▁operating ▁in ▁NS W ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁were ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Mechan ics ▁Institute ▁and ▁the ▁Cas ino ▁School ▁of ▁Arts , ▁which ▁held ▁pre domin antly ▁recent , ▁late ▁tw enti eth ▁century ▁ed itions ▁of ▁fiction . ▁The ▁Carl ton ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁dis posed ▁of ▁its ▁library ▁collection ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁The ▁old ▁library ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁New town ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁still ▁stored ▁on ▁site ▁but ▁locked ▁in ▁a ▁room ▁with ▁unknown ▁contents . ▁By ▁comparison ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁rare ▁collection ▁of ▁pre domin antly ▁non - f iction ▁/ ▁reference ▁texts ▁with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁Austral iana , ▁indic ative ▁of ▁the ▁earlier , ▁educational ▁role ▁performed ▁by ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁institutions . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁principal ▁characteristics ▁of ▁a ▁class ▁of ▁cultural ▁or ▁natural ▁places / environ ments ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁The ▁collection ▁is ▁of ▁State ▁significance ▁for ▁its ▁value ▁as ▁a ▁surv iving ▁collection ▁of ▁books ▁from ▁a ▁regional ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁library , ▁which , ▁en hanced ▁by ▁its ▁various ▁catalog ues , ▁is ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁non - f iction ▁and ▁reference ▁texts ▁that ▁were ▁histor ically ▁available ▁in ▁a ▁major ▁regional ▁centre ▁in ▁NS W . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Att ribution ▁▁ ▁Category : New ▁South ▁Wales ▁State ▁Heritage ▁Register ▁Category : E ducation ▁in ▁Bath urst , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Category : L ibr