Libraries in Kensington NSW

Kensington has 33 libraries within reach. The closest sits 950 m south-east of the suburb centre, the furthest 5.6 km west, with a typical trip of about 4 km. At the 11,927 residents counted here in 2021, that is roughly one for every 361 people. The suburb sits in Randwick.

• Law Library
  950 m south-east of the centre · Mo-Fr 07:00-22:00; Sa 07:00-22:00; Su 07:00-22:00
• UNSW Library
  1.3 km south-east of the centre · in Kingsford · Mo-Fr 07:00-22:00; Sa,Su,PH 07:00-22:00
• Randwick Library
  1.8 km east of the centre · in Randwick · Mo-We, Fr 09:30-18:00, 09:00-18:00; Th 09:30-19:00; Sa 09:30-16:00; Su 12:00-16:00
• Green Square Library
  355 Botany Road · 1.8 km west of the centre · in Alexandria · Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa-Su 10:00-16:00
• Waterloo Library
  1.9 km north-west of the centre · in Waterloo
• Paddington Library
  2.7 km north of the centre · in Paddington
• Surry Hills Library
  2.8 km north of the centre · in Surry Hills · Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa,Su 10:00-16:00; PH off
• Waverley library
  32-48 Denison Street · 2.8 km north-east of the centre · in Bondi Junction
• NAS Library
  3.3 km north of the centre · in Darlinghurst
• Japan Foundation Library
  3.4 km north-west of the centre · in Chippendale · Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00,Sa 11:00-16:00
• Bowen Library Maroubra
  3.5 km south-east of the centre · in Maroubra · Mo-Fr 09:30-20:00; Sa 09:30-16:00; Su 12:00-16:00
• Mascot Library
  2 Hatfield Street · 3.5 km south-west of the centre · in Mascot
• UTS Library
  61 Broadway · 3.6 km north-west of the centre · in Ultimo · Mo-Fr 08:00-22:00
• SciTech Library
  3.7 km north-west of the centre · in Darlington
• TAFE NSW Ultimo Library
  3.7 km north-west of the centre · in Ultimo · Mo-Th 08:45-20:30; Fr 08:45-18:00; Sa 12:00-16:00
• Eastgardens Library
  152 Bunnerong Road · 3.8 km south of the centre · in Eastgardens
• Kings Cross Library
  50-52 Darlinghurst Road · 4 km north of the centre · in Potts Point · Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa-Su 10:00-16:00; PH closed
• Darling Square Library
  1 Little Pier Street · 4 km north-west of the centre · in Haymarket · Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa-Su 10:00-16:00
• Newtown Library
  8-10 Brown Street · 4 km north-west of the centre · in Newtown
• Woollahra Library
  451 New South Head Road · 4.1 km north-east of the centre · in Double Bay
• Ultimo Library
  Bulwara Road · 4.2 km north-west of the centre · in Ultimo · Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa-Su off; PH off
• Library Link Town Hall
  4.4 km north of the centre · in Sydney
• Edmund and Joanna Capon Research Library
  4.5 km north of the centre · in Woolloomooloo
• Ashley Dawson-Damer Children’s Art Library
  4.5 km north of the centre · in Woolloomooloo
• Caroline Simpson Library
  4.6 km north of the centre · in Sydney
• State Library of New South Wales
  Macquarie Street · 4.8 km north of the centre · in Sydney · Mo-Th 09:00-20:00; Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa,Su 10:00-17:00
• Mitchell Library
  1 Shakespeare Place · 4.9 km north of the centre · in Sydney
• Glebe Library
  186 Glebe Point Road · 4.9 km north-west of the centre · in Glebe · Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00, Sa-Su 10:00-16:00; PH closed
• St Peters Library
  39 Unwins Bridge Road · 5.1 km west of the centre · in Sydenham · Mo-We 10:00-17:30; Th 12:00-19:30; Fr 10:00-17:30; Sa 10:00-16:00; PH,Su off
• Conservatorium Library
  5.2 km north of the centre · in Sydney
• Customs House Library
  5.4 km north of the centre · in Sydney · Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa-Su 10:00-16:00; PH closed
• Library Link Pyrmont
  5.4 km north-west of the centre · in Pyrmont
• Stanmore Library
  5.6 km west of the centre · in Stanmore · Mo-We,Fr 10:00-17:30; Th 12:00-19:30; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su off