Each row is one library branch, mobile library or other service point in Queensland. It gives the branch name, the council or service that runs it, the street address, postal and interlibrary loan addresses, phone, email, opening hours for each day of the week, whether Wi-Fi is available, and the coordinates.

Why does the directory link look wrong?

In this release the publisher's Directory URL column repeats the start of the web address three times before the branch path. It is kept as published.

Is there an older version of the directory?

The publisher keeps earlier directories from 2011 to May 2024 as separate files on the same portal page. This entry follows the 2026 file.

Datasets / Queensland / SLQ / Queensland public libraries

Public libraries directory, Queensland

Name: Public libraries directory, Queensland
Creator: State Library of Queensland
Published: 2026-07-21
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

live

Publisher State Library of QueenslandUpdated irregularly, about every one or two yearsLicence CC BY 4.0Latest 2026-07-21Rows 336Fields 29

One row per public library service point in Queensland as listed in the State Library of Queensland's Public Libraries Connect directory. Each row names the branch and its type (branch, mobile, administration, community or local studies), the council or library service that runs it, its street, postal and interlibrary loan addresses, phone and email, opening hours for each day, and Wi-Fi availability, with latitude and longitude.

A dash in an address column means the branch has no separate address of that kind. The Date Created column is blank in almost every row of this release.

Also called: Queensland library locations, Public Libraries Connect directory, Queensland library opening hours.

Part of Queensland public libraries, 3 tables the publisher releases together: Public library branch statistics, Queensland, Public library statistics by council, Queensland.

Before you use it

What is in each row?: Each row is one library branch, mobile library or other service point in Queensland. It gives the branch name, the council or service that runs it, the street address, postal and interlibrary loan addresses, phone, email, opening hours for each day of the week, whether Wi-Fi is available, and the coordinates.
Why does the directory link look wrong?: In this release the publisher's Directory URL column repeats the start of the web address three times before the branch path. It is kept as published.
Is there an older version of the directory?: The publisher keeps earlier directories from 2011 to May 2024 as separate files on the same portal page. This entry follows the 2026 file.

336library service points

29fields

12formats

1version

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Connect your AI agent

Any agent that connects to publicdata.au/mcp can find this dataset, read its 29 fields, count and filter across all 336 rows and diff its versions. Every answer names the version and carries SLQ's attribution. No key.

Then ask it: What does Public libraries directory, Queensland hold, and what changed in the newest version?

claude mcp add --transport http publicdata https://publicdata.au/mcp

One command. No key, no account, no sign-up.

https://publicdata.au/mcp

Streamable HTTP. Cursor, VS Code or any client that connects to a remote MCP server.

Using https://publicdata.au/llms.txt, how many people died on Queensland roads in 2025, by month?

For an assistant that reads the web and has no connector.

ExploreChart every row in your browser

A dashboard over every row. Click to filter, add panels, share a link or embed a frame.

Query APIFilter and count from a URL

aggregate?group=name_of_library_service&metric=count

Library service points run by each council or library service: 36 Brisbane City Council, 14 Gold Coast City Council, 13 Toowoomba Regional Council, 11 Moreton Bay City Council.

Download it as Excel, CSV, JSON and 9 more formats

Pick a format and a version. Excel is picked first because it opens in the tools most offices have. The URL is yours to keep. A dated version never changes.

Format

Version "Latest" redirects to the newest version and will change when the publisher releases again. A dated version never changes.

https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-libraries-directory/latest/data.xlsx

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In your own tools

Use it in Excel, R, Python and more

Excel and Power BI read the CSV from its address and refresh from it. The R and Python packages take any dataset on this site by its slug, so a new dataset needs no new release. The DuckDB file attaches read-only over HTTPS, and a query reads only the blocks it touches.

