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Unplanned power outage in Padstow 10/07/25

Padstow Library and Knowledge Centre is currently closed today, Tuesday 10 July 2025, due to an unplanned power outage affecting Padstow. Services at Padstow Library are currently unavailable until further notice.

Library membership is free and you can even join online. Next time you visit the library, bring your photo ID and proof of name and address to receive your library card.

​​​​​​​​​​​​Under Council's Library Services Policy, which came into effect on 1 July 2018, parents/guardians of children under 12 years of age must remain on library premises. Anyone under 16 years of age must have a parent authority to join the library. For more details, download our Library Services Policy.

Lost cards can be replaced at a cost of $5 with photo ID/ proof of name and address.

24-hour return facilities are available at Campsie, Bankstown, Riverwood and Chester Hill Library and Knowledge Centres. An after-hours return chute is available at Lakemba Library and Knowledge Centre.

Check out what's on at the Libraries
Riverwood
Help with reading Riverwood
Help with Reading is designed to help students in Years 1 to 6 improve their reading skills and confidence by reading aloud to volunteers.

​Tuesday and Wednesday, 3.30-4.45pm

Panania
Help with Reading Panania
Help with Reading is designed to help children in Years 1 to 6 improve their reading skills, and build up their confidence, by reading aloud to volunteers

Tuesdays, 3.30-5.30pm. Bookings required.

Campsie
Homework help Campsie
We have professional tutors available to help students from Years 2-10 for FREE with homework and assignments

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 4-7pm

Panania
Youth Dungeons & Dragons club Panania
Dungeons and Dragons is a classic tabletop roleplaying game that you can now play weekly at Panania Library!

Tuesday, 5-7.30pm
Bookings essential.

Sold Out
Bankstown
Adult Dungeons and Dragons Club Bankstown
Join the adventure to solve mysteries, right wrongs and deal with evil in all forms.

Fortnightly, Tuesdays 5-7.30pm (starting Tuesday 4 February)

Earlwood
Baby rhyme time Earlwood
Babies can have fun and develop language with songs, rhymes and stories and meet other babies! 

Wednesday, 9.30-10am (during school terms)

Campsie
Justice of the Peace service Campsie
JP services are available at Campsie Library on Wednesdays.

Wednesday, 10am-12.45pm

Campsie
English Conversation Groups Campsie
Make new friends, while learning to speak more English

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 10am-noon

Bankstown
Toddler time Bankstown
Fun interactive session for toddlers aged 18 months to 3 years.

Wednesday, 10-10.30am (during school terms)

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