National library
- National Library of Australia, 6,496,772 items held, [1] largest library in Australia. [2]
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The following is a list of libraries in Australia.
Public libraries are united behind common goals and ambitions, share best practice and provide universal free access to information, knowledge and ideas. They are supported by every state and territory in Australia and are often managed within Local Government areas.
The Libraries ACT public library system has branches across the territory, including:
The public libraries in New South Wales are operated by local councils, in some cases cooperatively as "regional libraries". [6] There are 89 library services which operate more than 350 public libraries across the state. [7] All NSW libraries are governed by the Library Act 1939. [8]
Public libraries in Queensland are operated by local government councils. Local government areas with a population below 15,000 provide public library services through Rural Libraries Queensland (formerly the Country Lending Service), a service provided by the State Library of Queensland. [9] The Queensland public library services and the suburbs and localities they serve via local libraries, mobile libraries and Indigenous Knowledge Centres are:
Public libraries in South Australia are operated by local councils and most of them are part of the One Card Network, operated by Libraries of SA, a state government department. [84] Community libraries, found in rural and remote areas, are joint-use libraries (school and public) and are usually located in towns too small to support both a public library and a school library. [85] List derived from Libraries of SA. [86]
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Regional and Community Libraries
Special libraries provide specialized information resources for their parent organisation. Common types of special libraries include art libraries, law libraries, legislative or parliamentary libraries, music libraries, medical libraries, government departmental libraries and science libraries. Some types have their own associations including art libraries (ARLIS/ANZ, the Art Library Society of Australia and New Zealand), law libraries (Australian Law Librarians Association), and music libraries (International Association of Music Libraries Australia).
The legislative libraries are commonly known in Australia as parliamentary libraries. [94] Amongst this group of libraries are some of the oldest libraries in Australia. [95] The Parliamentary Library in New South Wales is the oldest and was established in 1840. [95] [96] The most recent parliamentary library to be established in 1989 is the ACT Legislative Assembly Library. [95] [97]
| 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 Parliamentary Library | Brisbane |
| South Australia | South Australian Parliamentary Research Library | Adelaide |
| Tasmanian | Tasmanian Parliamentary Library and Research Services | Hobart |
| Victoria | Victorian Parliamentary Library and Information Services | Melbourne |
| Western Australia | Western Australian Parliamentary Library and Research Services | Perth |
(See also Mechanics Institutes of Australia).
Only a few mechanics' institutes still operate as libraries: list derived from the Mechanics' Institute of Victoria, Inc.'s Library Directory 2018. [107]
Notable schools of arts in Queensland include:
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