Welcome to Bankstown City Library and Information Service

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Bankstown City Library and Information Service is one of the largest libraries in Sydney. We provide quality library services at Bankstown, Chester Hill, Greenacre, Padstow,  Panania and Station eXpress.

Visit your local library to surf the Internet for free, read a magazine or newspaper, research your family history, attend childrens activities, borrow DVDs, music, videos,books and more....

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide equal access to information, ideas and knowledge through the provision of physical and virtual environments. Building partnerships with the community, we strive to provide accessible services and resources,in a healthy learning environment, that anticipates the needs of our progressive City.

Library Service Core Values 

• We value our community's diverse interests and needs
• We are driven by community need
• We actively promote and defend the principles of intellectual freedom and acquire resources which represent the widest diversity of views and expressions
• We value our customers
• We value our employees and encourage innovation and creativity
• We actively promote our services and the use of our collection to our diverse community
• We provide resources and services that lead to an informed and literate community
• We value ethical and fiscally responsible management of our services