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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

Tai Chi for Seniors | Beginner

Join us at Campsie Library for our FREE Tai Chi class for Seniors! Bookings for Term 2 are now open.

Tuesday, 10-11am (during school term)

Panania

Adult Chess Club Panania

Join one of our weekly chess clubs to play a social game of chess or to learn from a chess master

Tuesdays, 10.30am-12.30pm

Campsie

Preschool Story Time in Chinese | 学龄前中文故事会

Join in the fun and introduce your child to the joys of stories in your language. Session activities include stories, singing and craft

Tuesday, 10.30-11.30am (during school terms)

Panania

Preschool story time Panania

Join in the fun and introduce your child to the library, books and reading with our interactive story time sessions for parents and children

Tuesday and Thursday, 11am-noon

Bankstown

Baby rhyme time Bankstown

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

Tuesday, 10am and 11am (during school terms)

Chester Hill

Preschool story time Chester Hill

Join in the fun and introduce your child to the library, books and reading with our interactive story time sessions for parents and children

Tuesday, 11am-noon (during school term)

Lakemba

Bengali Friendship Group | বেঙ্গলি ফ্রেন্ডশিপ গ্রুপ

Would you like to meet new friends who speak the same language as you?

Tuesday, noon-1pm (during school term)

Riverwood

Chair yoga Riverwood

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

Tuesday, 12.15-1.15pm (during school term)

Campsie

Mandarin Music Group

Are you passionate about Chinese music?

Tuesday, 1-3pm (during school term)

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