Film Screening:
The Lunchbox

Friday 8 September, 10am - 12pm

Ila is trying and failing to reach her husband's heart with her delicious cooking. Her husband is distant and indifferent. One day, the lunch she has cooked for him, accidently gets delivered to the wrong person. Saajan is nearing retirement. He pays for his food to be delivered every day, and as the food has never been this good, he know there's been a mix up. So he leaves a complimentary note in the tin.

Queer Cinema

Friday 15 September, 6.30 - 8.30pm

The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across North America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives, the Mayflower Dog Show. A mockumentary about the highly competitive and cut-throat world of dog shows through the eyes of a group of ruthless dog owners.

Bruce Wolpe in conversation with Jacqueline Maley

Thursday 21 September, 6.30 - 8pm

Join us to hear Bruce Wolpe in conversation with Jacqueline Maley regarding his new book Trump’s Australia: How Trumpism Changed Australia and the Shocking Consequences for Us of a Second Term. Wolpe, a political insider and leading expert, predicts America's democracy will not survive a second term with Trump as President. If he does win, what will this mean for Australia? We are one of America's closest allies. How can we protect our democracy, economy and society from Trumpism?

HSC Study Night: Maths with Harry Mavrolefteros

Wednesday 27 September, 6.30 - 9.30pm

For students who selected Maths as part of their HSC, Harry Mavrolefteros will provide some last-minute advice in preparation for their upcoming exams, covering HSC exam techniques, specific questions and strategies for the Maths Standard, Advanced, Extension 1 and Extension 2 courses. Harry Mavrolefteros has over 15 years in Mathematics Education and operates the one-on-one tutoring centre First Education. We’ll provide the study space, food, drinks, library resources, security, parking and will be open until midnight!

International Literacy Day Story Time

Friday 8 September, 10 - 10.30am

Story Time Fun

Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays each week, 11am

Come along this week to our free Story Time Fun sessions and participating children will be gifted a Reading Buddy to take home, in celebration of International Literacy Day. Suitable for children aged 3 - 5 years.

History eMagazines

The Waverley Library emagazine collection has everything you need to immerse yourself in the past and satisfy your historical curiosity. With magazines like Ancient History Magazine, All About History and History Revealed the Waverley Library emagazine collection can help you uncover something new about the past.

History Databases

Whether you need information for that school assignment, or just have a personal interest, we have you covered with free access to some excellent databases. Gale in Context: Biography database will help you discover the world's most influential people by searching narrative biographies, news, and multimedia content. Gale in Context: World History will uncover information on the most significant people and events in world history from a variety of sources.

Local History Digital Resources

The Local History collection has a variety of digital services available that you can access to assist you in researching the history of Waverley. Accessible via the library homepage under the Local History tab, they are a great place to start learning about your local area.

Images of Waverley - Browse through this collection of photographic gems from Waverley’s past.

Ancestry Library

Now is the perfect time to start working on that genealogy research you have always wanted to do. Log in to access more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases. Included are records from the Australian convict index, Australian electoral rolls, United Kingdom census records, United States census and military records and so much more! Available in the library only.

Book: Dark tales from the long river by David Price

The nine true stories of murder, dispossession and violence took place in the Gascoyne region during the thirty-three-year tenure of Magistrate C.D.V. Foss, which ended in 1915. Accounts from newspapers expose the dark side of our colonial history. They show how policing and the justice system were used not only to track down serial murderers and petty criminals, but also to subjugate Aboriginal peoples and persecute migrants from Asia.

Book: Australia according to Hoges
by Paul Hogan

Paul Hogan's ancestors were a couple of Irish blow-ins who arrived in the colony of New South Wales by boat, with a little assistance from the judges of the Old Bailey. Blow-ins from everywhere have been coming ever since, and while it hasn't always been a walk in the park, Hoges reckons this mixed-up mob of old and new inhabitants works most of the time. In fact, according to Hoges, Australia may well be the best country on earth.

Film: Daddy's home

A mild-mannered radio executive strives to become the best stepdad to his wife's two children. But complications ensue when their freewheeling and freeloading real father arrives, forcing him to compete for the affection of the kids. The two competing dads suddenly find themselves in a heated competition for affection.

Film: Father and Daughter

This bittersweet tale explores the deep bond between father and daughter. Set against a wide landscape, a father bids farewell to his young girl. Through the seasons, the girl matures to a woman, raising a family of her own, yet the love for her father remains with her always.

Waverley Volunteer Expo

Saturday 16 September, 11.30am - 2pm

The Waverley Volunteer Expo at the Bondi Pavilion is great opportunity to meet some of our amazing volunteers, community contributors and the organisations and people that support them and in turn support us. The event will feature talks, entertainment and more. Come down and enjoy a coffee and chat.

Drive Through Clothing Clean Up

Saturday 16 September, 9am – 3pm

If you have unwanted quality clothing or accessories needing a new home, why not drop them off at the upcoming Australia Red Cross Drive Through Clothing Clean Up. Every item you drop off will collected by Australian Red Cross and re-sold in one of their stores – helping to fund critical services to support those in need.