Author talk: Wendy McCarthy in conversation with Jennifer Byrne

Wednesday 9 March, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
IN PERSON: $15 and ONLINE: $0

Join educator, activist, and agent of change Wendy McCarthy in conversation with Jennifer Byrne. For more than 50 years, she has been on the leading edge of feminism and corporate and public life in Australia. Don't be Too Polite, Girls is a personal and political memoir. This event is a partnership with Randwick and Woollahra Libraries.

Turia Pitt was caught in a bushfire while competing in an ultra-marthon in the Kimberleys, Western Australia. Until now, the true essence of this most remarkable Australian, plus the toll her accident has taken on her and those around her, have remained a mystery. How and why does she push herself to ever greater physical and mental limits? What does she see when she looks in the mirror? How does her sudden celebrity (for the most unorthodox of reasons) sit with her? What lessons has she learned in the past five years?

Elizabeth and Elizabeth by Sue Williams

There was a moment in Australia's European history when two women wielded extraordinary power and influence behind the scenes of the fledgling colony. One was Elizabeth Macquarie, the wife of the new governor Lachlan Macquarie. The other was Elizabeth Macarthur, the wife of John Macarthur, a dangerous enemy of the establishment. this novel explores what happens when two women of vision and courage are thrown together in impossible times.

Hannah Arendt

The film portrays Hannah Arendt during the four years that she observes, writes and endures the furious reception for her work about the trial of the Nazi war criminal, Adolf Eichmann. Watching Arendt as she attends the trial, staying by her side as she is both barraged by her critics and supported by a tight band of loyal friends, we experience the intensity of this powerful Jewish woman who fled Nazi Germany in 1933. The fierce Arendt is an exile, but whose pen- etrating vision makes her an outsider wherever she goes.

Queer Reads bookclub

18 February - 6 March

Hey Squirlfriends! Happy Mardi Gras! Waverley Library is looking to create a fabulous new bookclub and we are calling all members of the local LGBTQI+ community and beyond, who are interested in joining Queer reads. Discuss queer lit, culture, graphic novels and much more in a fun and chilled environment. Celebrate diversity and difference and make new friends in the queer community. If you are interested, please send us email.

Saturday 5 March, 6 pm, Sydney Cricket Ground Moore Park

ALIA is proud to sponsor the very first library industry entry into the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2022. Marchers will be  dressed as large, colourful and identifiable LGBTQI books. Books help to shine a light over our lives and our experiences. United we Shine is the theme of this year’s Mardi Gras Festival. Waverley Library staff members will be joining the parade, come and help us celebrate!

Book Babies & Story Time Fun

Starting Monday 14 March

The Children’s Library is excited to announce the return of our emergent literacy programs. Book babies introduces your babes in arms to the magic and joy of stories and rhymes while for those toddlers and preschool aged children Story Time Fun will capture their imaginations with stories and craft. Tickets will be released on Eventbrite each Friday the week before the programs. More information coming soon.

Craftapalooza

Saturday 26 March, 10 am - 2 pm, Children's Library

Next Month the Children’s Library will be coming to life with not only our return to face to face programming but a Saturday of crafty fun. There will be a wide array of craft supplies for your children to use, all they need is their imaginations to make their own special and unique creations to take home.