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Mitchell Building, State Library of New South Wales. By the 1890s, the library was running out of space to house its collection and accommodate staff in its building on the corner of Bent and Macquarie streets. [45] Plans were underway for a new 'national' library building.
Unlike the proposed demolition proposed in the 1964 scheme, the 1972 development plan required the new building to be constructed entirely within the boundary of the existing site, while leaving space for future additions to the State Library of New South Wales. Added to this restraint the work of the Parliament needed to continue through the ...
The public libraries in New South Wales are operated by local councils, in some cases cooperatively as "regional libraries". [9] There are 89 library services which operate more than 350 public libraries across the state. [10] All NSW libraries are governed by the Library Act 1939 [11] and managed financially by the State Library of New South ...
Lambton library opened in 1950, [30] the building being converted from a council chamber built in 1887. [31] It has unstaffed, members-only hours. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] Other branches are Adamstown , Beresfield , The Digital Library (Newcastle West), Hamilton , Mayfield , Stockton , Wallsend , and New Lambton which also houses the Newcastle Toy Library .
Concise Guide to the State Archives. State Records of NSW. 2004. Archived from the original on 28 May 1997; Colonial Secretary's papers 1822-1877, State Library of Queensland- includes digitised letters written by the New South Wales Government Architect, primarily Ambrose Hallen, to the Colonial Secretary of New South Wales
The first Sydney public library began as the Australian Subscription Library, which opened on 1st of December, 1827, in the Sydney Dispensary building. [1] By 1858, there was a "great want" for a free public library in the city [2] and the council had begun to make plans by 1869, [3] though by 1883 no "definite plans" had yet been made, and the council were still deciding on the location for ...
The Library Council of New South Wales is the governing body of the State Library of New South Wales, as described in The Library Act 1939 (NSW). [1] The Library Council also has specific responsibilities to monitor the operation of public libraries in NSW which includes inspections and the payment of financial subsidies.
The first NSLA meeting was held at the State Library of Western Australia in September 2006. [1] At the November 2017 meeting, NSLA developed a new strategic plan and business model, deciding to focus on Australian constituents and stakeholders, and from 2018 the name became National and State Libraries Australia. [1]