Lane Cove home to state's biggest book worms

Published on 11 April 2025

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Lane Cove libraries are a beloved place for our community, and new statistics show just how much we love to read!

The State Library of NSW has released the results of the 2023/2024 NSW Public Library Statistics and Lane Cove is still ranked No. 1 for Circulation (Loans) per capita across NSW. Did you know Lane Cove has been ranked No.1 across the state/No.1 across metropolitan libraries since 2002

The top 5 libraries were:

  1. Lane Cove
  2. Woollahra
  3. Willoughby
  4. Mosman
  5. Inner West

Lane Cove Libraries loaned a total of 635,195 items last financial year!

Some other highlights include:

  1. Loans (total) 635,195 ranked No.23 overall out of 90 libraries
  2. Loans across Shorelink was 1,461,302 with Newcastle Library ranked No.1 overall with 1.7million loans
  3. Membership – Lane Cove Library has 24,465 members which exceeds the NSW average of 18,504 members
  4. Visitors – Lane Cove Library had 483,222 people visit one of their libraries while the NSW average is 296,607 visits
  5. Enquiries – Lane Cove Library responded to 53,682 customer enquiries, compared to the NSW average of 41,826.
  6. Programs and Events: 926 programs delivered to 24,632 attendees. While below the state average in number of events (NSW average: 1,149), Lane Cove attracted higher than average attendance, indicating strong community engagement and quality programming.

About Lane Cove Libraries

Lane Cove Libraries offer a wide range of services across four locations, including free Wi-Fi, computers, printing, scanning, and a large collection of books, audiobooks, magazines, DVDs, and more.

  1. Lane Cove Library
    1 Library Place, Lane Cove NSW 2066

  2. Greenwich Library
     48–50 Greenwich Road, Greenwich NSW 2065

  3. St Leonards Library
    LG/88 Christie Street, St Leonards NSW 2065
    Opened in May 2023, this modern facility offers a range of technology, collections, programs, and services to the community.

  4. The Yarn Hunters Hill
    Shop 10/66 Gladesville Road, Hunters Hill NSW 2110

To learn more about library programs and services, visit: Library | Lane Cove Council

 

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