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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

Panania

Baby rhyme time Panania

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

Wednesday, 11-11.30am (during school terms). 
Bookings required. Bookings open from 9.30am on the day.

Panania

Chair yoga Panania

Would you like to participate in yoga but have challenges getting up and down from the floor?Then Chair Yoga is perfect for YOU!

Wednesdays, 11.30am-12.30pm and 1-2pm (during school term)

Panania

Chair yoga Panania

Would you like to participate in yoga but have challenges getting up and down from the floor?Then Chair Yoga is perfect for YOU!

Wednesdays, 11.30am-12.30pm and 1-2pm (during school term)

Campsie

Chinese Calligraphy - Mandarin

Discover the centuries-old secrets of Chinese calligraphy and develop your own unique piece with ink and a brush.

Tuesday and Wednesdays, 1.30-3pm

日期:每周二、每周三, 时间:下午1点30分至3点

Riverwood

Smart devices support and form filling service Riverwood

Face-to-face service is strictly by appointment only

Wednesday, 1.30-3.30pm

Lakemba

Knitting group Lakemba

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

Wednesday, 2-4pm (during school term)

Panania

After school fun Panania

Our libraries have a great range of after school  activities, events and services available to benefit everyone

Wednesdays and Fridays, 3.30-4.30pm (during school term)

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

Padstow

Brick Building Club ​Padstow

Join fellow builders and create objects out of bricks

Wednesdays and Fridays during school terms, 3.30-4.30pm

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