Kempsey Shire Library has a main library service operating in West Kempsey and branches at South West Rocks, Stuarts Point, and Hat Head. The service also includes a mobile library van service.
Kempsey Shire Library operates in partnership with the Port Macquarie-Hastings Library Service, and this joint arrangement is known as the Mid North Coast Library Co-operative.
The Kempsey Shire has:
a population of approximately 29,634 (ABS ERP 2014)
10,242 registered library members (2015)
the Library has a total book stock, including print and e-books, of 60,930
book borrowings were over 210,938 during the year (2015)
You may be able to borrow up to 20 items at one time, comprising of :
10 DVDs
3 Blu-ray movies
10 music CDs
7 audiobooks
5 issues of any magazine title
There is a 3 week loan period.
Items can be renewed twice (if the item is not in demand).