Events for children
Regular Children's Activities
UPDATE 21 June 2021: For the health and safety of library visitors, members and staff, all programs with a singing or dancing have been suspended until end of day Wednesday 23 June. This includes Bop 2 books, Babies Love Books and Kids' Club.
Our regular Children's activities are now delivered both in person at our branches or live online via Facebook or Zoom. We have rescheduled our beloved babies and toddler events as NSW Government restrictions and event space allow.
Bookings are essential for many of our programs, particularly for those delivered in person at the library.
Previously recorded live events are available to view from the video section on our Facebook page
Babies Love Books
Please join us in person at Lionel Bowen Library every Thursday at 10.30am* and at Margaret Martin Library every Friday at 10.30am* for our Babies Love Books program.
Babies Love Books is an early literacy session aimed at 0-12 months olds. Sing along to nursery rhymes and have fun with our Children’s Services team.
Bookings are essential for all events.
Previously recorded live events are available to view from the video section on our Facebook page.
*This event will be held each week except during school holidays or public holidays.
Bop 2 Books
Please join us in person on Mondays at Malabar Library, Tuesdays at Margaret Martin Library and Wednesdays at Lionel Bowen Library for our Bop 2 Books program aimed at 12-36 months olds. Sing along to nursery rhymes and have fun with our Children’s Services team.
Bookings are essential for all events.
Our Wednesday session will also be available to watch live online on our Facebook page.
Previously recorded live events are available to view from the video section on our Facebook page
*This event will be held each week except during school holidays or public holidays.
Kids' Club and Spark in the Park
Kids' Club:
Please join us in person every Tuesday at Margaret Martin Library, every Wednesday at Lionel Bowen Library, or every Thursday at Malabar Library for our Kids' Club program.
Kids Club is an early literacy session aimed at 3-5 year olds. We will have a great time reading stories and learning new things.
Bookings are essential.
The events do not run on school holidays or on the first Wednesday of each month.
Previously recorded Kids' Club events are available to view from the video section on our Facebook page
Spark in the Park:
Every first Wednesday of the month during school terms, join us outdoors for stories, songs and play for children 0-5 years of age. Look out for our colourful Spark truck in the park.
Bookings are essential.
Bookchat Live
Join the children's services team each Wednesday live at 12:00pm on Facebook for a quick chat about all things relating to books for children aged between 5 and 12 years old.
Bring along what you're reading with your children and join the discussion! If you’ve got something to share or a question to ask we would love to hear from you.
Leave a comment or email us a book review on contactus@randwick.nsw.gov.au.
Chat features:
- Recommended books eBooks and eAudiobooks in our library collection
- What's new on the shelf for school age children
- Tips on how to access our collection online
Each week the live event will be available to watch on our Facebook page.
Previously recorded live events are available to view from the video section on our Facebook page
Multicultural Children's Activities
We deliver children's activities in several community languages. Click here to find out when and where they are held.
All Children's Events
Randwick City Library has a great range of children's' activities for book lovers, junior scientists, artists and holiday fun seekers. Each week we host a variety of events, classes and Children's activities. Scroll down to book your child a spot today.
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School Holiday Event: Introduction to Arduino | Online (school years 4-8).
- Dates
- 24092021Fri 24 Sep 2021 - Fri 24 Sep 2021
- Time
- 10.30 am - 12 pm
- Location
- Online event held via Zoom
Presented by Robogals UNSW, this introduction to Arduino delves into the world of electronics and microcontrollers. Students learn about the basics of circuitry and coding of an Arduino, all through an online simulation platform. Please note that each student will need access to a desktop computer/laptop, as the simulation platform does not support touch screen devices.
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School Holiday Event: Introduction to Python | Online (school years 4-8).
- Dates
- 24092021Fri 24 Sep 2021 - Fri 24 Sep 2021
- Time
- 1 pm - 2.30 pm
- Location
- Online event held via Zoom
Presented by Robogals UNSW, this workshop offers an introduction to programming concepts and coding in Python. Students write code from their browsers to draw shapes using Python's turtle library while learning about control structures and Python syntax.
