About Us
Library's Mission Statement | Borrowing from Library | Membership Rules

Welcome to Penrith City Library. The Penrith City Library system is comprised of the Central Library at Penrith and four branch libraries at St Marys, St Clair, South Penrith & Emu Plains. The Library serves a population of 172,397 spread over some 407 square kilometres. Today the collection consists of more than 290,000 physical items, including books, dvds, cds and magazines. There is also a range of online resources accessible from both the library and from home 24/7 via the library catalogue, http://opac.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au.

Mission Statement
The Library's mission is to implement Council's strategy and program. It will do this through skilled and responsive management, by valuing its staff, partnerships and community involvement, by providing quality customer service and upholding ethical standards of behaviour.

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Borrowing from the Library
  • You must carry your Library Card to borrow at all times. Members are responsible for all loans issued on their Card.
  • Members are welcome to borrow & return items at all branches of the Library (see listing and addresses over page).
  • Self-serve checkout is available at Penrith, St Marys & St Clair.
  • A total of 10 items may be borrowed at one time.
  • Gold Card members may borrow 20 items at one time.
  • Borrowing period is 3 weeks [except Magazines & DVDs 1 week] - items not on reserve may be renewed twice.
  • Penalties for the late return, loss or damaging of items may include fines, full replacement cost of items, withdrawal of borrowing privileges or banning from the Library.
  • Reference books, Local Studies and Technical Library material are strictly Not For Loan.

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Membership Rules
  • Borrowing & many special services are only available to Library Members.
  • Everyone is welcome to join the Library - ID including name & current address is required. An annual fee of $20.00 or $15.00 concessional membership applies to non-local members.
  • Children under 16 Years require an adult guarantor who is responsible for all use of the Card.
  • The Card is not transferable to other persons and remains the property of Penrith City Library.
  • The Library must be notified immediately if you lose the card or change name/address.
  • There is a $5.00 replacement fee for lost or damaged library cards.
  • All users are subject to the authority of the Librarian on Library premises.
  • There are no age restrictions on the availability of any displayed material or Library service [including Internet access & computer services]
  • The Library requires a regular check of current member details.
  • Members may check their own record and reserve or renew items via the MyLibrary facility on the library catalogue http://opac.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au
  • Value can be added to the Library Card to pay for Internet access, photocopying & printing.

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