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Library in Sydney
There is a comprehensive network of libraries in Sydney, all with an objective to foster life long learning. The Readers' Groups offered by the libraries in Sydney are free and provide an opportunity to socialize in a relaxed atmosphere imparting knowledge exchange and applicative strategies.
The City of Sydney Library Network has an extensive array of collections of books with over 400,000 books, music CDs plus videos and DVDs featuring movie classics, documentaries, travel and children's programs. Most of the books collection here offers books in foreign languages as well such as Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Thai and Vietnamese, thus, making it easier for the foreign students to make way into the academics here.
The libraries in Sydney also comprise of several topic related book collection such as on Australian Aboriginal and related topics including politics, land rights, sport and the history. Besides, the huge database on the general issues and other topics, these libraries in Sydney also cater to a wide variety of magazines covering topics like fashion, entertainment, business, finance, gardening, food, teenagers, computers and the environment. Further, you can access e-newspapers and more than 50 print newspapers covering local, interstate and international news.
The libraries in Sydney have specialist collections relating to Australian law, health, the Sydney 2000 Olympics and Toy collection of more than 300 popular toys and puzzles for loan by pre-schoolers.
State Library of New South Wales
The State Library of New South Wales traces its origins to 1826, with the opening of the Australian Subscription Library. In 1869, the New South Wales Government took over responsibility for the Library and created the Sydney Free Public Library. In 1895 it was renamed the Public Library of New South Wales, and in 1975 it became the State Library of New South Wales.
| Address : | Macquarie Street Sydney, NSW , Australia |
| Zip Code : | 2000 |
| Telephone : | +61 2 9273 1414 |
| Website : | http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/ |
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Sydney Water Library
Sydney Water provides drinking water, recycled water, wastewater services and some stormwater services to more than four million people in Sydney, Illawarra and the Blue Mountains. Drinking water is sourced from a network of dams managed by the Sydney Catchment Authority, then treated and delivered to customers' homes and businesses by Sydney Water.
| Address : | 115-123 Bathurst St, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia |
| Telephone : | +61 2 9350 6246 |
| Website : | http://www.sydneywater.com.au/ |
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Sydney Conservatorium of Music Library
The spirit of great music lives in Sydney, in every room and stage at the Conservatorium of Music. I am extremely privileged to serve as the Dean and Principal. Since its inception, the Sydney Conservatorium has been reinventing the musical experience. As a forum for interpreting culture through music and the arts, our talented international students and visitors engage with the dynamic music and ideas of our time, as well as the great masters and musical traditions dating back to the ancient tones of antiquity. The Conservatorium is a distinctive part of the arts and educational nucleus that celebrates all that is unique to New South Wales while contributing to music worldwide.
| Address : | 1 Macquarie St, Sydney, NSW , Australia |
| Zip Code : | 2000 |
| Telephone : | +61 2 9351 1316 |
| Website : | http://www.music.usyd.edu.au/ |
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The Japan Foundation Library
The Japan Foundation aims to promote cultural exchange between Japan and other nations. We organise a diverse range of cultural activities introducing art, culture and society, and coordinate various programmes supporting Japanese language education overseas.
| Address : | Shop 23A Level 1 2 Chifley Sq, Sydney, NSW , Australia |
| Zip Code : | 2000 |
| Telephone : | +61 2 8239 0011 |
| Website : | http://www.jpf.org.au/ |
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