| Newcastle Libraries | |
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.jpg) The City branch of the library | |
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| 32°55′46″S 151°46′21″E / 32.929436°S 151.772465°E | |
| Location | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Type | Public Library |
| Established | 1945 (informally) 21 October 1957 (officially) |
| Branches | 11 (Adamstown, Beresfield, Digital Library, Hamilton, Lambton, Local History Library, Mayfield, Newcastle (City), New Lambton, Stockton, Wallsend) |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | 879,323[1] |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 1,315,641 (2021)[1] |
| Population served | 251,533[1] |
| Members | 126,763 (2021)[1] |
| Other information | |
| Director | Julie Baird[2] |
| Employees | ~74[1] |
| Public transit access | Newcastle Transport |
| Website | newcastlelibraries |
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Lambton Library: Using Open+ To Increase Access By 700% | Bibliotheca". www.bibliotheca.com. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Mountains of books to mine for gems". Newcastle Herald. 21 October 2000. p. 24.