Libraries in Sydney

210 libraries are mapped in Sydney, from the main city library to branch libraries, mobile library stops and the street bookcases where books are swapped for free. Where the data says so, you also get opening hours and whether the building is step free.

Named libraries in Sydney

  1. Caroline Simpson Library
  2. State Library of New South WalesMacquarie Street · Mo-Th 09:00-20:00; Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa,Su 10:00-17:00 · Step free
  3. Mitchell LibraryShakespeare Place 1 · Partly step free
  4. Library Link Town Hall
  5. Street Library
  6. Conservatorium Library
  7. Customs House LibraryMo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa-Su 10:00-16:00; PH closed · Step free
  8. Edmund and Joanna Capon Research Library
  9. Ashley Dawson-Damer Children’s Art Library
  10. Darling Square LibraryLittle Pier Street 1 · Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa-Su 10:00-16:00 · Step free
  11. Quarry Green Street Library
  12. Kings Cross LibraryDarlinghurst Road 50-52 · Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa-Su 10:00-16:00; PH closed
  13. Ultimo LibraryBulwara Road · Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa-Su off; PH off · Step free
  14. NAS Library
  15. Library Link Pyrmont
  16. Kings Cross Street Library
  17. TAFE NSW Ultimo LibraryMo-Th 08:45-20:30; Fr 08:45-18:00; Sa 12:00-16:00 · Step free
  18. UTS LibraryBroadway 61 · Mo-Fr 08:00-22:00 · Step free
  19. Japan Foundation LibraryMo-Fr 10:00-18:00,Sa 11:00-16:00
  20. Surry Hills LibraryMo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa,Su 10:00-16:00; PH off
  21. Paddington Library
  22. The Middling Library
  23. Glebe LibraryGlebe Point Road 186 · Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00, Sa-Su 10:00-16:00; PH closed · Partly step free
  24. Thames St Wharf
  25. Public library (Take one and leave one)

Showing 25 of the 30 named points. The map has all 210, including the 180 that carry no name in OpenStreetMap.

Questions

Where is the nearest library in Sydney?
Allow location access and the map centres on you with the closest of the 210 mapped libraries around it, or pan to any area and search there. Tap a marker for its position, opening hours when known, and walking directions.
Are the libraries in Sydney free to use?
Public libraries normally are, both for reading on site and for using the toilets, wifi and workspace. Borrowing usually needs a library card, which is typically free for residents.
Are opening hours shown?
Where OpenStreetMap has them. Branch libraries often keep shorter and more variable hours than the main library, and some have self service hours outside staffed times, so confirm before a special trip.
What is a public bookcase?
A street cabinet or shelf where anyone can take a book and leave one, sometimes called a little free library. They are included here alongside proper libraries, and they are the kind of small fixture only OpenStreetMap bothers to map.
Where does this libraries data come from?
From OpenStreetMap, a map built by volunteer surveyors and maintained continuously. It is the best available source for small fixtures like this one, because they are the things commercial map providers do not bother collecting.
Something is missing or wrong. Can I fix it?
Yes, and it is the fastest way to get it corrected. Edit the point on openstreetmap.org and the change flows through to this page on the next refresh. There is no separate database here to correct.
Is the list of libraries in Sydney complete?
It is as complete as the local survey effort. Densely mapped cities are close to exhaustive; elsewhere expect gaps. The map is always the fuller view, since the list on this page only names the points that have a name.

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