Hiring library meeting rooms
Brisbane City Council has well-equipped meeting rooms available for hire in most libraries.
Types of meeting rooms
There are three categories of meeting rooms.
Category one
Each category one meeting room provides seating for 10 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:
- Ashgrove
- Banyo (available 24 hours a day)
- Brisbane Square
- Bulimba (available 24 hours a day).
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
- Banyo
- Bracken Ridge
- Brisbane Square
- Carindale (available 24 hours a day)
- Coopers Plains
- Chermside (available 24 hours a day)
- Everton Park
- Garden City (available 24 hours a day)
- Grange
- Holland Park
- Inala
- 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 120 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 category one and category two meeting rooms is free.
Community use means meetings/activities held by community groups that are not-for-profit or charities, the use of the room is not for business purposes and no fees or charges are levied nor products or services solicited, sold or provided.
Community use for commercial purposes
The following fees apply for community use for commercial purposes, for hirers that are not-for-profit or charities, where fees and charges are levied from attendees or products and services are solicited, sold or provided, including fundraising activities.
| Category | Hourly | Half-day or evening | Full day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category one | $15.60 | $33.95 | $67.25 |
| Category two | $44.25 | $111.75 | $222.00 |
| Category three | $181.45 | $698.10 | $1,256.60 |
Business or commercial use
The following fees apply to business or commercial hirers, including where products and services are solicited, sold or provided and multi-level marketing businesses. Also includes government (other than Council) or educational institution use.
| Category | Hourly | Half-day or evening | Full day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category one | $34.95 | Hourly rates | Hourly rates |
| Category two | $90.05 | Hourly rates | Hourly rates |
| Category three | $181.45 | $698.10 | $1,256.60 |
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).