
Hiring library meeting rooms

Brisbane City Council has well-equipped meeting rooms available for hire in most libraries.
Use this page to find:
- types of meeting rooms
- meeting room hire charges
- how to book a meeting room
- conditions of meeting room use.
Types of meeting rooms
There are three categories of meeting rooms.
Category one
Each category one meeting room provides seating for 20 to 50 people. Category one meeting rooms may not have access outside library opening hours or separate toilets or kitchenettes.
Laptop connectivity, a data projector, television and DVD/CD player, and wheelchair accessible toilets are available at most locations.
To book a category one meeting room, contact one of the following libraries:
- Banyo (available 24 hours a day)
- Brisbane Square
- Bulimba (available 24 hours a day)
- Everton Park Library
- Inala Library.
Find out more about how to book a meeting room.
Category two
Most category two meeting rooms are available seven days a week and are self-sufficient (i.e. toilet facilities and kitchenette). Category two meeting rooms provide seating for 35 to 120 people.
A data projector, television and DVD/CD player, fixed personal computer, kitchenette and wheelchair accessible toilets are available at all locations.
To book a category two meeting room, contact one of the following libraries:
- Ashgrove
- Bracken Ridge
- Brisbane Square
- Carindale (available 24 hours a day)
- Coopers Plains
- Chermside (available 24 hours a day)
- Garden City (available 24 hours a day)
- Grange
- Holland Park
- Indooroopilly (available 24 hours a day)
- Kenmore
- Mitchelton
- Mt Ommaney (available 24 hours a day)
- New Farm (available 24 hours a day).
- Nundah
- Sunnybank Hills
- Toowong
- Wynnum.
Find out more about how to book a meeting room.
Category three
The category three meeting room can seat up to 150 people. It is available seven days a week during library operating hours only and includes use of a kitchenette. The category three meeting room is available at Brisbane Square Library on level two.
Meeting room hire charges
Community use of library meeting rooms is free. 'Community use' means functions or meetings held by non-profit community groups.
From 1 July 2023, the following costs apply to community groups using the meeting room for commercial purposes or when people are paying fees to attend.
Category | Hourly | Half-day or evening | Full day | Kitchenette |
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Category one | $10.50 | $32.70 | $64.80 | N/A |
Category two | $42.65 | $107.65 | $213.85 | $42.65 |
Category three | $174.80 | $672.55 | $1210.60 | No additional charge |
The following costs apply to business use, government use (other than Council), or any non-community use.
Category | Hourly | Half-day or evening | Full day | Kitchenette |
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Category one | $21.30 | $64.80 | $129.65 | N/A |
Category two | $86.75 | $213.85 | $429.00 | $42.65 |
Category three | $174.80 | $672.55 | $1210.60 | No additional charge |
All prices include GST. Charges shown exclude out-of-pocket expenses for staff time or other expenses such as extra cleaning or security. The hirer will be charged any security fees. These out-of-pocket expenses apply to all categories.
How to book a meeting room
To book a meeting room you can:
- ask at your local library
- contact Council
- phone the National Relay Service on 133 677 (or 133 NRS) (for people with speech or hearing impairment or deafness).
Conditions of meeting room use
Council meeting room conditions are:
- no smoking
- bookings should be made with staff at the library where the room is located
- category two meeting room bookings must specify if the group will use the kitchenette (charges may apply for kitchenette use)
- the hirer of the room accepts responsibility for the room and facilities used by the group
- after hours use can be negotiated, depending on the location. You must arrange after hours use in advance to obtain keys or access cards
- you must return keys and access cards to the library after each use.