New Library Opening Hours

Consultation has concluded

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We have reviewed the opening hours of our libraries to make sure we are operating efficiently and our community can access our services when it’s most convenient. We are proposing to change the opening hours of our existing libraries to better cater for peak times and set the opening hours for the new library at Kirrawee. Overall, there will be an increase in staffed hours when Kirrawee Library opens, which will also include ‘out-of-hours’ access.

To inform the proposed changes, we’ve considered community feedback and carried out a comprehensive analysis of visits to our libraries through monitoring how many people enter and exit the library and conducting regular headcounts.

What’s changing and what would stay the same?

Caringbah, Cronulla, Engadine, Menai, Miranda and Sylvania Libraries:

  • Libraries will be open earlier, at 9am instead of 9:30am
  • Libraries will close at 5pm on weekdays, instead of a mix of closing times (not including Sylvania)
  • Each library will be open until 8pm on one weekday, based on which days are most popular
  • Saturday hours will stay the same
  • Libraries will remain closed on Sundays.

Sutherland Library:

  • Weekday and Saturday hours will stay the same
  • The library will close earlier on Sundays, at 4pm instead of 5pm.

Bundeena Library:

  • The library will open longer on Saturdays, until 2pm instead of 12pm, to allow access for families who have sport in the morning
  • The library will close at 7pm on Mondays and Wednesdays, instead of 8:30pm
  • The library will still be used as the school library until 3pm on school days.

New Kirrawee Library:

  • The library will be staffed from 9am Monday to Saturday and 11am on Sundays
  • The library will be staffed until 5pm on Mondays and Fridays, until 8pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and until 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays
  • ‘Out-of-hours’ access will be available from 7am and until 10pm Monday to Saturday, and until 8pm on Sundays.

You can compare the current and proposed opening hours across all libraries in the FAQs.

Have your say

You can provide feedback on the proposed library opening hours before 23 June 2024:

What’s next?

Council will review and consider all feedback. The new opening hours will then be finalised and reported to Council for adoption. It is expected that any changes to operating hours would start in early 2025.

We have reviewed the opening hours of our libraries to make sure we are operating efficiently and our community can access our services when it’s most convenient. We are proposing to change the opening hours of our existing libraries to better cater for peak times and set the opening hours for the new library at Kirrawee. Overall, there will be an increase in staffed hours when Kirrawee Library opens, which will also include ‘out-of-hours’ access.

To inform the proposed changes, we’ve considered community feedback and carried out a comprehensive analysis of visits to our libraries through monitoring how many people enter and exit the library and conducting regular headcounts.

What’s changing and what would stay the same?

Caringbah, Cronulla, Engadine, Menai, Miranda and Sylvania Libraries:

  • Libraries will be open earlier, at 9am instead of 9:30am
  • Libraries will close at 5pm on weekdays, instead of a mix of closing times (not including Sylvania)
  • Each library will be open until 8pm on one weekday, based on which days are most popular
  • Saturday hours will stay the same
  • Libraries will remain closed on Sundays.

Sutherland Library:

  • Weekday and Saturday hours will stay the same
  • The library will close earlier on Sundays, at 4pm instead of 5pm.

Bundeena Library:

  • The library will open longer on Saturdays, until 2pm instead of 12pm, to allow access for families who have sport in the morning
  • The library will close at 7pm on Mondays and Wednesdays, instead of 8:30pm
  • The library will still be used as the school library until 3pm on school days.

New Kirrawee Library:

  • The library will be staffed from 9am Monday to Saturday and 11am on Sundays
  • The library will be staffed until 5pm on Mondays and Fridays, until 8pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and until 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays
  • ‘Out-of-hours’ access will be available from 7am and until 10pm Monday to Saturday, and until 8pm on Sundays.

You can compare the current and proposed opening hours across all libraries in the FAQs.

Have your say

You can provide feedback on the proposed library opening hours before 23 June 2024:

What’s next?

Council will review and consider all feedback. The new opening hours will then be finalised and reported to Council for adoption. It is expected that any changes to operating hours would start in early 2025.