Rockdale Library and Community Information Service has an extensive Local History Collection which is available for use in the Local History Room of Rockdale Library. The Local History Room is accessible 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. Material in the Local History Collection is reference only, and is not available for loan.

The 2011 Ron Rathbone Local History Prize is now open for entries - click here for more information.

The following can be accessed using the Library's catalogue:

• Books
• Local Newspaper Articles
• Newsletters and Annual Reports of Local Groups
• Reports
• Ephemera
• Community Archives records from organisations such as:
  Rockdale School of Arts
  Rockdale Municipal Orchestra and Opera Company
  Rockdale Musical Society
  Arncliffe Progress Association
  Brighton/Rockdale Anglican Parish
  Rockdale District Heritage Association
  Rockdale Municipal Patriotic and War Fund
• Council Archives including:
  Rates and Valuation Books
  Electoral Rolls
  Town Hall Hiring Registers
  Centenary Celebrations Archives
  Annual Reports
  Quarterly Reports
  Municipal Elections Material
  Contribution to Work Books