The dated URL in the code never changes. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-libraries-directory/latest/ redirects to the newest version.

https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-libraries-directory/latest/data.csv

In Excel choose Data, then From Web, and paste this address. Excel keeps it, so Refresh All reads the newest version. A sheet holds about a million rows; past that, load the query to the Data Model.

https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-libraries-directory/latest/data.csv

In Power BI Desktop choose Get data, then Web, paste this address and choose Anonymous when asked how to sign in. A scheduled refresh reads the same address, so the report follows each new version.

library(publicdataau)
df <- pd_read("qld-public-libraries-directory")
pd_attribution(df)

install.packages("publicdataau"). pd_read() fetches the version's Parquet file; pd_rows() and pd_aggregate() ask the query API instead, and pd_connect() attaches the DuckDB file.

import publicdata_au as pd_au
df = pd_au.read("qld-public-libraries-directory")
df.attrs["publicdata"]["attribution"]

pip install "publicdata-au[pandas]". read() fetches the version's Parquet file; rows() and aggregate() ask the query API, and connect() attaches the DuckDB file.

INSTALL httpfs; LOAD httpfs;
ATTACH 'https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-libraries-directory/v/2026-07-21/data.duckdb' AS qld_public_libraries_directory (READ_ONLY);
SELECT directory_url, count(*) FROM qld_public_libraries_directory.records GROUP BY 1 ORDER BY 2 DESC;

The DuckDB file attaches read-only over HTTPS and only the blocks a query touches are read. Parquet works the same way: FROM read_parquet(url).

const res = await fetch("https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-public-libraries-directory/aggregate?group=name_of_library_service&metric=count");
const { rows, publicdata } = await res.json();
console.log(rows, publicdata.attribution);

The query API answers a page on any site as well as Node, with no key. It returns the rows and the attribution the licence asks for.

What is in it

Column names are made snake_case and the publisher's original header is kept beside each one. Blank cells are null. Nothing is added, removed, ranked or summarised.

Field	Type	Publisher's header	Note
directory_url	string	Directory URL
branch_name	string	Branch Name
branch_type	string	Branch Type
name_of_library_service	string	Name of Library Service
library_service_type	string	Library Service Type
wifi_availability	boolean	WiFi Availability
address_line_1	string	Address Line 1
address_locality	string	Address Locality
address_postcode	string	Address Postcode
postal_address_line_1	string	Postal Address Line 1
postal_address_line_2	string	Postal Address Line 2
postal_address_locality	string	Postal Address Locality
postal_address_postcode	string	Postal Address Postcode
ill_address_line_1	string	ILL Address Line 1
ill_address_line_3	string	ILL Address Line 3
ill_address_locality	string	ILL Address Locality
ill_address_postcode	string	ILL Address Postcode
phone	string	Phone
email	string	Email
monday	string	Monday
tuesday	string	Tuesday
wednesday	string	Wednesday
thursday	string	Thursday
friday	string	Friday
saturday	string	Saturday
sunday	string	Sunday
latitude_decimal	number	Latitude (Decimal)
longitude_decimal	number	Longitude (Decimal)
date_created	string	Date Created	Blank in almost every row of the 2026 release.

Download this table as a data dictionary (Excel), or read it as a Frictionless Table Schema at schema.json. The key is directory_url.

The first 10 rows

From the latest version, in the publisher's order, with every field. A blank cell is shown as null.

