There are many libraries in the Northern (e.g. Hornsby, Willoughby, Warhoonga) and North West areas of Sydney, (e.g. Hawkesbury, Blacktown, Baulkham Hills and Parramatta). The websites for the libraries and relevant councils hold an incredible amount of information about the local area, so I encourage you to click or save the links for more information.

To go straight down to the listing for a library use the following links:-

• Baulkham Hills Libraries
• Blacktown Libraries
• Parramatta Libraries
• Hawkesbury Libraries
• North Sydney Library
• Willoughby City Council Libraries

In addition there are a broad range of services available at branches, often including free internet, visits by a justice of the peace, as well as the usual books, DVDs and music on loan.

The following list details information for the branches nearest to the suburbs covered by this website. Click on the blue links to be taken to the library website:

• Web http://www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/library/index.aspx
• Baulkham Hills, Railway Street, Baulkham Hills 2153
  • Ph: 9639 4874 / Fax: 9686 7629
  • Hours: Mon: 10am - 8pm
  • Tues - Fri: 10am - 5.20pm
  • Sat: 10am - 1pm
  • Sun & public hols: closed
• Castle Hill, Cnr Castle & Pennant St, Castle Hill 2154
  • Ph: 9761 4510 / Fax: 9761 4592
  • Hours: Mon - Fri: 10am - 8pm
  • Sat: 10am - 5pm
  • Sun & pub hols: 1pm - 5pm
• Dural, Pellitt Lane, Dural 2158
  • Ph: 9651 2627 / Fax: 9651 4069
  • Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 10am - 5.20pm
  • Wed: 10am - 7pm
  • Sat: 10am - 1pm
  • Sun & pub hols: closed
• Vinegar Hill Memorial Library, Rouse Hill
  • 29 Main Street, Rouse Hill Town Centre
  • Phone: 8889 5200
  • Hours: Mon- Wed & Fri: 10am - 6pm
  • Thurs: 10am - 9pm; Sat: 10am - 5pm; Sun: 1pm - 5pm
• Carlingford, Lloyds Avenue, Carlingford 2118
  • Ph: 9871 5922 / Fax: 9873 4075
  • Hours: Mon: 10am - 7pm
  • Tues-Fri: 10am - 5.20pm
  • Sat: 10am - 1pm
  • Sun & pub hols: closed
• Pennant Hills, Cnr. Ramsay Rd & Yarrara Rd, Pennant Hills 2120
  • Ph: 9481 9630
    

Blacktown Libraries

• Web http://www.libraries.blacktown.nsw.gov.au
• Max Webber (Blacktown) cnr Flushcombe Road & Alpha Street, Blacktown, NSW 2148
  • Ph: 9839-6677 / Fax: 9831-2690
  • Hours: Mon-Fri: 9:30am - 7:45pm
  • Saturday: 9:30am - 4:00pm
  • Sunday: 12:00pm - 4:00pm
• Lalor Park , Freeman St, Lalor Park, NSW 2147
  • Ph: 9624 5243 / Fax: 9674-8735
  • Hours: Mon-Wed 9am - 5pm
  • Thurs 12:00pm-7:45pm
  • Fri: 9:30am-5:00pm
  • Sat: 9:30am-11:45am
  • Sun: Closed
• Riverstone, Upstairs, Marketown, Riverstone NSW 2765
  • Ph: 9627-3823 / Fax: 9627-9081
  • Hours Mon-Wed : 9:30am-5:00pm
  • Thurs: 12:00pm-7:45pm
  • Fri: 9:30am-5pm
  • Sat: 9:30am-11:45am
  • Sun: Closed

Parramatta Libraries

The Parramatta Library service consists of the central library at Parramatta, five branches and the Parramatta Heritage Centre (which includes the Visitors Information centre. Branches nearest to North West Sydney are listed here.

• Web: http://www.parracity.nsw.gov.au/library
• Parramatta City Library, Civic Place, Parramatta
  (off Macquarie Street)
  • Ph: 9806-5159 / Fax: 9806-5919
  • email: parralib@parracity.nsw.gov.au
  • Hours: Mon-Fri 9.30am - 8pm
  • Saturday 9.30am - 4pm
  • Sunday 2pm - 5pm
• Constitution Hill Branch Library, 20 Hollis Street, Toongabbie (in Emma Cres. Shopping Centre)
  • Ph: 9896-2201 / Fax: 9896-2201
  • Hours: Monday, Thursday 10am - 8pm
  • Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10am - 5.30pm
  • Saturday 9.30am - 12.00 noon
• The Parramatta Heritage Centre, 346A Church St, Parramatta (opposite the Riverside Theatre)
  • Ph: 8839 3300 / Fax: 9683 5608
  • E-mail: discoverparramatta@parracity.nsw.gov.au
  • Hours: Monday to Friday 10am - 5pm
  • Saturday, Sunday 10am - 4pm
• Local Studies/Family History Library
  • Hours:Mon-Wed & Fri 10am -5pm, Thurs 10am - 8pm
  • Saturday & Sunday 10am - 4pm
• Visitor Information Centre, Hours:Mon to Sun 9am-5pm

Hawkesbury Libraries

• Hawkesbury Central Library,
  • Deerubbin Centre (Ground Floor), 300 George St, Windsor , NSW 2756 (PO Box 146)
  • Ph: (02) 4560 4460
  • Fax: (02) 4560 4472
  • www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/library
  • Opening Hours:-
  • Monday-Friday 9am-7pm Saturday 9am-1pm Sunday 2pm-5pm Closed public holidays
• Richmond Branch Library,
  • 29 West Market St, Richmond NSW 2753
  • Web: http://www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/services/hawkesbury-city-council-library
  • Ph: (02) 4578 2002
  • Opening Hours:-
  • Monday-Friday 9.30am-6pm, Saturday 9am-1pm, Closed public holidays

North Sydney Library - Stanton Library

• Stanton Library
  • Location: Stanton Library 234 Miller Street North Sydney, 2060
  • Opening Hours
    • Monday - Thursday 9am - 9pm
    • Friday 9am - 6pm
    • Saturday & Sunday 10am - 5pm
    • Please note that library items can be returned through the after-hours chutes when the library is closed.
  • Phone: (02) 9936 8400
  • Fax: (02) 9936 8440
  • Email: infodesk@northsydney.nsw.gov.au

Willoughby City Council Libraries

• Willoughby's central library is located in Chatswood
  • Mandarin Centre, Level 1, Mandarin Shopping Centre 65 Albert Avenue Chatswood NSW 2067
  • Phone: 9777 7900
  • Fax: 9413 2038
  • Email: library@willoughby.nsw.gov.au
• Branch Libraries
• Artarmon,
  • 2 Elizabeth Street Artarmon NSW 2064
  • Phone: 9419 2849
  • Email: library@willoughby.nsw.gov.au
• Castle Cove,
  • 8B Deepwater Road Castle Cove NSW 2069
  • Phone: 9882 2734
  • Email: library@willoughby.nsw.gov.au
• Naremburn,
  • 7 Central Street Naremburn NSW 2065
  • Phone: 9439 5584
  • Email: library@willoughby.nsw.gov.au
• Northbridge
  • 258 Sailors Bay Road Northbridge NSW 2063
  • Phone: 9967 5386
  • Email: library@willoughby.nsw.gov.au
• West Chatswood
  • 565 Mowbray Road West Lane Cove North NSW 2066
  • Phone: 9427 4648
  • Email: library@willoughby.nsw.gov.au
• Castlecrag,
  • The Rampart Castlecrag NSW 2068
  • Phone: 9958 8395
  • Email: library@willoughby.nsw.gov.au