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The Libraries will be closed over Christmas and New Year.

Peter Zelas Library, Blacktown Hospital will be closed from 22 December 2025 to 09 January 2026.
We will reopen on 12 January 2026.

Mount Druitt Hospital Library will be closed from 19 December 2025 to 02 February 2026
We will reopen on 03 February 2026.

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Acknowledgment of Country

The libraries of Western Sydney Local Health District - Auburn, Blacktown, Mental Health (Cumberland), Mount Druitt and Westmead - acknowledge the Dharug people as the Traditional Owners of the Eora region on which Western Sydney Local Health District sits. We pay our respects to the Dharug elders both past and present.

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