directory_url	branch_name	branch_type	name_of_library_service	library_service_type	wifi_availability	address_line_1	address_locality	address_postcode	postal_address_line_1	postal_address_line_2	postal_address_locality	postal_address_postcode	ill_address_line_1	ill_address_line_3	ill_address_locality	ill_address_postcode	phone	email	monday	tuesday	wednesday	thursday	friday	saturday	sunday	latitude_decimal	longitude_decimal	date_created
https://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/directory/gladstone-re…	Agnes Water Library	Branch	Gladstone Regional Council	Independent Library Service	true	71 Springs Road	Agnes Water	4677	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	61-7-4902-1501	null	9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00-5:00pm	9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00-5:00pm	9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00-5:00pm	9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00-5:00pm	9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00-5:00pm	9:00am-12:00 noon	Closed	-24.212068	151.910282	null
https://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/directory/townsville-c…	Aitkenvale	Branch	Townsville City Council	Independent Library Service	true	4 Petunia Street	Aitkenvale	4814	PO Box 1268	null	Townsville	4810	null	null	Thuringowa Central	4817	61-7-4727-8310	null	9:00am-6:00pm	9:00am-8:00pm	9:00am-8:00pm	9:00am-6:00pm	9:00am-6:00pm	9:00am-3:00pm	9:00am-1:00pm	-19.295081	146.771859	null
https://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/directory/moreton-bay-…	Albany Creek Library	Branch	Moreton Bay City Council	Independent Library Service	true	16 Ferguson Street	Albany Creek	4035	PO Box 159	null	Caboolture	4510	PO Box 159	null	Caboolture	4510	61-7-5433-2638	null	8:30am-6:00pm	8:30am-6:00pm	8:30am-6:00pm	8:30am-8:00pm	8:30am-6:00pm	9:00am-2:00pm	Closed	-27.344783	152.968287	null
https://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/directory/southern-dow…	Allora Library	Branch	Southern Downs Regional Council	Independent Library Service	true	78 Herbert Street	Allora	4362	c/- Warwick Library	PO Box 26	Warwick	4370	null	null	null	null	61-7-4666-3742	null	1:00pm-4:30pm	1:00pm-4:30pm	9:30am - 12pm; 1pm - 4:30pm	1:00pm-4:30pm	1:00pm-4:30pm	Closed	Closed	-28.033484	151.982891	null
https://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/directory/barcaldine-r…	Alpha Library	Branch	Barcaldine Regional Council	Rural Libraries Queensland	true	29 Shakespeare St	Alpha	4724	PO Box 72	Shakespeare St	Alpha	4724	null	null	null	null	61-7-4985-1370	Sharon.Wilson@boq.com.au	10:00am-12:45pm; 1:15pm-4:00pm	Closed	Closed	10:00am-12:45pm; 1:15pm-4:00pm	10:00am-12:45pm; 1:15pm-4:30pm	Closed	Closed	-23.648063	146.642473	null
https://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/directory/brisbane-cit…	Annerley Library	Branch	Brisbane City Council	Independent Library Service	true	450 Ipswich Road	Annerley	4103	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	61-7-3403-1735	null	10:00am-5:00pm	10:00am-5:00pm	Closed	Closed	10:00am-5:00pm	9:00am-4:00pm	Closed	-27.509441	153.033381	null
https://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/directory/barcaldine-r…	Aramac Library - Ollie Landers Community Library	Branch	Barcaldine Regional Council	Rural Libraries Queensland	true	58 Gordon Street	Aramac	4726	null	null	Aramac	4726	null	null	null	null	61-7-4651-3029	Sarahl@barc.qld.gov.au	9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00pm-4:00pm	9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00pm-4:00pm	9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00pm-4:00pm	9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00pm-4:00pm	9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00pm-4:00pm	Closed	Closed	-22.971115	145.241504	null
https://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/directory/moreton-bay-…	Arana Hills Library	Branch	Moreton Bay City Council	Independent Library Service	true	63 Cobbity Crescent	Arana Hills	4054	PO Box 159	null	Caboolture	4510	PO Box 159	null	Caboolture	4510	61-7-3883-5790	null	8:30am-6:00pm	8:30am-8:00pm	8:30am-6:00pm	8:30am-6:00pm	8:30am-6:00pm	9:00am-2:00pm	Closed	-27.394612	152.948974	null
https://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/directory/brisbane-cit…	Ashgrove Library	Branch	Brisbane City Council	Independent Library Service	true	87 Amarina Avenue	Ashgrove	4060	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	61-7-3407-1940	null	10:00am-6:00pm	10:00am-8:00pm	10:00am-6:00pm	10:00am-8:00pm	10:00am-6:00pm	9:00am-4:00pm	Closed	-27.4443946	152.987098	null
https://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/directory/tablelands-r…	Atherton Library	Branch	Tablelands Regional Council	Independent Library Service	true	16 Robert Street	Atherton	4883	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	61-7-4089-2247	athertonl@trc.qld.gov.au	10:00am-5:00pm	10:00am-5:00pm	10:00am-5:00pm	10:00am-5:00pm	10:00am-5:00pm	9:00am-12:00 noon	Closed	-17.268905	145.478854	null

The first row as JSON

As it appears in data.json.

