Newcastle Libraries

Newcastle Libraries
The City branch of the library
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32°55′46″S 151°46′21″E / 32.929436°S 151.772465°E / -32.929436; 151.772465
LocationNewcastle, New South Wales, Australia
TypePublic Library
Established1945 (informally) October 21, 1957 (1957-10-21) (officially)
Branches11 (Adamstown, Beresfield, Digital Library, Hamilton, Lambton, Local History Library, Mayfield, Newcastle (City), New Lambton, Stockton, Wallsend)
Collection
Items collected879,323[1]
Access and use
Circulation1,315,641 (2021)[1]
Population served251,533[1]
Members126,763 (2021)[1]
Other information
DirectorJulie Baird[2]
Employees~74[1]
Public transit accessNewcastle Transport
Websitenewcastlelibraries.com.au

Newcastle Libraries are the public library system in Newcastle, Australia. They are the biggest lending library system in New South Wales.[3] Newcastle Libraries is connected with the Newcastle Museum.

  1. ^ a b c d e Morrison, Kathy (1 April 2022). "Public Library Statistics 2020–21, Public Library Statistics in New South Wales" (PDF). State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Lambton Library: Using Open+ To Increase Access By 700% | Bibliotheca". www.bibliotheca.com. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Mountains of books to mine for gems". Newcastle Herald. 21 October 2000. p. 24.