Events for children
Regular Children's Activities
Randwick City Library offers a variety of free activities for children across our three libraries.
All our regular Children's activities listed below are free but due to safety considerations group numbers are restricted. Please arrive on time as latecomers cannot be admitted. For many of our programs, bookings are essential.
Babies Love Books
Rhymes, songs, stories and music for children 0 - 23 months and their parents or carers every week of the year, except school holidays and public holidays.
Lionel Bowen Library
Monday 10.00 - 10.30am (0 - 11 months)
Thursday 10.30 - 11.00am (12 - 23 months)
Margaret Martin Library
Friday 10.00 - 10.30am (0 -11 months)
Friday 10.45 - 11.15am (12 - 23 months)
Malabar Library
Wednesday 11.15 - 11.45am (0 - 23 months)
Bookings
Bookings are essential. Bookings open 7 days prior to each event.
Bop 2 Books
Bop 2 Books is a weekly program for children 24 - 35 months. Featuring rhymes, music and stories for young children and their parents or carers every week of the year, except school holidays and public holidays.
Lionel Bowen Library
Thursday 11.30 - 12.00pm
Margaret Martin Library
Tuesdays 10.00 - 10.30am
Malabar Library
Wednesdays 10.15 - 10.45am
Bookings
Bookings are essential. Bookings open 7 days prior to each event.
Kids' Club
Stories, film and craft for children 3 – 5 years and their parents or carers every week of the year, except school holidays and public holidays.
Lionel Bowen Library
Wednesday 10.15 - 10.45am
Margaret Martin Library
Tuesday 10.45 - 11.15am
Malabar Library
Thursday 10.30 - 11.00am
Bookings:
Bookings are essential. Bookings open 7 days prior to each event.
Saturday Storytime at Malabar
Rhymes, music and stories for young children, 0 – 5 years, and their parents or carers every week of the year, except school holidays and public holidays.
Malabar Community Library
Saturday 10.30 - 11.00am
Bookings:
Saturday Storytime is a casual session and does not require a booking.
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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Kids' Spring School Holiday Event: Eco Storytime - Live Online (school years K-2).
- Dates
- 30092020Wed 30 Sep 2020 - Wed 30 Sep 2020
- Time
- 11.15 am - 11.45 am
- Location
- Randwick City Library Facebook Page
Join us for some LIVE storytime action as we read stories and sing songs about our environment and how we can live sustainably.
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Kids' Spring School Holiday Event: Plants and Bugs Science Show - Live Online (school years 3-6).
- Dates
- 01102020Thu 1 Oct 2020 - Thu 1 Oct 2020
- Time
- 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm
- Location
- Online event held via Zoom
Gain appreciation of the complexity of life in this fun biology workshop. Check out our mini beasts; are they male or female? Learn about life cycles and basic ecological relationships between plants and animals. How do biologists track animals? What are the parts of flowers? We will investigate these and much more!
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Kids' Spring School Holiday Event: Eco Book Club - Live Online (school years 3-6).
- Dates
- 06102020Tue 6 Oct 2020 - Tue 6 Oct 2020
- Time
- 11.15 am - 11.45 am
- Location
- Randwick City Library Facebook Page
Join in a book discussion of A planet full of plastic by Neal Layton. Find out all about the plastic problem and discover the ingenious ways we are trying to fix it.
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Kids' Spring School Holiday Event: Kokedama Workshop - Live Online (school years 3-6).
- Dates
- 08102020Thu 8 Oct 2020 - Thu 8 Oct 2020
- Time
- 11 am - 12 pm
- Location
- Online event held via Zoom
Kokedama is a Japanese technique of placing a plant in a soil ball, covering it with moss and securing it with twine. In this workshop you will learn how to achieve this unique way of displaying your plants.
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Undercover Book Club - LIVE ONLINE (for school years K-2)
- Dates
- Mon 12 Oct 2020 - Mon 12 Oct 2020
- Time
- 4.15 pm - 4.45 pm
- Frequency
- Every month on the 2nd Monday of the month, until 9 Nov 2020
- Location
- Online event
Join this monthly online book club especially for kids in school years K-2. Do you like to find out about new and exciting books Randwick Library has to offer and share your favourite reads? Then this book club is for you.
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Totally Random Book Club - LIVE ONLINE (for school years 3-6)
- Dates
- Mon 19 Oct 2020 - Mon 19 Oct 2020
- Time
- 4.15 pm - 4.45 pm
- Frequency
- Every month on the 3rd Monday of the month, until 16 Nov 2020
- Location
- Online event
Join this monthly online book club especially for kids in school years 3-6. It's now run via Zoom, you don't even have to leave your house! Each month we'll feature a new book, chat about what we're reading and profile the latest Library books.
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Discover Dangerous and Ugly Animals with Sami Bayly | LIVE ONLINE.
- Dates
- 20102020Tue 20 Oct 2020 - Tue 20 Oct 2020
- Time
- 5.30 pm - 6.30 pm
- Location
- Online event held via Zoom
Join this live event online to find out more about Sami's shortlisted Book Week book The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals
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Undercover Book Club - LIVE ONLINE (for school years K-2)
- Dates
- Mon 9 Nov 2020 - Mon 9 Nov 2020
- Time
- 4.15 pm - 4.45 pm
- Frequency
- Every month on the 2nd Monday of the month, until 9 Nov 2020
- Location
- Online event
Join this monthly online book club especially for kids in school years K-2. Do you like to find out about new and exciting books Randwick Library has to offer and share your favourite reads? Then this book club is for you.
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Totally Random Book Club - LIVE ONLINE (for school years 3-6)
- Dates
- Mon 16 Nov 2020 - Mon 16 Nov 2020
- Time
- 4.15 pm - 4.45 pm
- Frequency
- Every month on the 3rd Monday of the month, until 16 Nov 2020
- Location
- Online event
Join this monthly online book club especially for kids in school years 3-6. It's now run via Zoom, you don't even have to leave your house! Each month we'll feature a new book, chat about what we're reading and profile the latest Library books.