Council will be taking a break over the festive season period from 4.30pm Tues 24 Dec 2024 until 8am on Thurs 2 Jan 2025. Woollahra Libraries will also operate under special hours. For urgent help during this time, please call 9391 7000. For all other service requests contact us via our online form or App.
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Woollahra Library at Double Bay is open from 9am - 8pm Monday - Friday and 10am - 4pm Saturday - Sunday. For branch opening hours please see the Library website.
A free JP service is available at Woollahra Libraries during these days and times.
Council also provides a free JP service at the Council Chambers Customer Service Centre. The hours of the service are Monday to Friday, 9am-12pm. Please call ahead before arriving.
Storytime and Rhyme Time are held at all three Libraries at different times. Please note your child needs a current Woollahra Libraries card to participate.
The slide is open twice daily during School Term times, from 10am - 11am and 3pm - 4pm. Please note, times are subject to change at library staff discretion, and/or due to the running of children’s events.
All residents of NSW can join the Library online via the Library website or visit the Library in person and complete the online form. You will need to visit the Library in person to finalise your membership, with ID showing proof of address. Temporary membership is available for those living outside of NSW.
You can see a staff member to update your membership. If you are no longer on the system you will need to rejoin the Library by completing the Join the Library form.
You can renew your loans twice (with the exception of Fast Reads and Fast Flix) provided no one else has reserved them. Loans can be renewed via the My Account section, the Library app, in person or over the phone.
You can borrow up to 30 books at a time as well as eResources, 10 magazines, 10 CDs & audiobooks, and 10 DVDs.
Your password or PIN is your 6 digit date of birth in DDMMYY format.
You can return your books during opening hours or after hours in the return chutes at Double Bay, Paddington or Watsons Bay Libraries or the Wilberforce Street Carpark in Rose Bay.
Guest tickets are available for computer and printer use. Please see a staff member on arrival.
Yes, printing, scanning and computers are available. Printing can be sent remotely from your own device as well and computer bookings made via the Woollahra Libraries app or website.
To get started go to the Online resources section on the Woollahra Libraries app or Library website.
You can add money to your card online via the Library website or at the payment kiosks within each Library.
If the book is available from another Library you can complete an Item Request form for purchase or inter-library loan. You can also do this via the Library app under "Ask the Library".
Please phone the Library to request a free transfer.
You can reserve an item by going to the Library catalogue via the Woollahra Libraries app or the Library website and logging in with your member number and PIN. The cost is $3.30 per item for adults or $1.75 per item for children, seniors and pensioners.
You can book the Group Study Rooms online via the Woollahra Libraries app or the Library website using your member number and PIN. Rooms can be booked a week in advance for up to two hours per group per day.
Group Study Room 1 at Woollahra Library at Double Bay can be booked by one person for up to two hours per day.
There is one hour free parking in the Kiaora Lane Carpark. There is also street parking available in side streets.