[103][104][105][106][107]}
• Riverina Regional Library (Berrigan Shire, Bland Shire, Coolamon Shire, Cootamundra–Gundagai Regional Council, Federation Council, Greater Hume Shire, Junee Shire, Leeton Shire, Lockhart Shire, Snowy Valleys Council, and Temora Shire)^[108]
• Western Riverina Libraries (Carrathool Shire, City of Griffith, Hay Shire, Murrumbidgee Council, and Narrandera Shire)^{[109][110][111][112][113][114]}

• Australian Subscription Library (defunct)

• The Women's Library
• Jessie Street National Women's Library

• Edmund and Joanna Capon Research Library (Art Gallery of New South Wales)
• National Art School Library
• Australian Museum Research Library^[115]

• New South Wales Parliamentary Library
• Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts