Libraries ACT have a range of community rooms available to hire. Booking can be made online by completing the Room booking application form.
Applications must be made at least 10 business days before the booking date. Applications submitted after this date may not be accepted.
If you are experiencing difficulties submitting the online form and need assistance, you can:
- attend your nearest Libraries ACT branch
- call 02 6205 9000, Monday to Friday 9:30 am to 5:00 pm
- email CED.LibraryRoomBookings@act.gov.au
View the full list of fees and charges.
Rooms and capacity
ACT Heritage Library
Exhibition and meeting space
- Room capacity: 26
- Kitchen facilities: Limited
- Category: N/A
This space is only bookable by external bodies for after-hours for uses that are compatible with the ACT Heritage Library’s strategic objectives. It is bookable during opening hours only when in association with an ACT Heritage Library program or partnership. To book this space please contact the ACT Heritage Library directly.
Belconnen
Mezzanine room
- Room capacity: 50
- Kitchen facilities: Yes
- Category: 2
Civic
Mezzanine room
- Room capacity: 30
- Kitchen facilities: Limited
- Category: 2
- Open plan mezzanine floor with after-hours wheelchair access. Available after-hours only.
The Hub
- Room capacity: 10
- Kitchen facilities: No
- Category:2
- Available during branch opening hours only.
Dickson
Community room
- Room capacity: 20
- Kitchen facilities: Yes
- Category: 2
Gungahlin
Conference room 1
- Room capacity: 100
- Kitchen facilities: Yes
- Category: 3
- Available after-hours weekdays, all day weekends or during school holidays only.
Conference room 2
- Room capacity: 100
- Kitchen facilities: Yes
- Category: 3
- Available after-hours weekdays, all day weekends or during school holidays only.
Training room 1
Room capacity: 25
Kitchen facilities: Yes
Category: 2
Available after-hours weekdays, all day weekends or during school holidays only.
Training room 2
Room capacity: 25
Kitchen facilities: Yes
Category: 2
Available after-hours weekdays, all day weekends or during school holidays only.
Meeting room 1
- Room capacity: 10
- Kitchen facilities: No
- Category: 1
- Available during branch opening hours only.
Meeting room 2
- Room capacity: 10
- Kitchen facilities: No
- Category: 1
- Available during branch opening hours only.
Kippax
Community room
- After-hours access available. Seats 20 people lecture style.
Tuggeranong
Community room
- After-hours access available. Seats 50 people lecture style.
Woden
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Community room 1
- Room capacity: 20
- Kitchen facilities: No
- Category: 2
Community room 2
- Room capacity: 25
- Kitchen facilities: No
- Category: 2
Community studio
- Room capacity: 20
- Kitchen facilities: Limited
- Category: 1
Work pod 1
- Room capacity: 2
- Kitchen facilities: No
- Category: 1
- Available during branch opening hours only.
Work pod 2
- Room capacity: 2
- Kitchen facilities: No
- Category: 1
- Available during branch opening hours only.
Life lab
- After-hours access.
- A large flexible, multifunctional space which can be booked for a variety of activities.
- Seats 35 people.
The Hive recording and rehearsal studio
- Room capacity: 22 (Capacity for the control room is 4 people)
- Kitchen facilities: No
- Category: 5
Equipment and software (studio room)
- Presonus NSB 16.8 16X8 AVB-networked Stage box
- Shure Professional monitoring headphone
- Shure PGA 7pce Drum Mic Kit
- Microphone Dynamic Lo Z Vocal Cardioid SM58
- Shure SM27 Professional Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone
- Set of Jands roof mounted lighting bar system
- Bird Dog Mini P200 PTZ Cameras (remote control pan, tilt, zoom, PTZ, NDI network device interface camera)
Equipment and software (control room)
- Birddog PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) PTZ camera switcher console
- Presonus StudioLive 32 channel Digital Audio recording-mixing console
- Studio One Artist (software)
- Telestream TS-WC-PRO-M: Wirecast Pro professional live streaming platform
- Shure Professional monitoring headphones
- JBL Series 8-Inch Bi - pair of amplified studio monitors
- M1 Mac Book Pro
The Hive podcast studio
- Room capacity: 4
- Kitchen facilities: No
- Category: 6
Equipment and software (workstation 1)
- Rodecaster Pro Integrated Podcast Production Console
- Rode PODMIC Dynamic XLR Podcast Microphone
- Shure Professional monitoring headphone
- M1 MacBook Pro
- Adobe Audition – Reaper recording, mixing, editing software
Equipment and software (workstation 2)
- M1 MaxBook Pro
- Presonus iO Station 24c Digital Audio Workstation
- Roland A-49 MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) keyboard
- Shure professional headphone
- Rode POD MIC dynamic XLR podcast microphone
- Monitor HP Z32 31.5-inch 4k UHD display 4K resolution monitor
- Final Cut Pro video software
- Reaper mixing and recording software
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Adobe Premiere (video)
- Adobe After Effect (motion graphic and visual effects)
- Adobe Illustrator (graphic design)
- Adobe InDesign (graphic design)
- Adobe Photoshop (photos/images)
- Adobe Lightroom (photo/images)
- Adobe Audition (audio)
The Hive editing suite
- Room capacity: N/A
- Kitchen facilities: No
- Category: N/A
- The editing suite is not separately bookable. You will need to book one of the other spaces in the Hive (recording and rehearsal studio or podcast suite) to use with the editing suite.
Equipment and software
- 2 MacBook Pros 2021 (16 inch) pro M1 Apple chip
- 2 monitors HP Z32 31.5-inch 4k resolution UHD display
- Final Cut Pro (Video Editing)
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Adobe Premiere (video)
- Adobe After Effect (motion graphic and visual effects)
- Adobe Illustrator (graphic design)
- Adobe InDesign (graphic design)
- Adobe Photoshop (photos/images)
- Adobe Lightroom (photos/images)
- Adobe Audition (audio)