State Library of New South Wales
The Library has venues to accommodate 10 to 500 people, available for seminars and conferences, corporate and government events, product and book launches.
State Library of New South Wales Function Rooms
Metcalfe Auditorium
The 132 seat Metcalfe Auditorium provides an effective venue for a wide range of presentations, seminars, meetings and lectures. Its modern decor, spot lighting and seating, facilitate comfort and concentration. Catering can be provided in ...
Friends Room
The Friends room is on the ground floor of the historic Mitchell Library building. This beautiful space is the original Mitchell Reading Room, opened to the public in 1910. It features enameled steel and leadlight bookcases which hold editi...
Mitchell Vestibule
The Vestibule of the Mitchell wing features some of the finest stained glass in Sydney by artist Arthur Benfield and a magnificent white Italian Botticino marble staircase with turned balustrades. All of these features add to the neo classi...
Dixson Room
The Dixson Room is located on the ground floor of the Mitchell wing and offers an elegant historic setting with views across the Domain and to Woolloomooloo. This is a warm and spacious room with high ceilings and original oil paintings ado...
Gallery Room
The Gallery Room is located on the ground floor of the Mitchell building and adjoins the Friends Room. It is a warm and spacious room with high ceilings and a decorative stained glass window; it is ideal for conferences, luncheons, dinners ...
Shakespeare Room
The Shakespeare Room located on the ground floor of the Mitchell wing commemorates the Three Hundredth Anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. Arthur G Benfield’s stained-glass window, the Seven Ages of Man, depicts a scene from A...
Macquarie Room
The Macquarie Room is a modern triangular shaped room, featuring a glass wall overlooking the courtyard between the old and new wings of the State Library and often used as the catering area for the Metcalfe Auditorium. The Macquarie Room i...
Library Auditorium
A state-of-the-art 344 seat auditorium located below the Mitchell Library Reading Room. The auditorium is equipped to host high-end productions and performances, and vastly expands the diversity of events offered by the State Library. ...
The Glasshouse
Featuring geometric glass ceiling, the Glasshouse is ideal for cocktail parties, conference breaks and formal dining under the stars.
The Paintings Galleries
More than 300 original artworks from the Library’s unique collection of landscape and portrait paintings are on permanent public display. Located on Level 1 of the Mitchell building are the Painting’s Galleries which are available for hir...
The Library Bar
The Library Bar is located on the rooftop of the historic Mitchell Building and features unique views across to the Harbour and city skyline. The Library Bar is available for private hire outside of opening hours. Venue hire includes ...