I visit Customs House at least once a week—it is the most central library for us and today I took the ferry over. I like the location of the library and it is in the beautiful home of Customs House. Today I am borrowing books by crime writers, Anne Holt and Henning Mankell. At home […]

I am studying for my MBA and I come here about three to four times a week to study. I like that it is quite, it has an old rustic feel about it and I like to be surrounded by books. I don’t borrow books from the library, I just read off the shelf.    

Talbert: We met through mutual friends. We are tutoring each other in our languages – English and Japanese.  It is easy to get focused here and when you need to take a break you can walk out to the water. Yoori: This is my first time to this library. I also go to the Surry Hills and […]

We get a lot of interesting people through here. They tend to ask a lot more questions than at our other libraries.  The other libraries get more locals, where we get people off the street. I am currently reading a book on New York because I am going there later on in the year for the […]

Today I am reading  The Raj, India and the British 1600 – 1947.  I am interested in this subject and they have a good range covering it in the library. I was here trying to do some research on travelling to Amsterdam but couldn’t find what I was looking for.   I have been coming to […]

We will be visiting City of Sydney libraries throughout February and March and chatting with the people who inhabit them. If you would like to be in a conversation with Hello Library about your local library and your favourite books, this is where we will be: Surry Hills Library Tuesday 3 March 1pm – 3pm 405 Crown […]