Queanbeyan-Palerang Heritage Library

The Queanbeyan-Palerang Local History collection has moved to the former Queanbeyan Council Chambers building, and now forms part of the Heritage Library. Their extensive Local History Collection contains a wealth of historical resources with a wide selection of books on the history of Bungendore, Braidwood, Queanbeyan and the surrounding region. It is of particular interest to local residents, visitors, historians, descendants of early families, researchers and students. The Heritage Library also hosts revolving exhibitions of historical material from the collection, curated by their specialist staff. The collection includes: The Queanbeyan Age from 1860 The Queanbeyan Chronicle from 1976 The Bungendore Mirror from March 2004 to September 2015 The Bungendore Bulletin from May 1990 to December 2013 The Braidwood Dispatch from October 1966 to June 1970 A general genealogy collection and small map collection Historic monographs from the old Queanbeyan School of Art Early Queanbeyan rates books The Sheedy Memorial Local History Collection The collection of Frederick J McCauley Please drop in to visit their Public Reading Room with its historic book collection or make a research appointment with their team.