Library calendar - Randwick City Library

Kids' School Holiday Event: Pamper Party (school years K-2) @ Malabar

Mon 22 Apr 2024 - Mon 22 Apr 2024

3.30 pm - 4.30 pm

Malabar Community Library, Matraville

It's time for your new glamour look. Treat yourself after a busy first term of school with Randwick City Library's first-ever Pamper Party! Chill out, relax and be pampered with nail art, aromatherapy, mindfulness relaxation and hair braiding with coloured extensions. To top it all off, strike a pose with your pampered pals in our glamorous photo booth.

Kids' School Holiday Event: Just Bead It! (school years 3-6)

Tue 23 Apr 2024 - Tue 23 Apr 2024

10 am - 11 am

Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

Unleash your creativity at the library by crafting your own beaded keyring, decorative flower pot, or jewellery. With beads provided, all you need to bring is your imagination!

Kids' School Holiday Event: Making Time - Custom Clock (school years 3-6)

Tue 23 Apr 2024 - Tue 23 Apr 2024

10 am - 12 pm

Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

Time will fly by in this workshop as you create and paint your own unique clock to take home.

Mahjong Club: Learn and Play

Tue 23 Apr 2024

12.45 pm - 3 pm

Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

Mahjong is a Chinese tile-based game commonly played by four players. Join facilitator Lorraine Terrantroy for a weekly game of Mahjong and explore this wonderful strategic game that also involves a degree of chance.

A basic knowledge of Mahjong would be good but is not mandatory.

Youth School Holiday Event: Design your own Card Wallet (for ages 12-18)

Tue 23 Apr 2024 - Tue 23 Apr 2024

2 pm - 3 pm

Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

Come along to our Makerspace to create and customise your very own card wallet. In this workshop, we will transform timber-look vinyl using our Laser Machine to cut and shape your wallet to perfection. Add the final touches by designing your own engraving to make your creation one-of-a-kind.

Kids' School Holiday Event: Reading, Enjoying and Making Comics with Christof Bogacs (school years 3-6)

Tue 23 Apr 2024 - Tue 23 Apr 2024

2 pm - 3.30 pm

Margaret Martin Library, Randwick

Whether you're new to comics or already love them, join us in discovering the magic of blending words and pictures. Participants will have the opportunity to apply their knowledge by scripting and illustrating their own basic comics!

Bowen Tuesday Evening Book Club 2

Tue 23 Apr 2024

6.30 pm - 7.30 pm

Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

Join this book club and enjoy a lively discussion of fiction with varied genres and themes.

Bowen Tuesday Evening Book Club 1

Tue 23 Apr 2024

6.30 pm - 7.30 pm

Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

Join this book club and enjoy a lively discussion of fiction with varied genres and themes.

Bridge Club: Let's Play Bridge at the Library

Wed 24 Apr 2024

1.30 pm - 3.30 pm

Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

Join the Library’s Bridge Club to play Bridge in an informal and relaxed environment. This Club is for those who already have at least a basic knowledge of Bridge.

Feel free to register and enjoy this wonderful pastime on a regular basis. The Club plays 5 Card Major.

Talking Tech: Using the Cloud

Wed 24 Apr 2024 - Wed 24 Apr 2024

2.30 pm - 3.30 pm

Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

Do you find the concept of “the cloud” confusing and struggle to understand the benefits? Learn more about the different options available.

Kids' School Holiday Event: Spark in the Dark! (for all ages)

Wed 24 Apr 2024 - Wed 24 Apr 2024

5 pm - 6 pm

Randwick Community Centre

Come and join us for a special edition of Spark in the Park under the evening sky! Bring along a picnic blanket and join us outdoors for lots of fun, stories, songs and some cool glow-in-the-dark hooping fun!

Chess Club for Adults 2024

Thu 25 Apr 2024

1 pm - 3 pm

Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

If you love playing chess, come along to meet like-minded individuals and improve your skills. Adults of all skill levels are welcome. However, you must be familiar with the basic moves of each chess piece. Chess boards are provided at each session.

Randwick History Book Club

Thu 25 Apr 2024

6 pm - 7 pm

Margaret Martin Library, Randwick

Join this book club and enjoy a lively discussion with varied genres and themes.

Tech Savvy Seniors Classes

Fri 26 Apr 2024

10 am - 12 pm

Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

Our Tech Savvy Seniors classes will allow you to build the skills and confidence required to use computers, tablets and smartphones. Choose from a variety of modules and bring along your own devices.

Ukulele Intermediate Strumming Club

Fri 26 Apr 2024

10.30 am - 11.30 am

Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

Join these strumming sessions to practise your ukulele playing skills with others. Facilitator Saulan Yin-Lo will guide you in a strumming session with other players at a similar level to maintain and build on your skills.

The Knit-in Group

Fri 26 Apr 2024

12.30 pm - 2.30 pm

Margaret Martin Library, Randwick

Join fellow knitters in a relaxed friendly atmosphere, and help create warm wraps, squares and blankets which will benefit less privileged communities in both Australia and abroad.

Table Tennis For Fun

Fri 26 Apr 2024

1 pm - 3 pm

Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

Come and “hit it off” with friends at our weekly Table Tennis For Fun sessions. Paddles and balls are available see library staff for access.

Saturday Storytime (0-5 years)

Sat 27 Apr 2024

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.

Local Author Talk: Teida's Story by Danielle Corrie

Sat 27 Apr 2024 - Sat 27 Apr 2024

1.30 pm

Lionel Bowen Library, Randwick

Spend an afternoon with local author Danielle Corrie to discuss her book, Teida’s Story.

Tai Chi for Beginners: The Art of Life | IN PERSON and ONLINE

Mon 29 Apr 2024

10 am - 11 am

Online via Zoom and In Person at Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra

Join Qigong Master Simon Blow for a weekly Tai Chi class for beginners as he will guide you through gentle stretching and movements. Tai Chi aids in good posture, coordination, meditation and relaxation. Find more details and benefits below.