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Location	Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia
Type	Public library system
Branches	10, plus 1 mobile library
Collection
Items collected	278,190 (266,882 lending)
Access and use
Circulation	1,491,184
Population served	354,803
Members	64,006
Other information
Director	Melanie Smith
Employees	64
Website	libraries.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au
References: Mantakoun, Samantha (2026-02-01). "Public library statistics 2024-25". State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 2026-07-01.

Central Coast Libraries is the public library system for the Central Coast Council, New South Wales

In the 2024-2025 year, Central Coast Libraries held 2,428 programs with 41,933 attendees.

History

Central Coast Libraries was previously City of Gosford and Wyong Shire Council. The library systems were merged when the councils were, in 2016.

Gosford City Council adopted the Library Act 1939 in 1948, and started their library system the same year. Wyong Shire Council adopted hte act in 1958, and began their library system in 1959.