Kurilpa Library

Kurilpa Library is a heritage-listed library at 178 Boundary Street, West End, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1929 and added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 February 2007.

Photo: Chrismo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Opening hours:
Wednesday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
Monday: 9:00 AM—1:00 PM
Tuesday: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
Type: Library
Description: heritage-listed library building in Brisbane, Australia
Also known as: “West End Library”
Address: 178 – 180 Boundary Street, West End, 4101

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lang Park and Musgrave Park.

Lang Park

Stadium

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Lang Park is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton. It is primarily used for rugby league, rugby union, and soccer as the home ground of the Brisbane Broncos, and the Dolphins in the National Rugby League, the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby, and Brisbane Roar FC in the A-League Men. Lang Park is situated 2 km north of Kurilpa Library.

Musgrave Park

Park

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Musgrave Park is a park in South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The park is bordered by Edmonstone, Russell, and Cordelia Streets, and Brisbane State High School, and has an area of 63,225 square metres. Musgrave Park is situated 610 metres northeast of Kurilpa Library.

State Library of Queensland

Library

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State Library of Queensland is the state public reference and research library of Queensland, Australia, operated by the state government. The Library is governed by the Library Board of Queensland, which draws its powers from the Libraries Act 1988. State Library of Queensland is situated 1½ km northeast of Kurilpa Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West End and South Bank.

West End

Suburb

Photo: Misaochan2, CC BY 4.0.

West End is an inner southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, West End had a population of 14,730 people. The Aboriginal name for the area is Kurilpa, which means place of the water rat.

South Bank

Neighborhood

Photo: willislim, CC BY-SA 2.0.

South Bank is a cultural, social, educational and recreational precinct in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The precinct is located in the suburb of South Brisbane, on the southern bank of the Brisbane River.

Clarence Corner

Neighborhood

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Clarence Corner is the junction of Stanley Street and Annerley Road in Woolloongabba/South Brisbane in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It gives its name to the local area.

Kurilpa Library

Categories: historic site, building, public building, and education
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

-27.48244° or 27° 28′ 57″ south

Longitude

153.01198° or 153° 0′ 43″ east

Levels

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

Brisbane City Council

Open location code

5R4MG296+2Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 523925261

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

Wikidata ID

Q19875038

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In Other Languages

“Kurilpa Library” goes by many names.

Hausa: “Kurilpa Library”

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Highlights include Mavis and Les Dutton Place and Kurilpa Senior Citizens Centre.

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