Newcastle City

Last updated 9 December 2025

Christmas Closure: Our libraries will be closed from 12pm on Tuesday 23 December for the holiday period. Regular hours will resume at Newcastle and Wallsend Libraries from Saturday 3 January. Regular hours at all our other libraries will resume from Monday 5 January.

Return chutes will be closed during this period and will reopen with libraries on the above dates. Find out more about our Library Christmas Closures on the Our Branches page.

Current opening hours:

Branch	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun
Newcastle (City)	9:30am – 8pm	9:30am – 8pm	9:30am – 8pm	9:30am – 8pm	9:30am – 6pm	9.30am – 2pm	closed

Location

War Memorial Cultural Centre
15 Laman Street
Newcastle 2300
P: 02 4974 5342 Newcastle City Library
P: 02 4974 5330 Local History Library

Accessibility Information

We're working to make our libraries more accessible for everyone. Newcastle City Library offers the following features to support people with disability:

Access ramp at main entrance
Automatic doors
Hearing loop
JAWS screen readers on public PCs
Accessible PC keyboard on request
Noise cancelling headphones
Newspaper tablet
BindiMaps
Accessible lifts between library levels
Adjustable height desks
Accessible parking
Accessible toilet
Baby nappy change table
Quiet room