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Nine locations within our City - find your local Library and Knowledge Centre here!

From 1 September, some of our CBCity Libraries will be open late to all 2025 HSC students! Find out more

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 physically replaced at a cost of $5 with photo ID/ proof of name and address OR download our FREE Library app onto your phone/device, log-in to your member account, then you can save your library card on your phone/personal device for FREE! Download now cb.city/LibraryApp

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

Campsie

New Challengers Evening - Chess

Recapture the fun of games night at Wolf's Den in Campsie Library on Friday evenings from 5.30-7.30pm!
Second and fourth Friday of the month, 5.30-7.30pm
Chester Hill

Knitting group Chester Hill

Join one of our popular knitting groups and enjoy the company of like-minded craft-lovers

Monday, 10am-noon, and Saturday, 10.30am-12.30pm (during school term)

Art exhibition

Discover stunning paintings and drawings by artists Phillip Okwara and Siamak Pourbahrami.

This FREE exhibition will be on display from August-October

Padstow

Knitting group Padstow

Join one of our popular knitting groups and enjoy the company of like-minded craft-lovers.

Mondays, 9.30-11.30am

Chester Hill

Knitting group Chester Hill

Join one of our popular knitting groups and enjoy the company of like-minded craft-lovers

Monday, 10am-noon, and Saturday, 10.30am-12.30pm (during school term)

Lakemba

Justice of the Peace Service Lakemba

JP services are available at Lakemba Library on Mondays. Please call the branch library to confirm.

Monday, 10-11.30am (excluding public holidays)
 

Panania

Happy crafting Panania

Looking to create something special?

First Monday of every month, 10am-noon

Online classic reads group

This is a group open to anyone who enjoys reading Classic Books

The first Monday of the month, noon-2pm

(October's meeting will be Tuesday 7 October, following the long weekend)

 

Riverwood

Book a librarian Riverwood

Bookings required for a 30-minute, one-on-one session with our library staff to help you with your computer and information needs.

Monday and Thursday, from 2pm

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