The Australian Cultural Library

The Australian Cultural Library is an independent reference-only library that aims to gather and preserve as much of Australia's culture as possible.

The Library collects items created by people who were born in Australia, migrated to Australia or were directly connected to Australian culture.

The collection encompasses music, film, visual arts, literature, zines, history and more.

It currently holds over 50,000 items including books, sheet music, music recordings, DVDs, film, posters, t-shirts and paintings; from the well-known to the rare and obscure.

The Australian Cultural Library Inc. is not government- or corporate-funded. It relies on donations and volunteers to contribute, collect, house and manage its resources.

Donations of items to the collection or towards running costs are welcome, as are volunteers for a wide range of roles.

It is open to the public each Wednesday and Thursday, 12 noon to 5pm or by appointment.

The Library also hosts events, with music performances, poetry, visual art and more.

The ACL is 100% volunteer run and 100% donation based.