Public libraries are united behind common goals and ambitions, share best practice and provide universal free access to information, knowledge and ideas. They are supported by every state and territory in Australia and are often managed within Local Government areas.
Australian Capital Territory
The Libraries ACT public library system has branches across the territory, including:
Additionally, there are branches in Civic, Dickson, Erindale, Gungahlin, Kingston, Kippax, Tuggeranong and Woden.
New South Wales
The public libraries in New South Wales are operated by local councils, in some cases cooperatively as "regional libraries".[6] There are 89 library services which operate more than 350 public libraries across the state.[7]
Public libraries in Queensland are operated by local government councils. Local government areas with a population below 15,000 provide public library services through
Rural Libraries Queensland (formerly the Country Lending Service), a service provided by the
State Library of Queensland.[8] The Queensland public library services and the suburbs and localities they serve via local libraries,
mobile libraries and
Indigenous Knowledge Centres are:
Public libraries in South Australia are operated by local councils and most of them are part of the One Card Network, operated by Libraries of SA, a state government department.[54] Community libraries, found in rural and remote areas, are joint-use libraries (school and public) and are usually located in towns too small to support both a public library and a school library.[55]
List derived from Libraries of SA.[56]
Special libraries provide specialized information resources for their parent organisation. Common types of special libraries include art libraries, law libraries, legislative or parliamentary libraries, music libraries, medical libraries, government departmental libraries and science libraries. Some types have their own associations including art libraries (
ARLIS/ANZ, the Art Library Society of Australia and New Zealand), law libraries (
Australian Law Librarians Association), and music libraries (
International Association of Music Libraries Australia).
The legislative libraries are commonly known in Australia as parliamentary libraries.[64] Amongst this group of libraries are some of the oldest libraries in Australia.[65] The Parliamentary Library in New South Wales is the oldest and was established in 1840.[65][66] The most recent parliamentary library to be established in 1989 is the ACT Legislative Assembly Library.[65][67]
State or Province
Library
City
Australian Capital Territory
ACT Legislative Assembly Library
Canberra
Australian Capital Territory
Australian Parliamentary Library
Canberra
New South Wales
New South Wales Parliamentary Library
Sydney
Northern Territory
Northern Territory Library
Darwin
Queensland
Queensland Parliamentary Library
Brisbane
South Australia
South Australian Parliamentary Research Library
Adelaide
Tasmanian
Tasmanian Parliamentary Library and Research Services
Hobart
Victoria
Victorian Parliamentary Library and Information Services
Melbourne
Western Australia
Western Australian Parliamentary Library and Research Services
^Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate, 3 June 1922 p 8.
^Roger Morris, 'Sydney suburban Schools of Arts: From and for the community' in Schools of Arts and Mechanics' Institutes: From and for the community – Proceedings of a National Conference, University of Technology, Sydney, 2002, p 79
Public libraries are united behind common goals and ambitions, share best practice and provide universal free access to information, knowledge and ideas. They are supported by every state and territory in Australia and are often managed within Local Government areas.
Australian Capital Territory
The Libraries ACT public library system has branches across the territory, including:
Additionally, there are branches in Civic, Dickson, Erindale, Gungahlin, Kingston, Kippax, Tuggeranong and Woden.
New South Wales
The public libraries in New South Wales are operated by local councils, in some cases cooperatively as "regional libraries".[6] There are 89 library services which operate more than 350 public libraries across the state.[7]
Public libraries in Queensland are operated by local government councils. Local government areas with a population below 15,000 provide public library services through
Rural Libraries Queensland (formerly the Country Lending Service), a service provided by the
State Library of Queensland.[8] The Queensland public library services and the suburbs and localities they serve via local libraries,
mobile libraries and
Indigenous Knowledge Centres are:
Public libraries in South Australia are operated by local councils and most of them are part of the One Card Network, operated by Libraries of SA, a state government department.[54] Community libraries, found in rural and remote areas, are joint-use libraries (school and public) and are usually located in towns too small to support both a public library and a school library.[55]
List derived from Libraries of SA.[56]
Special libraries provide specialized information resources for their parent organisation. Common types of special libraries include art libraries, law libraries, legislative or parliamentary libraries, music libraries, medical libraries, government departmental libraries and science libraries. Some types have their own associations including art libraries (
ARLIS/ANZ, the Art Library Society of Australia and New Zealand), law libraries (
Australian Law Librarians Association), and music libraries (
International Association of Music Libraries Australia).
The legislative libraries are commonly known in Australia as parliamentary libraries.[64] Amongst this group of libraries are some of the oldest libraries in Australia.[65] The Parliamentary Library in New South Wales is the oldest and was established in 1840.[65][66] The most recent parliamentary library to be established in 1989 is the ACT Legislative Assembly Library.[65][67]
State or Province
Library
City
Australian Capital Territory
ACT Legislative Assembly Library
Canberra
Australian Capital Territory
Australian Parliamentary Library
Canberra
New South Wales
New South Wales Parliamentary Library
Sydney
Northern Territory
Northern Territory Library
Darwin
Queensland
Queensland Parliamentary Library
Brisbane
South Australia
South Australian Parliamentary Research Library
Adelaide
Tasmanian
Tasmanian Parliamentary Library and Research Services
Hobart
Victoria
Victorian Parliamentary Library and Information Services
Melbourne
Western Australia
Western Australian Parliamentary Library and Research Services
^Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate, 3 June 1922 p 8.
^Roger Morris, 'Sydney suburban Schools of Arts: From and for the community' in Schools of Arts and Mechanics' Institutes: From and for the community – Proceedings of a National Conference, University of Technology, Sydney, 2002, p 79