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State Library of NSW, Friend’s Room, Mitchell Building

Ground Floor, Mitchell Building State Library of NSW, Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000

Friends Room is located in the Mitchell Building, which is the original sandstone section of the Library. The Mitchell Wing is situated on the corner of Macquarie Street and the Eastern Distributor, opposite the Royal Botanical Gardens.

Public Transport
For timetables, trip planning and other public transport service information call the Transport Infoline on 131 500 or visit www.131500.info

Train: The closest train stations are Martin Place (3-minute walk) and St James (8-minute walk).

Bus: There are bus stops in Elizabeth Street near Martin Place (240 metres away) and Castlereagh Street near Martin Place (350 metres away).

Ferry: Circular Quay is the closest ferry wharf and is a 12-minute walk to the State Library of NSW

Bike: Bike parking is available along the Domain walkway, outside the Macquarie Street building entrance.

Parking
The nearest parking station is Sydney Hospital, located on Hospital Road. If you have a Mobility Parking sticker, you can use the parking spaces at Shakespeare Place, on the corner of Macquarie Street and the Cahill Expressway.
The Friend's Room is a wheelchair accessible venue and entrances to the Library are wheelchair and pram-friendly.

All levels in the two buildings of the State Library of New South Wales, The Macquarie Street building and the Mitchell Library, are accessible via lifts. The lifts are wheelchair accessible and some have braille signage and audible signals.

If you have a Mobility Parking sticker, you can use the parking spaces at Shakespeare Place, on the corner of Macquarie Street and the Cahill Expressway.