Public Library Services
Public Library Services division provides advisory services, strategic leadership, information and advice on all aspects of public library provision, control and management to New South Wales local authorities and public libraries.
What's new
The bookends scenarios: alternative futures for the public library network in NSW in 2030 (PDF 5Mb) are now available.
Living Learning Libraries 2009 2nd Edition (PDF 497KB)
The New South Wales Public Library Learning 2.1 program is now available. The Learning 2.0 program is still available.
About Public Library Services
An advisory service on all aspects of public library provision to NSW state and local governments and to public libraries throughout the state.
Legislation
Library Act and Regulations, Library Council guidelines to the Library Act 1939 for local government authorities.
Funding
A review of the Public Library Grants and Subsidies funding from the State Government is currently underway.
Library Management
This section contains information and contacts for many aspects of public library management.
Networking
Information on elists, wikis, blogs and forums public library staff.
NSW.net
NSW.net is a State Library service that provides NSW local government and public libraries with Internet connections and access to online databases.
Public Libraries Consultative Committee (PLCC)
The Public Libraries Consultative Committee provides policy advice to Library Council and acts as a consultative framework for key public library stakeholders in NSW.
Public Library Network Research Program
Public Library Network Research Program supports the promotion, planning, development and review of the NSW public library network with quality research and evaluation.
Policies & guidelines
This section contains approved policies & guidelines
Public library publications
Public library publications, including Public Library News, Public Library Issues, NSW Public Libraries Directory and other public library papers.
Statistics
Key annual statistics are collected and used by public libraries for planning, developing and managing library services.
Links
This section has useful links for state, national and international library associations.
Request forms for NSW public libraries
Request forms for New South Wales public libraries
