Blaxland Library Interior
Notes: the branch library sits in a leafy gully amid birds and ferns.
Blaxland – full time branch
There had been a School of Arts library at nearby Glenbrook in the old theatre building but it had fallen into disuse in the 1960s. Blaxland was the first new branch to be opened by the newly appointed Chief Librarian, Mrs Gay Baker, in 1975. The township had not formerly had a library, so the new branch was housed in a fibro cottage behind the shopping area. It consisted of a small reference section, adult fiction, large print and non-fiction collections and a separate junior room. The present branch library was opened in the new Community Centre built in 1977.
Format: colour digital photo
Date Range: 2015
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Repository: Blue Mountains City Library www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/yourcommunity/library
Part of: Local Studies Collection
Provenance: John Merriman
Links: www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/yourcommunity/library/branchlocations
Blaxland Library Interior
Notes: the branch library sits in a leafy gully amid birds and ferns.
Blaxland – full time branch
There had been a School of Arts library at nearby Glenbrook in the old theatre building but it had fallen into disuse in the 1960s. Blaxland was the first new branch to be opened by the newly appointed Chief Librarian, Mrs Gay Baker, in 1975. The township had not formerly had a library, so the new branch was housed in a fibro cottage behind the shopping area. It consisted of a small reference section, adult fiction, large print and non-fiction collections and a separate junior room. The present branch library was opened in the new Community Centre built in 1977.
Format: colour digital photo
Date Range: 2015
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Repository: Blue Mountains City Library www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/yourcommunity/library
Part of: Local Studies Collection
Provenance: John Merriman
Links: www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/yourcommunity/library/branchlocations