Contact us

The State Library's Public Library Services team works with councils and public libraries across New South Wales. 

For general enquiries please contact pls@sl.nsw.gov.au

If you are a member of the public and wish to contact the State Library, please call us on 9273 1414 or make an enquiry via our Ask a Librarian service.

Find a team member

We welcome public library staff to make contact to assist in the management and development of their library service. Please use the contact details below to find the team member most able to assist with your query.

Management and support

Cameron Morley 
Head of Public Library Services 
cameron.morley@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1483

Advisory and consulting services

Andrea Curr 
Consultant 
Zone contact: South West Zone | Sydney South Zone 
andrea.curr@sl.nsw.gov.au  
(02) 9273 1677

Ellen Forsyth 
Consultant 
Zone contact: North East Zone | Sydney North Zone 
ellen.forsyth@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1525

Kate O'Grady 
Consultant 
Zone contact: Central East Zone | South East Zone 
kate.ogrady@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1699

Philippa Scarf 
Consultant, Specialist Information Services (Statewide Services) 
Central East Zone | Central West Zone 
philippa.scarf@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1571 

Grants and subsidies

Kate O'Grady 
Consultant 
kate.ogrady@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1699

Samantha Mantakoun 
Grants and subsidies clerk
samantha.mantakoun@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1624 

Public Library Infrastructure Grants

Kate O'Grady 
Consultant 
kate.ogrady@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1699

Cameron Morley 
Head of Public Library Services 
cameron.morley@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1483

Ellen Forsyth 
Consultant 
ellen.forsyth@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1525

Philippa Scarf 
Consultant
philippa.scarf@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1571 

Andrea Curr 
Consultant 
andrea.curr@sl.nsw.gov.au  
(02) 9273 1677

Statistics

Andrea Curr 
Consultant 
andrea.curr@sl.nsw.gov.au  
(02) 9273 1677

Samantha Mantakoun 
Bibliostat and statistics collection  
samantha.mantakoun@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1624 

Statewide services - Find Legal Answers, Drug Info

Philippa Scarf 
Consultant, (Statewide Services) 
philippa.scarf@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1571

Michael Adams 
Librarian, Statewide Services 
michael.adams@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1684

Catherine Bryant 
Librarian, Statewide Services 
catherine.bryant@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1512

Abby Dawson 
Librarian, Statewide Services 
abby.dawson@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1541 

Multicultural services – Bulk loans and cooperative purchasing 

Joanna Goh
Collection Services Coordinator
joanna.goh@sl.nsw.gov.au
(02) 9273 1452

Shauna Miller 
Multicultural Cooperative Coordinator 
shauna.miller@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1540

Tseten Dolkar 
Library Assistant, Bulk Loans 
tseten.dolkar@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1895

Jason McPherson 
Library Assistant, Bulk Loans 
jason.mcpherson@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1542

Britta Mortenson 
Library Assistant, Bulk Loans 
britta.mortensen@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1526 

NSW.net services – Connectivity and eResources

Joyce Azzopardi 
Lead, NSW.net Services 
joyce.azzopardi@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1524

Ross Balharrie 
Service Delivery Coordinator, NSW.net Services 
ross.balharrie@sl.nsw.gov.au 
(02) 9273 1498 

Zone contacts

The State Library's Public Library Services team work with councils and their public libraries all over NSW. Public libraries are allocated to State Library staff as the first point of contact for any inquiries or advice on services, funding or legislation. If your contacts are not available, other team members will be able to assist.

NSW Public Library Association Zone	Contact
North East Zone	Ellen Forsyth
Central East Zone	Philippa Scarf / Kate O'Grady
Central West Zone	Philippa Scarf
South East Zone	Kate O'Grady
South West Zone	Andrea Curr
Sydney North Zone	Ellen Forsyth
Sydney West Zone	Cameron Morley
Sydney South Zone	Andrea Curr