Library calendar

Kids' Winter School Holiday Event: Toy Stories - Part 1: Audition (for school years K-2)

Wed 5 Jul 2023 - Wed 5 Jul 2023

3 pm - 4 pm

Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

Lights, camera, action! Randwick City Library presents "Toy Stories," a fun movie-making adventure featuring your very own toys as the stars! Join us for not just one, but two exciting sessions that will bring your toys to life on the big screen (see session dates further below).

Kids' Winter School Holiday Event: DIY Toys (school years K-6)

Thu 6 Jul 2023 - Thu 6 Jul 2023

10 am - 11 am

Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

Do you love toys that are sustainable and provide hours of fun? Then come along to make your own spinning tops, whirly gigs and more! There's something for everyone!

Come and Play in Maroubra (for Kids 0-5yrs)

Fri 7 Jul 2023

10 am - 12 pm

Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

Make a play date with the library. Drop in at any time throughout the session to enjoy lots of toys, games, learning and fun!

Saturday Storytime (0-5 years)

Sat 8 Jul 2023

10.30 am - 11 am

Malabar Community Library, Matraville

Rhymes, music and stories for young children between 0-5 years and their parents or carers, running every week.

Boomerang Decorating Workshop (for school years K-6)

Sat 8 Jul 2023 - Sat 8 Jul 2023

11 am - 12 pm

Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

Come to this intergenerational workshop by Aboriginal artist Aunty Maxine Ryan and learn how to decorate a boomerang with shells.

Kids' Winter School Holiday Event: Toy Stories - Part 2: Filming (for school years K-2)

Mon 10 Jul 2023 - Mon 10 Jul 2023

1 pm - 3 pm

Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

Lights, camera, action! Randwick City Library presents "Toy Stories," a fun movie-making adventure featuring your very own toys as the stars! Join us for not just one, but two exciting sessions that will bring your toys to life on the big screen (see session dates further below).

Kids' Winter School Holidays Event: Indigenous Playtime with Koori Kinnections (for school years K-6)

Tue 11 Jul 2023 - Tue 11 Jul 2023

11 am - 12 pm

Margaret Martin Library, Randwick

Would you like to learn all about the traditional toys and play customs for children in First Nations cultures?

Come and join Koori Kinnections for a storytime and a fun session of Indigenous Games and discover a world of playtime magic!

Kids' Winter School Holiday Event: Flapping Birds (school years 3-6)

Tue 11 Jul 2023 - Tue 11 Jul 2023

2 pm - 4 pm

Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

Join us as we show you how to design and build your very own flapping bird mechanism! In just a few easy steps, you will have a functioning mechanism that flaps just like the real thing.

Kids' Winter School Holiday Event: Toy Sleepover! (for school years K-2)

Wed 12 Jul 2023 - Wed 12 Jul 2023

3.30 pm - 5 pm

Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

Bring your favourite stuffed toy and join us for some fun activities and a red-carpet premiere screening of the children's-made movie "Toy Stories"! Then make a special bed for your toy and let them stay for a sleepover!

Your toy will spend the night in the library while you sleep in your own bed. What will these toys get up to when everyone goes home? Keep an eye on our social media channels Facebook and Instagram where we will post photos of their adventures! Pick up your toy the next day and hear all about the great fun they had!