Labour Day Closures: Our libraries will be closed on Monday 2 October for the Labour Day public holiday. Normal hours resume on Tuesday 3 October. Lambton Library’s Open+ technology will provide access for library members aged 16 and up, and those aged under 16 accompanied by an adult or carer, anytime between 7am and 9pm on the public holiday. Please see the Lambton Library page for further information regarding library member access to this library.
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.
Current branch opening hours:
| | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| City | 9:30am – 8pm | 9:30am – 8pm | 9:30am – 8pm | 9:30am – 8pm | 9:30am – 6pm | 9:30am – 2pm | - |
| Local History | 9:30am – 5pm | 9:30am – 8pm | 9:30am – 8pm | 9:30am – 5pm | 9:30am – 5pm | 9:30am – 2pm | - |
| Wallsend | 9:30am - 8pm | 9:30am - 8pm | 9:30am - 8pm | 9:30am - 8pm | 9:30am - 6pm | 9:30am - 2pm | 1:30pm - 5pm |
| Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| Adamstown | 9:30am – 5pm | closed | 9:30am – 5pm | 1pm – 5pm | closed | 9.30am – 1pm | closed |
| Beresfield | 9:30am – 5pm (closed for lunch*) | closed | 9:30am – 5pm (closed for lunch*) | closed | closed | 9.30am – 1pm | closed |
| Digital | 8.30am - 5pm | 8.30am - 1pm | 8.30am - 5pm | 8.30am - 5pm | 8.30am - 5pm | closed | closed |
| Hamilton | closed | 9:30am – 5pm | 1pm – 5pm | closed | 9:30am – 5pm | 9.30am – 1pm | closed |
| Lambton | 7am - 9pm | 7am - 9pm | 7am - 9pm | 7am - 9pm | 7am - 9pm | 7am - 9pm | 7am - 9pm |
| Mayfield | 9:30am – 5pm | 9:30am – 8pm | 9:30am – 5pm | 9:30am – 8pm | 9:30am – 5pm | 9:30am – 1pm | closed |
| New Lambton | 9:30am – 8pm | 9:30am – 5pm | 9:30am – 8pm | 9:30am – 5pm | 9:30am – 5pm | 9:30am – 1pm | closed |
| Stockton | closed | 9:30am – 5pm (closed for lunch*) | closed | 9:30am – 5pm (closed for lunch*) | closed | 9.30am – 1pm | closed |
*closed for lunch 12.30pm - 1.30pm