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School Holiday Event: Cartoon Character Drawing | Online (school years 3-6).
- Dates
- 27092021Mon 27 Sep 2021 - Mon 27 Sep 2021
- Time
- 1 pm - 2 pm
- Location
- Online event held via Zoom
Learn the skills to create cartoon characters from scratch while developing your own style along the way. We will look at what it takes to draw believably emotional faces and dynamic bodies suitable for comics, animation, or everyday sketching. You can join with pencils and paper or a tablet/ipad/Wacom. This step-by-step workshop will give you the building blocks to bring your all your cartoon characters to life.
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Babies and Bop Rhyme Time | LIVE ONLINE (Library Facebook)
- Dates
- Wed 29 Sep 2021 - Wed 29 Sep 2021
- Time
- 10.30 am - 10.50 am
- Frequency
- Every week on Wednesday, until 27 Oct 2021
- Location
- Randwick City Library Facebook page
Babies and Bop Rhyme Time LIVE ONLINE is an early literacy session based on our Babies Love Books and Bop 2 Books programs aimed at 0-3-year olds, but suitable for all ages.
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School Holiday Event: Mosaic Workshop | Online (school years K-6).
- Dates
- 29092021Wed 29 Sep 2021 - Wed 29 Sep 2021
- Time
- 10.30 am - 11.30 am
- Location
- Online event held via Zoom
Join our craft workshop to experiment with colours, shapes and patterns to create mosaic art with paper, grains, seeds, pasta and more. Draw and glue with materials you can find at home.
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Kids' Club (3-5 yrs) | Live Online
- Dates
- Wed 29 Sep 2021 - Wed 29 Sep 2021
- Time
- 11.15 am - 11.45 am
- Frequency
- Every week on Wednesday, until 27 Oct 2021
- Location
- Online via Zoom
Kids' Club LIVE is an early literacy session aimed at 3-5 year olds, but suitable for all ages. We will have a great time dancing, singing, learning and reading stories via the wonders of Zoom!
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School Holiday Event: Mosaic Workshop | Online (school years K-6).
- Dates
- 29092021Wed 29 Sep 2021 - Wed 29 Sep 2021
- Time
- 12 pm - 1 pm
- Location
- Online event held via Zoom
An additional session due to high demand: Join our craft workshop to experiment with colours, shapes and patterns to create mosaic art with paper, grains, seeds, pasta and more. Draw and glue with materials you can find at home.
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Book Chat for Kids | LIVE ONLINE (Library Facebook)
- Dates
- Wed 29 Sep 2021 - Wed 29 Sep 2021
- Time
- 12 pm - 12.15 pm
- Frequency
- Every week on Wednesday, until 27 Oct 2021
- Location
- Randwick City Library Facebook page
Join the children's services team each Wednesday morning for a quick online chat about all things relating to books for children aged between 5 and 12 years old.
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Babies and Bop Rhyme Time | LIVE ONLINE (Library Facebook)
- Dates
- Wed 6 Oct 2021 - Wed 6 Oct 2021
- Time
- 10.30 am - 10.50 am
- Frequency
- Every week on Wednesday, until 27 Oct 2021
- Location
- Randwick City Library Facebook page
Babies and Bop Rhyme Time LIVE ONLINE is an early literacy session based on our Babies Love Books and Bop 2 Books programs aimed at 0-3-year olds, but suitable for all ages.
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Kids' Club (3-5 yrs) | Live Online
- Dates
- Wed 6 Oct 2021 - Wed 6 Oct 2021
- Time
- 11.15 am - 11.45 am
- Frequency
- Every week on Wednesday, until 27 Oct 2021
- Location
- Online via Zoom
Kids' Club LIVE is an early literacy session aimed at 3-5 year olds, but suitable for all ages. We will have a great time dancing, singing, learning and reading stories via the wonders of Zoom!