What's on at the Libraries this November
Friday 21 October 2022
For more information and bookings visit innerwest.nsw.gov.au/WhatsOn or call 9392 5588.
What's On - Adults
Australian Music Month
Live music has long been a vital component of the cultural fabric of the Inner West, providing a platform for creative expression and community connection.
Celebrate Australian Music Month with us as we present five interviews with local musicians from the 80s, 90s, 00s and today, discussing their experiences in the pubs, theatres and venues at gigs in the Inner West.
Clarke by Holly Throsby in conversation with Sarah Blasko
Holly Throsby joins Sarah Blasko in a discussion about her compelling new novel Clarke, a story of family and violence, of identity and longing, of unlikely connections and the comedy of everyday life.
Marrickville Library
Tuesday 1 November, 6.30pm-7.30pm
Susannah Fullerton presents Victor Hugo and Les Misérables
Considered the greatest of all French poets, Victor Hugo also gained renown as a novelist. Learn more about his life, his exile, his loves and even his connection with school lunches in this illustrated talk by author and literary lecturer Susannah Fullerton.
Haberfield Library
Thursday 3 November, 11am-12pm
Inner West Play Reading Club
Embrace your inner thespian and connect with fellow theatre enthusiasts. The group will be reading A Strategic Plan by Ross Mueller.
Leichhardt Library
Saturday 5 November, 11am-1pm
Comic Conversation: Read to Me
Join us for an evening of funny, weird, soul-searching stories with pictures.
Read to Me is a live graphic storytelling event featuring work from emerging animators, designers, and cartoonists, all dealing with relationships. Relationships to family. Relationships to friends. Relationships to oneself. Relationships to global warming, politics, jobs, movies, even a good sandwich.
Ashfield Library
Tuesday 8 November, 6pm-7pm
Scams and Digital Literacy (In English and Mandarin)
Scams come in all shapes and targets us in many ways such as phone calls, SMS or email, they appear to be real but really are a way to take advantage of us in many ways including financially.
Join Giuseppe Arcadia (Multicultural Service Officer, Services NSW), Rabia Chahrouk (Financial Information Service Officer Sydney Metropolitan NSW) for a free information session about Scams and Digital Literacy.
Ashfield Library
Tuesday 15 November, 11am-12.30pm
Architecture Street: Urban Regeneration: Small Public Spaces in the Inner West
Three emerging designers will speak about their recent work and will also make an original speculative proposition for a new small-scale design intervention in the Inner West, offering fresh thinking and identifying compelling opportunities for the future.
Curated and introduced by local architects Sam Rigoli and Dr Michael Zanardo, this Architecture Street talk is presented in association with Inner West Council.
Marrickville Library
Wednesday 16 November, 6pm-8.30pm
Suburban Noir: Crime and Mishap in the 1950s and 1960s Sydney with Peter Doyle
Join us for an evening of crime with Peter Doyle, discussing his new book Suburban Noir, which explores the everyday crime and catastrophe that went on in the fibro and brick veneers, the backyards, bedrooms, vacant lots and pokie palaces of 1950s and 1960s suburbia.
Balmain Library
Thursday 17 November, 6.30pm-7.30pm
The Night is Ours – Live Music in the Inner West - Toby Martin in conversation with Sheila Ngoc Pham
Celebrate Australian Music month with Youth Group band leader Toby Martin, as he discusses his experiences as a musician performing and living in the Inner West. In conversation with Writer and Academic Sheila Ngoc Pham.
Leichhardt Library
Thursday 24 November, 6.30pm-7.30pm
Iris by Fiona Kelly McGregor in conversation
Join acclaimed, bestselling novelist and essayist Fiona Kelly McGregor in discussion about her new book Iris, an exploration into the underbelly of 1930s sly-grog Sydney, and the life of petty criminal and gunslinger Iris Webber.
Marrickville Library
Tuesday 29 November, 6.30pm-7.30pm
What's On - Youth
Young Creatives: Live Readings in the Chrissie Cotter Gallery
Join us to hear the amazing stories written by the winners in the Young Creatives Young Writers Awards as the stories come to life in the author’s own voice.
Judges Vivien Pham and Andrew Pippos talk about the winning works and invite young people to share their amazing stories.
Families, friends, teachers, and principals are invited to this special celebration of talent of the young writers of the Inner West.
Chrissie Cotter Gallery
Friday 11 November, 6pm-7.30pm
Young Creatives Series: The Art of Storytelling with Playback Theatre
Join Jo Winchester and Majella O’Shea from the Playback Theatre for this fun, inspiring, educational, and playful workshop using the power of play and improvisation to improve your improvisational skills, foster creativity, develop strong communication skills and encourage resilience and innovative thinking.
Chrissie Cotter Gallery
Saturday 12 November, 12pm-2pm
Gallery Workshop: Explaining Tone and Texture with Carmel Byrne
Young Creatives art judge and award-winning artist Carmel Byrne explores unusual materials such as charcoal dust and willow charcoal to discover new black & white techniques in creating tone and texture.
Chrissie Cotter Gallery
Sunday 13 November, 1pm-3pm
What's On - Children
After School: Slime Making Workshop
Join us for a slippery, messy and fun slime making workshop. Kids will follow a recipe, measure ingredients and make their own unique slime product to take home. This activity can get messy so we recommend wearing an old t-shirt.
For ages 5-7.
Haberfield Library
Wednesday 16 November, 3.45pm-4.45pm
Science Storytime: Wind
Introduce pre-schoolers to the science behind wind, through stories and activities designed to engage curious minds with Children’s Discovery.
For ages 3-5.
No bookings required.
Leichhardt Library
Monday 28 November, 10.30am-11am
Board Games at Haberfield Library
Board games are available for you to enjoy at the beautiful Haberfield Library. We have a variety of games for all ages. Enjoy Snakes and Ladders, Jenga, Chess and more.
No bookings required.
Haberfield Library
Every Thursday, 12pm-7.30pm