What’s on at the Libraries in February
There’s something for all ages this month at Inner West libraries.
All bookings innerwest.nsw.gov.au/WhatsOn or call 9392 5588.
Adult programs and events
Tech Savvy Seniors
Come along to our free Tech Savvy Seniors workshops in February for an introduction to computers, the Internet, email, tablets, social media, cyber safety and more. Tech Savvy Seniors NSW is a partnership between the NSW Government, the State Library of NSW and Telstra.
Chinese (Mandarin) language classes
Ashfield Library
Mondays, 7 February to 14 March, 10am-12pm
English language classes
Emanuel Tsardoulias Community Library Dulwich Hill
Wednesdays, 9 February to 16 March, 1pm-3pm
Celebrate Lunar New Year at libraries
Chinese and English bilingual storytelling (ages 0-5)
Ashfield Library
Monday 7 February, 10.30am
Zhongruan musical performance with Mengyi Li
Ashfield Library
Monday 7 February, 11.30am
Make your own tiger clay magnets (ages 8-12)
Marrickville Library
Thursday 17 February, 3.45pm
Vietnamese and English bilingual storytelling (ages 0-5)
Marrickville Library
Wednesday 9 February, 10.30am
Lion dancing workshop (ages 8-12)
Ashfield Library
Wednesday 23 February, 3.45pm
Susannah Fullerton presents ‘Agatha Christie, Queen of Crime’
With such well known classics as Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, featuring super sleuths Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, is it any wonder Agatha Christie is the world’s best-selling novelist?
Ashfield Library
Tuesday 8 February, 11am-12pm
Backyard Bees with Doug Purdie
Author Doug Purdie offers friendly, expert advice on keeping happy, healthy bees and harvesting the liquid gold, including tips on choosing a hive and equipment.
Haberfield Library
Thursday 10 February, 6.30pm-7.30pm
Tango with a Twist: online film screening, Q & A and Tango demonstration
Filmmaker Dominique Pile and dancers from Uma Tango will give a tango demonstration at an online screening at Tango with a Twist, a transformative journey of a group of amateur dancers, gay, lesbian and fluid travelling to Buenos Aires under the protective wing of their Sydney tango teacher, Anne-Maree Therkleson.
Online
Thursday 17 February, 6.30pm-9pm
Facts and Other Lies with Ed Coper
An exploration of fake news and disinformation in its historical context. Why is disinformation so potent and hard to stop, and what we can do to help prevent its proliferation in Australia? Ed Coper is a leading communications expert and was on the front lines when the internet collided with democracy, growing Australia's first online political movement GetUp.
Marrickville Library
Tuesday 22 February, 6.30pm-7.30pm