City of Sydney Library
In-branch and online programs
Join our lunchtime conversations, online workshops and classes. Or keep the kids entertained with our popular rhymetime and storytime videos available to watch at home anytime.
Events
Little Sydney Lives Exhibition 2024
A glimpse of daily life through the eyes of young Sydneysiders aged 5 to 12
Tabletop games afternoon, 16 years +
Play fun contemporary favourites with fellow gamers in the city
Minds and machines: Youth mental health in a digital world
Explore the role of technology and the future of treatment while raising your knitting needles.
Deaf life: Let’s talk about it
It takes a village to raise a child – and there’s a village of support for families with Deaf kids
Celebrate National Bird Week and the Aussie Bird Count
Create your favourite Aussie bird.
A sense of scale
Discover remarkable models and learn about the skilled artisans behind them and their impact across diverse industries
School holiday program
School holidays: Robot maze 9-12yrs - BOOKED OUT
Master coding with our Sphero Bolt robot workshop
Make your own wind chimes, 5-11 yrs
A creative, hands-on workshop for persons aged 5-11 years to create handmade wind chimes
School holidays: pixel art maker day, 10-15 yrs - BOOKED OUT
Create 8-bit inspired pixel art at the Darling Square Library Makerspace
Introduction to macrame, family session 5+
Join us for a fun and hands on beginners macrame workshop to create your very own keyring from scratch
School holidays: manga comic book workshop, 13-17 yrs
Learn how to make your own manga style comics in this introductory workshop
Makerspace
School holidays: pixel art maker day, 10-15 yrs - BOOKED OUT
Create 8-bit inspired pixel art at the Darling Square Library Makerspace
School holidays: manga comic book workshop, 13-17 yrs
Learn how to make your own manga style comics in this introductory workshop
Weekend makertime for families, 8-12 yrs
Gain practical creative makerspace skills and experience in this intergenerational 2-hour session
Maker and creator workshop 8-12 yrs
Harness all things inspirational and inventive with our sensational series of creative workshops for kids
Makertime for families, 8-12 yrs
Gain practical creative makerspace skills and experience in this intergenerational 2-hour session
Makertime: open access 16+yrs
Get hands-on experience at the Darling Square Library Makerspace
Trash to Treasure: Laser cut jewellery 16+yrs
Join a fun workshop for National Recycling Week
Themed monthly discussions
Online book club
City of Sydney Library online book club: Horror and thriller
If you love books, this is a great opportunity to connect with other readers online and find literary inspiration.
City of Sydney Online Book Club: Short Stories and Novellas
If you love books, this is a great opportunity to connect with other readers online and find literary inspiration.
Rhymes, movement, music and singing
Rhymetime for 0 to 2
Rhymetime at Darling Square Library, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories.
Rhymetime at Surry Hills Library, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories.
Rhymetime at Glebe Library, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories.
Rhymetime at Green Square Library, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories.
Bilingual rhymetime at Green Square Library, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories.
Bilingual rhymetime at Darling Square, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories.
Foster your child's love of reading
Storytime for ages 3 to 5
Auslan and English Storytime at Glebe Library
Fun sessions of storytelling for pre-school aged deaf and hearing children
Storytime at Surry Hills Library, 3 to 5 years
A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing
Storytime at Darling Square, 3 to 5 years
A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing.
Bilingual storytime at Green Square Library, 3 to 5 years
A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing.
Storytime at Green Square Library, 3 to 5 years
A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing
Bilingual storytime at Darling Square Library, 3 to 5 years
A fun bilingual storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing.
Storytime at Glebe Library, 3 to 5 years
A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing.
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