Cutting Edge Lecture: The Weird World of Online Conspiracy Theories

Wednesday 9 August, 6.30 - 8pm

Film Screening: Sami Blood

Friday 11 August, 10 - 12pm

As a 14-year-old, Elle-Marja, along with her younger sister, were forced to leave their home in the far north of the country to attend a boarding school for Sami children.  Encountering constant bullying and hostility, her desire to pursue further education and other opportunities, cause Ella-Marja to abandon her identity and forge a new one.

National Science Week Talk: Anthropologist
Kirk Huffman

Wednesday, 16 August, 6.30 - 8pm

An estimated 150 million traditionally-oriented peoples still survive in pockets of today's world, but the world usually pays little attention to them. Kirk Huffman is an anthropologist who has also studied prehistoric archaeology and ethnology. He has pursued cultural fieldwork amongst traditionally-oriented populations in the Maghreb, parts of the Sahara, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, northern Colombia and in the western Mediterranean.

Creative postcards workshop

Thursday 17 August, 6 - 8pm, Cost: $10

In 1978, French writer and member of OuLiPo group, Georges Perec published a text titled 243 postcards in real colour. Join us for a night of mixed media postcard creativity held by an artist and researcher Dr Tatiana Bonch-Osmolovskaya. The participants of the workshop will learn about the experimental writing techniques Perec used to create his postcard greetings. Similar to Perec, you will write your own postcard messages applying both random and structured methods of design.

Education: Developing Good Self-care

Thursday 17 August 6.30 - 7.30pm

Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey towards achieving a balanced and resilient mind? Look no further because headspace, Australia's leading mental health organisation, is thrilled to invite you to our exclusive workshop dedicated to promoting self-care and coping strategies. The team of experienced mental health professionals will provide invaluable insights into the importance of self-care and coping strategies.

Queer Cinema

Friday 25 August, 6.30 - 8.30pm

Inspired by an extraordinary true story. It's the summer of 1984, Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is on strike, prompting a group of gay and lesbian activists, based in the famous London bookshop Gay is the Word, to raise money to support the strikers' families. Initially rebuffed by the Union, the group identifies a tiny mining village in Wales and sets off to make their donation in person. A thoroughly engaging movie that manages to be political without being preachy.

Children's Book Week: More than costumes!

Tuesday 25 July, 6 - 7.30pm, via Zoom

Join Story Box Library's Creative Director, Netti Wagner, as she hosts an engaging online event for educators, librarians, industry professionals, and creatives, unveiling the wonders of 2023 Children's Book Week. Discover innovative ways to ignite young minds with creativity, learning, and much more in this gathering.

hoopla Book Club

Discover hoopla Digital's new book club and join us to discuss Someone Else's Bucket List by Amy T. Matthews. Follow Jodie Boyd as she embarks on an unforgettable journey, fulfilling her late sister Bree's final wish: completing her bucket list. With captivating videos guiding her, Jodie takes on daring challenges, captivating the world's attention. But this isn't just about personal growth—it's also about saving her family from overwhelming medical debt.

Thread of Life - Di Henry

26 July - 23 August
Opening: Thursday 3 August

Sydney based artist Di Henry uses thread and traditional techniques to transform vintage postcards or photographs. In doing so she creates new perspectives and narratives that question identity and personnel connection. “I see the potential hidden within vintage photographs. Despite sometimes, their black-and-white composition, I am able to perceive a world full of colour and whimsicality within the subject of the photo.” -Di Henry.

Postcards for Perec

26 July - 23 August
Opening: Thursday 3 August

In 1978, French writer Georges Perec created 243 postcard messages which described a lifetime of carefree holidays across the world. The descriptions are seemingly random, but they were constructed along hidden mathematical rules with many literary references. Despite their description ‘in Real Colour’, they are only postcard messages, with no holiday pictures at all, and entirely in black and white.

Wasted by Amelie

Did you know Australians waste 7.6 million tonnes of food each year? 12-year-old local Amelie is passionate about reducing food waste to help save our environment, animals and people. Join Amelie’s effort, sign up to Council’s Power to the Future game to reduce your food waste, protect our environment and win awesome prizes.

Idiots, Follies and Misadventures

Tuesday 1 August, 6.30pm, Bondi Pavilion

Join comedian and armchair historian Mikey Robins as he sits down with fellow author Prof. Catharine Lumby for a hilarious evening as they chat about Mikey’s new book Idiots, Follies and Misadventures.