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
Views To Die For: murder, anarchy and Sydney’s future
Author Mark Skelsey in conversation with City Historian Laila Ellmoos
Erased voices and unspoken heritage with Dr Zozan Balci
Dive into why some second-generation migrants embrace, reject, or negotiate their heritage languages.
Collection Conversations: Space
A volunteer-led talk about the many ways people have understood the sky.
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
Regular events
Social knitting group at Newtown Library
Come join fellow knitters together at Newtown Library fortnightly on Mondays
Come and get techie: Glebe Library
Got a burning tech question? Get 1:1 tech help at the library
Come and get techie: Newtown Library
Got a burning tech question? Get 1:1 tech help at the library
Come and get techie: Green Square Library
Got a burning tech question? Get 1:1 tech help at the library
Social knitting group at Glebe Library
Come join fellow knitters together at Glebe Library fortnightly on Fridays
Tabletop games afternoon, 16 years +
Play fun contemporary favourites with fellow gamers in the city
School holidays
Spring storytime 0 to 5 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories.
Pretty pom-pom people
Help the pom-pom people through their adventures and make your own pom-pom person to take home.
School holidays: 3D Print Club - Remix the city 12-16yrs
Redesign and 3D print an iconic Sydney building inspired by our model makers exhibition
Through the rainbow window, 5-8 years - Glebe
Young artists aged 5 to 8 will create dazzling window art.
School holidays: Creative coding 1 - code & create 8-12 yrs
Make your very own computer-generated artwork using coding.
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
Makertime: open access 16+yrs
Get hands-on experience at the Darling Square Library Makerspace
Maker and creator workshop 8-12 yrs
Harness all things inspirational and inventive with our sensational series of creative workshops for kids
Home-school makertime: Creative Coding 12-16yrs
A fun makerspace session for home schoolers to explore creative coding
School holidays: 3D Print club - Print a planet 9-12yrs
Design and 3D-print your own mini-planet in this hands-on school-holiday makerspace workshop for ages 9–12.
School holidays: 3D Print club - print a planet 12-16yrs
Design and 3D print your own unique planet in this creative makerspace workshop for teens.
School holidays: Air & space makertime 8-12yrs
A hands-on workshop for young makers to explore, create, and problem-solve
School holidays: 3D Print Club - Remix the city 12-16yrs
Redesign and 3D print an iconic Sydney building inspired by our model makers exhibition
School holidays: Creative coding 1 - code & create 8-12 yrs
Make your very own computer-generated artwork using coding.
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!
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
City of Sydney online book club: History Week
If you love books, this is a great opportunity to connect with other readers online and find literary inspiration
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
Combines 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 Newtown 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
Storytime at Darling Square, 3 to 5 years
A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing.
Storytime at Surry Hills Library, 3 to 5 years
A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing
Storytime at Newtown 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
Storytime at Glebe Library, 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.
Bilingual storytime at Darling Square Library, 3 to 5 years
A fun bilingual storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing.
Auslan and English Storytime at Glebe Library
Fun sessions of storytelling for pre-school aged deaf and hearing children
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