GET https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-libraries-directory/latest/data.json
{
  "directory_url": "https://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/directory/gladstone-regional-council/agnes-water-library",
  "branch_name": "Agnes Water Library",
  "branch_type": "Branch",
  "name_of_library_service": "Gladstone Regional Council",
  "library_service_type": "Independent Library Service",
  "wifi_availability": true,
  "address_line_1": "71 Springs Road",
  "address_locality": "Agnes Water",
  "address_postcode": "4677",
  "postal_address_line_1": null,
  "postal_address_line_2": null,
  "postal_address_locality": null,
  "postal_address_postcode": null,
  "ill_address_line_1": null,
  "ill_address_line_3": null,
  "ill_address_locality": null,
  "ill_address_postcode": null,
  "phone": "61-7-4902-1501",
  "email": null,
  "monday": "9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00-5:00pm",
  "tuesday": "9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00-5:00pm",
  "wednesday": "9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00-5:00pm",
  "thursday": "9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00-5:00pm",
  "friday": "9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00-5:00pm",
  "saturday": "9:00am-12:00 noon",
  "sunday": "Closed",
  "latitude_decimal": -24.212068,
  "longitude_decimal": 151.910282,
  "date_created": null
}

{
  "directory_url": "https://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.auhttps://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/directory/gladstone-regional-council/agnes-water-library",
  "branch_name": "Agnes Water Library",
  "branch_type": "Branch",
  "name_of_library_service": "Gladstone Regional Council",
  "library_service_type": "Independent Library Service",
  "wifi_availability": true,
  "address_line_1": "71 Springs Road",
  "address_locality": "Agnes Water",
  "address_postcode": "4677",
  "postal_address_line_1": null,
  "postal_address_line_2": null,
  "postal_address_locality": null,
  "postal_address_postcode": null,
  "ill_address_line_1": null,
  "ill_address_line_3": null,
  "ill_address_locality": null,
  "ill_address_postcode": null,
  "phone": "61-7-4902-1501",
  "email": null,
  "monday": "9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00-5:00pm",
  "tuesday": "9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00-5:00pm",
  "wednesday": "9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00-5:00pm",
  "thursday": "9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00-5:00pm",
  "friday": "9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00-5:00pm",
  "saturday": "9:00am-12:00 noon",
  "sunday": "Closed",
  "latitude_decimal": -24.212068,
  "longitude_decimal": 151.910282,
  "date_created": null
}

Query it without downloading

The query API returns only the rows you ask for, as JSON, NDJSON or CSV, from the same typed rows as the files. It needs no key. Build a query here and run it, then copy the URL or the code into your own work.

Try rows or aggregate for this dataset. The query builder needs JavaScript.

How filters work

Each filter is field=operator.value in the query string, and every filter must match. A number or date field compares as a number or date, and a text field compares as text. Values are case-sensitive except with ilike. Prefix not. to negate a filter, as not.eq.value.

Operator	What it matches
eq.value	Equal to the value.
neq.value	Not equal to the value. A blank cell does not match.
gt.value	Greater than the value.
gte.value	Greater than or equal to the value.
lt.value	Less than the value.
lte.value	Less than or equal to the value.
like.text	Matches a pattern where * stands for any run of characters. Case-sensitive.
ilike.text	The same as like, ignoring case.
in.(a,b,c)	Equal to any value in the list. A value cannot contain a comma.
is.null	Blank in the source, or suppressed by the publisher.

Parameter	What it does
select	Fields to return, comma-separated. Every field when absent.
order	field.asc or field.desc, comma-separated. The publisher's row order when absent.
limit	Rows per page, 1 to 10,000. 100 when absent.
offset	Rows to skip. The next URL in each answer sets it for you.
group	On aggregate, fields to group by, comma-separated.
metric	On aggregate, count, sum.field, avg.field, min.field or max.field, comma-separated. count when absent.
format	json, ndjson or csv. JSON carries the provenance header, and the others carry it in response headers.

Without a version the API answers from the newest loaded version, and that answer changes when the publisher releases again. Put versions/<date>/ before rows or aggregate for an answer that never changes. /api/v1/datasets/<slug>/versions lists the loaded versions. The 1 newest version is loaded; versions lists them.

