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Author Talk: George Paxinos with A River Divided
Thursday 7 April, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Join local Author and Professor of Medical Sciences at Neuroscience Research Australia and The University of New South Wales, George Paxinos as he presents his latest novel A River Divided. The story came to George when a friend suggested he visit Santiago de Compostela, where it’s said St James’ remains are buried. He thought of harvesting DNA from the remains to produce a clone, but then thought why not from someone far greater?
Programs
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Tech Savvy Seniors: Introduction to email - Part 1Wednesday 6 April, 10am - 12:15pm Join one of our training sessions to learn how to get online and then build your digital skills. This workshop covers the basic steps you need to help keep in touch with your family and friends using email. Tech Savvy Seniors NSW is a partnership between the NSW Government, the State Library of NSW and Telstra. |
Senior's Festival
Home Library ServiceDid you know that we can deliver library items to your home? Our Home Library Service is free to eligible residents in the Waverley area. We deliver a selection of items based on your reading, listening and viewing preferences. The service is available to residents who are unable to visit the library due to age or health restrictions, as well as those who wish to come in and select their own material but are unable to carry their loans to and from the library. Contact our Home Librarian Michelle (pictured) at hls@waverley.nsw.gov.au |
Local HistoryThe Senior's Storytelling Workshop was held at Waverley Library in 2009, and was a way to capture some of the fascinating stories and reminiscences of the area. Covering first hand accounts of significant historical events, these stories touch on moments such as the effect of the influenza pandemic on Waverley in the years following World War I and memories of World War II when the war came close to home at Bondi. You can explore some of these fascinating stories on our website. Image: barbed wire on Bondi Beach, WWII. |
The theme of this year’s Seniors Festival is Reconnect as we rejoin our family and friends to celebrate the wisdom and experience of the seniors in our community. The Waverley Library’s Kanopy platform offers access to engaging documentaries like Age of Champions: The senior citizen Olympic Games, the 18 episode series How to stay fit as you age and Do not go gently: the power of imagination.
Children's Library
Craftapalooza Saturday 26 March, 10am - 2pm Let your children’s imagination and creativity run wild this Saturday at Craftapalooza. The library will be supplying a wide array of materials for your children to get creative and make their own take home craft. |
School Holiday Program11 April - 22 April Explore the prehistoric world of dinosaurs or try your hand at different “eggsperiments” this school holidays at Waverley Library. Our popular holiday program is filling up fast so book soon to avoid disappointment. |
Exhibitions
Up the Junction Until Wednesday 6 April Local architectural photographer Andrew Worssam has taken a digital smartphone and mixed it up with a very analogue pair of binoculars to try and capture the elusive beauty of Bondi Junction. Exhibition closing function March 31. |
Concrete Jungle Until Wednesday 6 April Concrete Jungle visually explores and documents the residents and their homes in the brutalist Glenview Court building overlooking Tamarama Beach. Exhibition closing function March 31. |
What's On
Meet Sparky! Saturday 9 April, 10am - 3pm Waverley, Randwick, and Woollahra Libraries will be hosting a pop-up library in Centennial Park! Bring along a picnic blanket and join us for fun and free creative crafts, storytime delights, books, face painting, entertainment and so much more. This event is for families with children of all ages but most suited for those with kids aged 0-5 years. |
Women writing migration storiesMonday 28 March, 6:30 - 8pm ONLINE We invite you to share your stories during this free workshop. Your story can be told in prose or poetry, it can be long or short. You can write in any language, for yourself, your family and friends, or for publication. |
Library services
Fees and charges
From the 1 April 2022 Waverley library will be reintroducing regular fees and charges. Please be sure to return all overdue items to avoid charges, and the free Grab n Go service will cease from this date.
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