1972 Hornsby Central Library opens on 29 April at 296 Pacific Highway.
1973 Galston Branch Library and Pennant Hills Branch Library open.
1975 Epping Branch Library opens.
1977 Weekly Storytime begins at Hornsby and Epping.
1978 Online computer system introduced. First of its kind in NSW.
1980 Berowra Branch Library opens in the Berowra Community Centre.
1981 Cassettes Collection available for borrowing at Hornsby and Epping.
1984 Home Library Service established.
1985 Local Studies Collection created.
1986 Family History Collection introduced at Hornsby.
1992 Young Adult fiction is introduced.
1993 CD-ROM is made available for public use at Hornsby.
1995 Hornsby Central Library relocates to its current location.
1996 CDs and videos are made available at Epping Library.
1999 Internet is established at Hornsby and Pennant Hills.
2007 Knitting Group starts at Hornsby.
2012 eLibrary services commence.
2015 Rapid Reads Collection introduced at all branches.
2016 Restructure of Council boundaries, Epping Library becomes part of City of Parramatta Council.
2017 Children’s STEM Collection begins with the introduction of Launchpads.
2019 Quick Choice Collection is introduced.
2021 Refurbishment of Hornsby Library.
2022 Discovery Space is launched in April.