“Librarians are tour-guides for all of knowledge.” - Patrick Ness
A peace imagined: A portrait of Afghanistan -
Mark Isaacs exhibition
This exhibition is a portrait of Afghanistan before the Taliban regained control of the country in 2021. The images were taken in 2016 and 2017, at a time when people dared to dream in the Western occupation’s promises of peace, prosperity and freedom. The photography, videography and community events associated with this exhibition delve beneath the news reports to remind us that even in the most challenging circumstances, hope, love and peace can flourish.
Monthly Tuesdays, 6.30 - 8pm,
next session 11 April
Unwind this year at the Library and bring some colour into the world. A perfect balance of mindfulness and creativity, colouring is a perfect way to destress and relax. Build friendships and make connections in a warm and welcoming environment.
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Monthly Fridays, 6.30 - 8.30pm,
next session 14 April
Love watching bad movies and laughing at them? Well, we have a movie club for you! We will screen the most entertainingly cheap and endearingly bad movies ever made. Sit back, relax and watch D grade cinema gold with your fellow Bad Movie Club members. Bookings essential.
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Friday 14 April, 10 - 11.30am
Laurel and Hardy, the world's greatest comedy act, face an uncertain future as their golden era of Hollywood films remain long behind them. Diminished by age, the duo set out to revive their careers by touring music halls in the UK and Ireland in 1953. They perform to poorly attended shows. Later on they sell out larger venues but things do not go as planned.
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How to declutter your phone
Monday 17 April, 2 - 3.30pm
Are you overwhelmed by the number of apps, photos, files, tabs and notifications on your phone? Are you unsure of where to even start when it comes to cleaning it up and organising everything? This workshop will take you over a wide variety of techniques to slim down and sort out your phone.
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Children's New Collection
The Children’s Library has some exciting new additions to our Readers collection, these include Booklife Readers, History of the First Australians, Dandelion Readers and more. Essential to get your little one started in reading. They are available to be borrowed now.
A fun, funky online magazine full of children’s creativity. Best for 7-12 year olds and featuring contributions from children around the world. This month features stories from Ahn Do and Andy McNab.
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Gale One File: Culinary Arts Database
Find a variety of information from major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as key reference titles. We recommend the recipe for polenta pizza by Noor Murad and Yotam Ottolenghi !
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Passover Collection Highlights
Meira is a Hasidic wife and mother consumed by the strict rules of her society. Felix is an eccentric French Canadian man mourning his wealthy father. When the two meet in a bakery, an unexpected friendship is born. It soon blossoms into something more as they open one another’s eyes to the possibilities that lie beyond their worlds.
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Having long ago resettled in the US, Yonatan returns to Israel at the behest of his elderly father, Shlomo, an avowed atheist. Shlomo is determined to stop Yonatan’s newly religious daughter, Anat, from marrying Shahar, a popular singer who has recently swapped his infamously libertine persona for that of a devoted Hasid.
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Film: The Human Resources Manager
The Human Resources Manager of Jerusalem’s largest bakery is in trouble. When one of his employees is killed in a suicide bombing, and the bakery is accused of inhumanity and indifference, the HR Manager is sent on a mission to make things right.
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Book: Between friends by Amos Oz
Amos Oz's compelling fiction offers revelatory glimpses into the secrets and frustrations of the human heart, played out by a community of misfits united by political disagreement, intense dissatisfaction and lifetimes of words left unspoken.
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Eat, Pray, Naches is an oral history project directed by Waverley Council that aimed to collect migration stories from the Jewish community in Waverley. Listen to Rabbi Mendel Kastel speak about the first Passover Seder in Kathmandu in 1989, which is now the biggest Seder in the world.
Waverley Library holds bound copies of the Wentworth Courier going back to the 1960s. This particular tome covers January to April of 1973. What was happening 50 years ago? A four bed, three bath home with a pool in Paddo was selling for an amazing $86,000; Waverley Council was discussing who would be responsible for restoration of the Bondi Mermaids; wool flannel was declared the “in” fabric for 1973; and The Omega Man starring Charlton Heston was part of a double feature at the Skyline drive-in theatre. Groovy times indeed.
Applications open now
Closes 25 May 2023
Dreams of the future and sparks of inspiration, how will we overcome challenges, make a better world and find our very own Climate Utopia? The Waverley Youth Art Prize is back for 2023 and we are calling on all young artists aged 9-18 to get involved.
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Wednesday 12 April, 1.30pm-2.30pm,
High Tide Room, Bondi Pavilion
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Library Hours: Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 9pm
Saturdays: 9.30am - 3pm
Sundays: 1 - 5pm
The Library will be closed over Easter period from Friday 7 April to Monday 10 April inclusive. An external book chute is available for return of items at any time.
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