Beeswax Wraps Making Workshop

Wednesday 26 July, 6.30 - 8pm

Discover the versatility of beeswax wraps in this hands on workshop. Learn how to make and maintain your own beautiful, reusable and natural food wraps using beeswax, cotton fabric, and other natural ingredients. Whether you want to wrap your fruit and vegetables, keep food fresher for longer without the use of plastic – beeswax wraps are the perfect fit.

Poetry Month: Libby Hathorn & Elizabeth Cummings present Coastal Poetry

Tuesday 8 August, 6.30 - 7.30pm

Celebrate Australian Poetry Month with local writers, Libby Hathorn and Elizabeth Cummings. In this special talk, both writers will share their journey of resilience during the pandemic, who immersed themselves in the amazing beaches of coastal NSW.

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

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.

LOTE4Kids

Download the FREE LOTE4Kids App to access thousands of picture books in 60+ languages in a more convenient way on mobile phones and tablets. The LOTE4Kids App is easy-to-use, ad-free, and secure, enabling parents and guardians to provide children with picture books on the go.

Hoopla

Discover endless entertainment with Hoopla, a free digital media service available to Waverley Library members that allows you to "borrow" movies and TV shows, eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eComics on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV!

Game On - Seeking
50 households to play

Applications close Friday 16 July, 5pm

Created by locals for locals, the Power to the Future game is finally here. Are you game? This innovative virtual board game will see 50 families competing together over three months to win great prizes, protect the environment and help prepare our community for climate change. There are only spaces for 50 households, so get in quick. Complete the survey to enter or email Ale at Council on secondnature@waverley.nsw.gov.au.

Idiots, Follies and Misadventures: Mikey Robins in conversation with Prof. Catharine Lumby

Tuesday 1 August, 6.30pm, Bondi Pavilion Theatre, for ages 15+

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