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Home Library Service

Home Library Service
Tel: 02 9265 9705
Email: library@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
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The Home Library Service provides a free and convenient way for homebound residents of the city to borrow library books and other items. Library staff will bring a fresh supply of reading material to your doorstep regularly.

Let City of Sydney Library staff deliver items directly to your door!

Reading at home.How to Register for the Home Library Service

Telephone the library Monday to Friday (9am – 5pm) on Telephone 02 9265 9705 (Home Library Service) or e-mail library@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

Provide your name, Sydney address and telephone number.

Provide a doctor's certificate (post to: City of Sydney Library - Home Library Services GPO Box 1591 Sydney NSW 2001 or Fax 02 9265 9380). No age restrictions apply.

After joining the service, a library staff member will contact you and discuss the types of books and resources you would like to borrow. Library staff will then select items for you and these will be delivered to your home regularly. During this visit staff will collect any items you would like to return to the library.

What Resources are Available?

  • Books
  • Books on Tape
  • CDs
  • Videos
  • Magazines
  • DVDs
  • Books in languages other than English

Web Catalogue

The library catalogue is available online. You can request books and other items by telephone 02 9265 9705, Fax 02 9265 9380 or email library@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

Online Databases / 24 Hours Remote Access

Members Only (City of Sydney Library Card)

The Home Library Service is an alternative provider of information, recreation and leisure resources for those who cannot access their local library. Your City of Sydney Library card provides direct access to a range of databases and back-issues of newspapers, inlcuding the Sydney Morning Herald. Full list of online newspapers and magazines...

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Last Updated: Monday 14 March, 2011

Please Note:
While care is taken to ensure accuracy, the City of Sydney cannot guarantee that information expressed here is correct and recommends that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to its use. The City of Sydney makes no warranty or undertaking, whether expressed or implied, nor does it assume any legal liability, whether direct or indirect.