Community Rooms - Toowoomba City Library

Details: Last Updated: Monday, 10 January 2022 16:01

The Community Rooms in the Toowoomba City Library are modern, air-conditioned meeting rooms, able to be booked by any organisation or community group, with prices to suit different categories of users.

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How to book

You can contact us via:
Online: Community venues booking form (online)
Phone: 4688 6998
Email: Civic.Precinct@tr.qld.gov.au

Bookings cannot be made via library staff.

Location

Level 3, Toowoomba City Library (corner of Victoria and Herries Street). View Google map.

Services

This is a part service venue offering meeting spaces for hire.

Tea and coffee facilities are available for an additional charge.

Office hours

Our office hours are 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.

Opening hours

Monday: 9am to 5pm

Tuesday: 9am to 9pm

Wednesday: 9am to 9pm

Thursday: 9am to 9pm

Friday: 9am to 4pm

Saturday and Sunday: 10am to 3pm

Fees

View the booking fees here.

We offer our venues at different rates for different types of bookings - commercial or non-commercial.

Commercial: a user whose primary function is to generate a commercial profit or who operates as a business.
Non-commercial: community organisations that are incorporated or unincorporated do not operate for a profit. Charities registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC).

Note: a business, government or other entity that is providing a community benefit or not generating a profit from the hire of the community rooms is NOT considered a not-for-profit organisation.

Contact us:

Online: Civic Precinct booking enquiry form
Phone: (07) 4688 6998
Email: Civic.Precinct@tr.qld.gov.au

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Located in the heart of Toowoomba’s CBD, the meeting rooms at the City Library offers a range of modern, air-conditioned spaces. Able to be booked by any organisation or community groups, with prices to suit different categories of users, these spaces are part of our vision to provide facilities that foster community inclusion and development.

Meeting rooms available:

Small meeting rooms, seats 1 – 5 (current capacity with COVID-19 restrictions - 4 people)
General meeting rooms, seats 8 – 12 (current capacity with COVID-19 restrictions - 12 people)
Multipurpose room, seats 16 – 50 (current capacity with COVID-19 restrictions - 36 people)
Seminar room single, seats 16 – 45 (current capacity with COVID-19 restrictions - 24 people)
Seminar room double (A & B), seats 36 – 110 (current capacity with COVID-19 restrictions - 42 people)
Seminar room full (A, B & C), seats 54 – 140 (current capacity with COVID-19 restrictions - 72 people).

Capacity is dependent on room set up selected.

Room details:

Equipment – projector, tables, chairs, lectern, whiteboards, HDMI/VGA cords available.
Parking is not included in your booking however, there are limited restricted undercover car parking located on level 1 (3 hour max).
Accessibility – wheelchair accessible and hearing loop enabled.
Tea and coffee can be provided at an additional charge.

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The information provided below is indicative only and may change. The number of people able to fit in a room will vary depending on your chosen room set-up (eg theatre, boardroom, classroom etc).

Facilities available:

room hire is inclusive of use of all equipment in the rooms
the City Library building is wheelchair accessible
limited free undercover car parking located on site (3 hours max) and paid all day parking available close by at Water/Herries Street car park
connector HDMI and VGA cables available to be loaned to connect your own laptop to the projectors
access can be provided to 45 mins of public wifi available per device per day
tea and coffee service can be added to your booking for an additional charge.

Room name	Capacity & equipment
Small meeting rooms	Covid maximum capacity: 4 people Capacity: 1 to 5 people Equipment: round table, whiteboard
General meeting rooms	Covid maximum capacity: 12 people Capacity:8 to 12 people Equipment: interactive projector with whiteboard
Multipurpose room	Covid maximum capacity: 36 people Capacity: 16 to 50 people Equipment: projector
Seminar room single	Covid maximum capacity: 24 people Capacity: 16 to 45 people Equipment: projector
Seminar room double	Covid maximum capacity: 42 people Capacity: 36 to 110 people Equipment: projector
Seminar room full	Covid maximum capacity: 72 people Capacity: 54 to 140 people Equipment: projector

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