Rockdale Library

Good library. Horrible opening times.This library was under renovation for years, and then before COVID it was open til 8pm. It now closes at 5, and on Sunday it is opened from 1-4pm. This library is in an area with a high populous of high schools, and yet these awful hours don't even waver during exam season when high amounts of students need places to study. I do not understand the purpose of wasting so much time and money renovating this library if it is never going to be open. Closure at 5pm most days makes it so students can only study for approximately 2 hours after school, and those who work full time can never visit at all. The library NEEDS to be open later, and that is the bottom line. It is pointless that you close so early. Please fix.

Nice library with many choices of books. Quite a lot of people comming in the easter holiday. Toilet requires more cleaning as it smell filthy and looks very dirty by 12pm. The smell of urine escape that room when ever the toilet door is opened.

The staff in the local studies section were helpful beyond their duties- again. Well done.

Peaceful and a great place for families. Highly recommend it here.

Always impressed that the staff are helpful and friendly here. Able to book quiet rooms for 2 hours.

I think this library is only good for weekday if you want to study in quiet.During weekend it's a childcare Centre. Too many kids playing around

I like Kogarah Library better... I'd give it (Rockdale Library) 3.5 starsI don't understand why the building designer or planner thought it was a good idea to design how this space is.There is a lack of restrooms (only 2 single restrooms on the first level, one is ambulant + has a nappy change table and a child toilet inside), I think mens restrooms might be on second? Not sure. I honestly much prefer the original library layout ... even though it was alot smaller, it just made more sense for some reason.There is not as much study/ individual seating and space that supports just individual/ quiet focus work here. There is a lack of desk-chair seating with access to a powerpoint, more lower coffee tables and seats (as someone credibly criticised earlier). For some reason the space in here conduces noise.Always, I really hate how theres an entry/exit door for the Bayside council office workers on the second level so basically there's alot of the time an ongoing traffic and you can continuously hear open and closing door sounds.I guess I give it points that it is a community space and now that it's finally back to opening til 8pm... FINALLY.

We went to certify some documents today. The staff were helpful. Raj, who certified our documents, was thorough and professional. Thank you for the great service

noisy library. They usually have some events for children which is fine. But it's right at the center of the library and the noise propagates throughout the whole library.