National Library of Australia


Library details last updated: 02 April 2026

Canterbury Bankstown Council
Canterbury Bankstown Library Service
OCLC WorldCat Registry See also this library's entry in the Interlibrary Resource Sharing Directory

NUC symbol: NBANK
Former name/s: Bankstown City Library ; Canterbury City Library
Abbreviations and acronyms: BCLIS
Other names: Canterbury Bankstown
Short name: Canterbury Bankstown
Library type/s: Public

Branch/related libraries: Chester Hill Library ; Earlwood Library ; Greenacre Library ; Lakemba Library ; Padstow Library ; Panania Library ; Riverwood Library
Memberships: ALIA ; MPLA ; PLA
URL of parent organisation: http://www.cbcity.nsw.gov.au
URL of Library: https://www.cbcity.nsw.gov.au/community/library-knowledge-centres

URL of Web catalogue: https://catalogue.cbcity.nsw.gov.au/libero/WebOpac.cls/libero

Library system used: Libero
Classification scheme/s in use: Dewey Decimal Classification

Library subject collecting levels: Agriculture ; Art and architecture ; Biological sciences ; Chemistry ; Computer science ; Economics and business ; Education ; Geography and earth sciences ; History and biography ; Language and literature ; Law ; Library science and interdisciplinary works ; Mathematics ; Medicine ; Music ; Performing arts ; Philosophy and religion ; Physical education, recreation and sport ; Physics and astronomy ; Political and military studies ; Psychology ; Sociology ; Technology -> Full summary.

Highlights of the collection:

Details of public access: Open to the public
Conditions of access: Local Studies Collection is accessed by appointment only. Phone 02 9707 9728.   See https://www.cbcity.nsw.gov.au/community/library-knowledge-centres/collections
Library opening hours:   See https://www.cbcity.nsw.gov.au/community/library-knowledge-centres/locations-memberships

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Comments: Free Internet and email access at all branches. Free Word, Excel, Publisher access at all branches. USB on all public machines, wireless internet available at Bankstown. Outreach Service for housebound customers.


Library's street address: (see also location map)
80 Rickard Road
BANKSTOWN NSW 2200
AUSTRALIA

Library's mailing address:
PO Box 8
BANKSTOWN NSW 1885
AUSTRALIA

Email: libraries@cbcity.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 02 9707 9708
Fax:
Australian Business Number: 38 380 045 375

NB* International callers, add the +61 prefix for Australia and drop the 0 from the area code from phone and fax numbers. For example, 01 2345 6789 becomes +61 1 2345 6789.