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.
Special events
Storytellers: If words could speak, they would tell you...
Join storytellers as they share the meaning and memories behind unique words from their cultures
HSC prep? We’ve got space for you.
Our Customs House, Darling Square and Green Square libraries will be open after hours in the lead up to exams
In my neighbourhood: Glebe stories
Experience a special night of storytelling from St Helen’s community members
Saffron Incorporated an evening with Stuart Coupe
The original King of the Cross lays the foundations for more than 50 years of intrigue.
Smart Learning: What AI Means for Students and Educators
A practical talk about the technology in education today
Comedy and storytelling workshop with Accessible Arts
Want to give comedy a go? Join in a fun and accessible comedy workshop at Green Square Library
The shortest history of AI: How far we’ve come & what’s next
Uncover the breakthroughs, the myths and the real-world impact the technology is having in society
AI meets medicine: Smarter diagnoses, better care
This talk unpacks the latest breakthroughs in medical artificial intelligence and its real-world applications.
Regular events
Social knitting group at Newtown Library
Come join fellow knitters together at Newtown Library fortnightly on Mondays
Come and get techie
Got a burning tech question? Get 1:1 tech help at the Library!
Come and get techie
Got a burning tech question? Get 1:1 tech help at the library
Social knitting group
Come join fellow knitters together at Glebe Library fortnightly on Fridays
Come and get techie
Got a burning tech question? Get 1:1 tech help at the library
Come and get techie
Got a burning tech question? Get 1:1 tech help at the Library
Tabletop games afternoon, 16 years +
Play fun contemporary favourites with fellow gamers in the city
School holidays
Magic from Many Lands: Tales at Darling Square Library
Join us in a special storytelling event where our incredible Forked Tongue Storytellers share multilingual tales.
School holidays: Creative coding 2 - Imagination Lab 8-12yrs
Make your very own computer-generated artwork using coding!
School holidays: Jar Lid Magnets (8+ family session)
Harness your creativity in this fun, family - friendly workshop.
School holidays: Creative coding masterclass 12-16yrs
Push your creativity to the next level with advanced coding techniques!
Through the rainbow window, 5-8 years - Surry Hills
Step into a world of colour and light at our cellophane stained-glass workshop.
Makerspace
School holidays: Creative coding 2 - Imagination Lab 8-12yrs
Make your very own computer-generated artwork using coding!
School holidays: Creative coding masterclass 12-16yrs
Push your creativity to the next level with advanced coding techniques!
Maker and creator workshop 8-12 yrs
Harness all things inspirational and inventive with our sensational series of creative workshops for kids
Makertime: open access 16+yrs
Get hands-on experience at the Darling Square Library Makerspace
Weekend makertime for families, 8-12 yrs
Gain practical creative makerspace skills and experience in this intergenerational 2-hour session
Homeschool makertime: Creative Coding 8-12yrs
A fun makerspace session for home schoolers exploring creative coding!
Themed monthly discussions
Book club
Customs House readers group
Monthly forum for reading and reviewing fiction or non-fiction books
City of Sydney online book club: Booker Prize
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: Spy Thrillers
If you love books, this is a great opportunity to connect with other readers online and find literary inspiration
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