The request was made by Shadow Minister for Western NSW Mick Veitch MLC and was granted by the NSW Legislative Council.

All government documents from January 1, 2017 will need to be tabled in parliament within 45 days from Wednesday, June 3.

Mr Veitch says he wants the documents made public.

"I think there should be transparency around the project. Parliamentary scrutiny on projects such as this is essential. I look forward to the government tabling these documents in the NSW parliament," he said.

Cootamundra MP Steph Cooke says the "Legislative Council releases papers regularly to Members on various issues as an important part of the government's function".

"I represent the people in the Cootamundra electorate as a Member of the Legislative Assembly and continue to fight hard on behalf of them for our fair share."

The need for a new library in Young was first identified by the former Young Shire Council in its Cultural Infrastructure Masterplan which was completed in 2014.

Initially, according to Hilltops Council papers from June 2017, a number of sites had been assessed as possible locations for a new library, however the Mercy Care site and Apex Park were "considered superior".

Council papers in November 2017 highlight that the Mercy Care site was purchased by a private investor, therefore ruling it out, and Apex Park was met with criticism from a community group.

The same papers from November 2017 show that Hilltops had started exploring joining forces with the state government and Department of Education, after former Nationals' Cootamundra MP Katrina Hodgkinson announced funding for an upgrade of the Young High School library during June 2017.

"As both the school and broader community has a joint need for an updated library facility the opportunity to collaborate and share resources was evident," a report outlined in council papers from November 2017.

At that November meeting, council voted in favour of Carrington Park being the site selected, and voted to collaborate with the Department of Education. A petition in town helped move the site completely into Young High School, facing Carrington Park. On November 2018, council announced the signing of a Heads of Agreement for the design of the facility between the Hilltops Council and the NSW government.

Designs were unveiled in June 2019, and at the October meeting in 2019 council voted to sign off on the deed and lease document.

The state significant development application was approved on May 21, 2020.

One Young resident has welcomed the Upper House decision to order the government to table all documents relating to the Young High School Joint Use Library and Community Facility.

Local historian Brian James says residents in Young have been left in the dark.

"The residents of Young have never been given the chance to express their opinion regarding what the Hilltops Council and the Department of Education intend to do on their site. The local people who use the library are the ones who know what they want and what they need and where they need it. Nothing should be done until the public have been given all the information and the correct information. And what is going to be the true story of the creeping monster eating up more and more of the park," he said.

A number of residents from Young have spoken out about matters relating to the project, many frustrated about a lack of engagement with the community.

At council's November meeting in 2017, when council voted to join force with the Department of Education and voted in favour of Carrington Park, a report stated that the community "has previously been engaged predominantly through the media".

A community meeting was held on November 29, 2017, and council established a project steering committee soon after.

Council is set to invest $6.5 million for the project which is jointly funded between council and the state government.

The total allocated funding to deliver the Young High School library upgrade is approximately $25.5 million, according to the NSW government.

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