List of libraries in Australia

The following is a list of libraries in Australia.

National Libraries

National Library of Australia

Legislative Libraries

The legislative libraries are commonly known in Australia as parliamentary libraries.[3] Amongst this group of libraries are some of the oldest libraries in Australia.[4] The Parliamentary Library in New South Wales is the oldest and was established in 1840.[4][5] The most recent parliamentary library to be established in 1989 is the ACT Legislative Assembly Library.[4][6]

State or Province Library City
Australian Capital Territory ACT Legislative Assembly Library Canberra
Australian Capital Territory Australian Parliamentary Library Canberra
New South Wales New South Wales Parliamentary Library Sydney
Northern Territory Northern Territory Library Darwin
Queensland Queensland Parlimentary Library Brisbane
South Australia South Australian Parliamentary Research Library Adelaide
Tasmanian Tasmanian Parlimentary Library and Research Services Hobart
Victoria Victorian Parlimentary Library and Information Services Melbourne
Western Australia Western Australian Parliamentary Library and Research Services Perth

State Libraries

University libraries

Local Libraries

Australian Capital Territory

Albury Library Museum by night

New South Wales

SydneyCity Library
Broken Hill City Library

Northern Territory

Queensland

West End School of Arts under construction, 1928
Burnside Library

South Australia

Victoria

Mill Park2.jpg

Western Australia

Other Specialist Libraries

The west wing of the AIATSIS building designed by Ashton Raggatt McDougall, is a black replica of Le Corbusier's iconic Villa Savoye
New City of Perth Library building under construction (November 2014)

Mechanics Institutes

New South Wales

Sydney School of Arts, 1869

(See also Mechanics Institutes of Australia).

Street view of the Cronulla Arts Theatre, Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia.

Victoria

Melbourne Athenaeum

South Australia

Mitcham Village Institute

Tasmania

Sorrento Institute

Gallery

Victoria

Lilydale Mechanics Institute

Queensland

Western Australia

Victoria

New South Wales

South Australia

School of Artisans

New South Wales

References

  1. ↑ collection Statitistics of the NLA.
  2. ↑ ABS.
  3. ↑ "Association of Parliamentary Libraries of Australasia". Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Tillotson, Greig (1991). "Writings on Australian parliamentary librarianship; a survey". The Australian Library Journal 40 (1): 45–59. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Parliamentary Library" (PDF). Parliament House. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "ACT Legislative Assembly Library". Association of Parliamentary Libraries of Australasia. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  7. ↑ SLSA website.
  8. ↑ 3million items Held
  9. ↑ Welcome to the UQ Library.
  10. ↑ On 7 campuses
  11. ↑ Monash University Library.
  12. ↑ 2000000 items Held.
  13. ↑ 400,000 books Held
  14. ↑ http://www.dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/sydney_mechanics_school_of_arts Dictionary of Sydney
  15. ↑ Oldest and Largest in Australia
  16. ↑ Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate, 3 June 1922 p 8.
  17. ↑ Roger Morris, 'Sydney suburban Schools of Arts: From and for the community' in Schools of Arts and Mechanics' Institutes: From and for the community – Proceedings of a National Conference, University of Technology, Sydney, 2002, p 79
  18. ↑ Catherine Freyne, The School of Arts movement (Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, 2010).
  19. ↑ The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser Saturday 19 July 1902 page 2.
  20. ↑ The Libraries of Schools of Arts and Mechanics’ Institutes: Time Capsules of Australian Book Collections..
  21. ↑ The Libraries of Schools of Arts and Mechanics’ Institutes: Time Capsules of Australian Book Collections..
  22. ↑ Hunter River General (NewsPaper) 16 July 1870 p2.
  23. ↑ A History of Mechanics' Institute Libraries.
  24. ↑ Chris Healy, From the Ruins of Colonialism: History as Social Memory (CUP, 1997) page 204.
  25. ↑ Bathurst School of Arts Act 1858.
  26. ↑ Berry School of Arts.
  27. ↑ Burrawang School of Arts.
  28. ↑ Fairfield School of Arts.
  29. ↑ 5 Eliza Street recycled
  30. ↑ Peakhurst School of Arts.
  31. ↑ Rooty Hill at Blacktown City Council webpage.
  32. ↑ St Albans School of Art Hall.
  33. ↑ wentworth falls school of arts.
  34. ↑ Wentworth Falls School of Arts.
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