The API allows 60 requests in 10 seconds from one address. Above that it answers 429 for 10 seconds with a Retry-After header, a RateLimit-Policy header and a JSON body that gives the limit. Every API answer carries the same RateLimit-Policy. A client should wait the Retry-After seconds, or read the files, which have no limit. openapi.json describes this dataset's query paths for client generators and agents.

https://publicdata.au/mcp is a remote MCP server over Streamable HTTP with the same tools, defined in the same place, so a tool added to the pages is added here too. It needs no key and no account. The row tools are held to the query API's limit of 60 queries in 10 seconds from one address, and each call is two queries because it also counts the matching rows. Add it to Claude Code with claude mcp add --transport http publicdata https://publicdata.au/mcp, add the URL in Claude as a custom connector, or give it to any client that connects to remote MCP servers. Each queryable dataset is also a resource at https://publicdata.au/d/<slug>/fields.json, which lists its fields with their types, the publisher's descriptions, their ranges and the values they hold, so an agent can read a dataset's shape before it writes a query.

What changed

One version for every release the publisher has made since this site started following the dataset. The date is the day the file changed on the portal.

2026-07-21
336 rows29 fieldsutf-8-sig4abe1acf0d10

versions.json · changes.json · history.tar.zst (43 KB, every version's Parquet and manifest)

Questions

How do I download Public libraries directory as a CSV file?

Open https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-libraries-directory/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-libraries-directory/v/2026-07-21/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, GeoJSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, GeoPackage, GeoParquet, NDJSON, Arrow. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same.

Can I open Public libraries directory in Excel?

Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-libraries-directory/v/2026-07-21/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 336 rows on a records sheet, the field list on a second sheet and the provenance on a third. The CSV also opens in Excel. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-libraries-directory/v/2026-07-21/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size.

How often is Public libraries directory updated?

SLQ releases it irregularly, about every one or two years. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes.

Can I use Public libraries directory commercially?

Yes. CC BY 4.0 allows commercial use, redistribution and derived works as long as the attribution is kept. The attribution string is in this page's side column and inside every file.

Is this the official source for Public libraries directory?

No. The publisher is State Library of Queensland, and its page is https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/public-libraries. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.csv with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared.

What coordinate system does Public libraries directory use?

The publisher names no datum. The coordinates are decimal degrees, read as WGS84 (EPSG:4326) and published as given. The GeoJSON file uses the same coordinates, which is what GeoJSON expects.

What this site did to the data. Cells were typed, headers were renamed and the encoding was made UTF-8. Rows were left alone. The publisher's file sits beside every version as source.csv so the change can be checked.

The publisher releases Queensland public libraries as 3 files at once, so all 3 tables here share a version date.

Attribution and citation

The licence requires the publisher's attribution. We ask that you also name publicdata.au and link to the version you used.

State Library of Queensland, Queensland Government, State Library of Queensland - Queensland public libraries directory, sourced 3 October 2026, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/public-libraries, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-libraries-directory/v/2026-07-21/

The attribution alone is inside every file. Harvard is the author-date form a report or a brief asks for. Paste the HTML on a web page so the links carry.

Licence record

State Library of Queensland states the licence, CC BY 4.0, on its own page, which was read and recorded here on 1 October 2026.

Every fetch reads the licence again and stops when it has changed. The fetch that made version 2026-07-21 read it from www.data.qld.gov.au on 3 October 2026.

Also published on

Hugging Faceload_dataset("National-Digital/qld-public-libraries-directory")
Kagglewith a starter notebook
ZenodoDOI 10.5281/zenodo.23140338

Each copy carries the same attribution and links back to this page.

For agents and tools

datapackage.jsonFrictionless data package pointing at the latest version
schema.jsonTable Schema for every field
schema.xlsxthe same field list as an Excel data dictionary
versions.jsonevery version with date, rows, fields and hash
changes.jsondiff for every consecutive pair
manifest.jsonwhere the bytes came from and when
Query APIfiltered rows and counts without a download
openapi.jsonOpenAPI 3.1 for this dataset's query paths
explore/charts and dashboards in the browser, shareable and embeddable
index.mdthis page as Markdown

This page carries a schema.org Dataset record and is listed in /.well-known/ard.json and /catalog.json.

Source

State Library of Queensland publishes this table on www.data.qld.gov.au. Questions about the content go to the publisher. Questions about the files here go to corrections.

Fetched 3 October 2026. Source SHA-256 4abe1acf0d109c44…

Improve this dataset

This page is built from register/qld-public-libraries-directory.yaml on GitHub. Anyone can propose a fix to it, such as a clearer description or a field the publisher renamed, as a pull request.

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