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Library Membership, Loans & Renewals

Library Member Exclusive Benefits

Ticket Discounts

City of Sydney Library Members now have access to exclusive benefits to arts and cultural events in the City. For details click here.
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Joining

City of Sydney residents and ratepayers enjoy FREE Membership to the City of Sydney Library Network. Metropolitan Sydney residents and NSW residents are also welcome to join (fees apply).

To become a member of the City of Sydney Library Network please bring to a branch the following documents:

NOTE: No membership services at the Town Hall Library Link and Pyrmont Link. Lost or stolen cards incur a replacement fee.
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Borrowing

Members can borrow up to 20 items for three weeks! This includes:

  • Books, magazines - 20 at a time
  • Talking books - 20 at a time
  • CDs - 20 items at a time
  • Videos - 10 at a time
  • DVDs & VCDs - 10 at a time
  • Language kits - 2 at a time
  • Toys (Glebe only) - 2 items plus 1 puzzle at time
  • Reservations - 10 maximum
  • Inter-library Loans - 5 at a time

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Returning

You can return your City of Sydney Library books and other items (except toys*) at any branch of the City of Sydney Library network. Check the list of branches on the back of your library card or click here... After-hours return chutes are availalble...

*Glebe Library Toy collection - please return these items to Glebe Library.

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Renewing

Members can renew a loan, using one these easy renewal options:

Please have your library card handy.

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Late Fines

The late return of items incurs the following fines:

Click here for late fines charges...

Fines may only be paid once items have been processed upon return to the library.

Members with outstanding items and/or fines will NOT be able to borrow from the library.

Lost/damaged items will incur replacement and processing charges.

NOTE: no fines payment services available at the Town Hall Library Link and Pyrmont Link.

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Last Updated: Friday 4 July, 2008
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