total of 9,443 volumes. By 1951 it celebrated its centenary. City of Perth Library In 1957 the institute was taken over by the Perth City Council and became City of Perth Library. Soon after the Institute's subscription library was replaced by a free lending library. The City of Perth library was established in the Council House in 1963 and remained there until 1995. The Perth Literary Institute building was demolished sometime in the 1970s and the site now includes the Perth Law Chambers. See also Cultural institutions in Australia References and notes Libraries in Western Australia Hay Street, Perth Pier Street, Perth Libraries established in 1851 1851 establishments in Australia