Public Library Services

Public Library Services

The State Library's Public Library Services team provides specialist advice and support to all local councils providing public library services to the people of NSW.

COVID-19 information for NSW public libraries

Information to assist libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic

Covid 19

Popular content

COVID-19 research

Research into how NSW public libraries have adapted to a global pandemic.

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People Places

A guide for planning public library buildings.

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Find a public library in NSW

List of all the public libraries in NSW and where to find them.

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Public library statistics

The State Library collects comprehensive statistics from councils annually about their library services

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Tech Savvy Seniors

Information about Tech Savvy Seniors for NSW public libraries

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Social media campaigns

Find social media campaigns to promote services to your community.

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Public Library Services eNews

Keep in touch with what's happening in Public Library Services.

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In the Libraries enewsletter

Keep in touch with what's happening in NSW public libraries through our In the Libraries enewsletter.

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Latest news & highlights

 

News

Youth Week and Seniors Festival 2021

Tuesday
Tuesday 30 March 2021

Youth Week and the Seniors Festival are both being held in April this year.

A year In The Libraries

Wednesday
Wednesday 16 December 2020

A year-end wrap of public library activities reported via In The Libraries in 2020

Libraries take programs online during COVID-19

Monday
Monday 7 September 2020

Findings from a survey of NSW public libraries released

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Law Week goes digital in 2020

Thursday
Thursday 7 May 2020

Get involved online in Law Week 2020.

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COVID-19 in-language resources

Monday
Monday 6 April 2020
COVID-19 in-language resources

Services for public libraries

Drug Info for public libraries

Find up-to-date information about alcohol and drugs in public libraries and online.  Drug Info is a joint initiative of NSW Health and the State Library of New South Wales.

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Find Legal Answers for public libraries

Find Legal Answers provides free access to legal information online and in NSW public libraries. 

Multicultural services for public libraries

The State Library Public Library Services branch provides a range of services and resources to assist public libraries with multicultural services to their culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.

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NSW.net

NSW.net helps libraries and councils with faster, easier and more cost effective access for their communities to the digital world.

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