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Our libraries will be closed on Monday 2 October for the Labour Day public holiday. Normal hours resume on Tuesday 3 October.  Return chutes will be open at all libraries (except Lambton). Members can renew borrowed items and access the Library's digital collections via the Newcastle Libraries app or website.

Explore our Spring School Holiday Program!

Our eLibrary access is changing, we will no longer offer the Axis360 app and collection from 10th October 2023.

Join the war on waste with this series of free workshops designed to help you lead a more sustainable life. Browse all events and book in now!

Over 30,000 spectators. Countless sporting heroes. One tournament. Take a front row seat in this major celebration of First Nations sporting excellence. A travelling exhibition from the State Library of NSW. 

Explore examples of the collection's rare, beautiful and much-loved volumes of Gould's Birds of Australia with additional images and maps drawn from the library's historic archives.

Some of our books and other items have been away from their library home for a long time. Please check your shelves, bedside tables and under your lounges for any overdue library items and return them to your local library to avoid replacement charges. 

Access your library at home from your smartphone or tablet and discover a world of eBook and eAudio platforms, video stories, movie and music streaming platforms, plus a huge range of online newspapers and eMagazines.