Plan your visit

By public transport

The closest train stations are Martin Place (200 metres) and St James (450 metres). Ferries arrive into Circular Quay which is only a short walk away. The Sydney Explorer bus stops outside the Library on Macquarie Street.

By car

The nearest parking station is Sydney Hospital, located on Hospital Road.

If you have a Mobility Parking sticker, you can use the parking spaces at Shakespeare Place, on the corner of Macquarie Street and the Cahill Expressway.  

Plan your trip at transportnsw.info

The wheelchair and pram-friendly entrance is on Macquarie Street, opposite Hunter Street. There are lifts in the building, accessible toilets and baby change room facilities. If you require assisted entry contact the Library on +61 2 9273 1414 or find our more here.

Access and inclusion

Find out more in our Access & Inclusion section.

• Free wi-fi
• Accessible bathrooms
• Free computer use
• Baby change facilities
• Printing and photocopying
• Lockers
• Study rooms
• Venues for hire
   

Get a library card 

The Library offers a number of resources in other languages. 

• Language Dictionaries
• Multicultural magazines and Newspapers
• Improve your English
• ReaditAir
• Language keyboards (on-screen)
• Legal information
• Drug and alcohol information
• Essential Government information