Nine locations within our City - find your local Library and Knowledge Centre here!
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.
​Tuesday and Wednesday, 3.30-4.45pm
Tuesdays, 3.30-5.30pm. Bookings required.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 4-7pm
Tuesday, 5-7.30pm
Bookings essential.
Fortnightly, Tuesdays 5-7.30pm (starting Tuesday 4 February)
Wednesday, 9.30-10am (during school terms)
Wednesday, 10am-12.45pm
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 10am-noon
Wednesday, 10-10.30am (during school terms)
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