City of Sydney Library

In-branch and online programs

Join our lunchtime conversations, online workshops and classes. Or keep the kids entertained with our popular rhymetime and storytime videos available to watch at home anytime.

School holiday program

Talks, courses & workshops

Macrame keyring workshop, family session 8+

A creative, hands-on Macrame workshop for persons aged 8 years and over plus their families

Customs House Library

Children & family

Fun with makerspace robotics kits, 5 to 8 years

A makerspace kits introduction workshop - Come and explore this fun and engaging session.

Kings Cross Library

Children & family

Fun with makerspace robotics kits, 5 to 8 years

A makerspace kits introduction workshop - Come and explore this fun and engaging session

Darling Square Library

Children & family

BOOKED OUT: School holidays: manga comic workshop, 9-12 yrs

Create your own manga-style comic book in this introductory workshop

Darling Square Library

Talks, courses & workshops

School holidays: Laser cut keyrings from nature 10-15yrs

Create your own laser cut key-ring from nature in this 2-hour interactive workshop

Darling Square Library

Talks, courses & workshops

School holidays lasercut printmaking, 13-17 years

Create a laser-cut wood block to make a unique print.

Darling Square Library

Children & family

BOOKED OUT: Robotics with m-Bot 9-12yrs

Master coding in this beginner workshop

Darling Square Library

Children & family

BOOKED OUT: Creative coding 1 - Code & create 8-12 yrs

Make your very own computer-generated artwork using coding.

Darling Square Library

Talks, courses & workshops

BOOKED OUT: School holidays: Ozobot maze 8-12yrs

A fun introduction to robotics and coding for kids

Darling Square Library

Talks, courses & workshops

BOOKED OUT: Creative coding 2 - Imagination Lab 8-12yrs

Make your very own computer-generated artwork using coding.

Darling Square Library

Talks, courses & workshops

School holidays: manga comic book workshop, 13-17 yrs

Learn how to make your own manga style comics in this introductory workshop

Makerspace

Darling Square Library

Children & family

BOOKED OUT: School holidays: manga comic workshop, 9-12 yrs

Create your own manga-style comic book in this introductory workshop

Darling Square Library

Children & family

School holidays: Laser cut keyrings from nature 10-15yrs

Create your own laser cut key-ring from nature in this 2-hour interactive workshop

Darling Square Library

Children & family

School holidays lasercut printmaking, 13-17 years

Create a laser-cut wood block to make a unique print.

Darling Square Library

Children & family

BOOKED OUT: Robotics with m-Bot 9-12yrs

Master coding in this beginner workshop

Darling Square Library

Children & family

BOOKED OUT: Creative coding 1 - Code & create 8-12 yrs

Make your very own computer-generated artwork using coding.

Darling Square Library

Children & family

BOOKED OUT: School holidays: Ozobot maze 8-12yrs

A fun introduction to robotics and coding for kids

Darling Square Library

Children & family

BOOKED OUT: Creative coding 2 - Imagination Lab 8-12yrs

Make your very own computer-generated artwork using coding.

Darling Square Library

Children & family

School holidays: manga comic book workshop, 13-17 yrs

Learn how to make your own manga style comics in this introductory workshop

Darling Square Library

Children & family

Maker and creator workshop 8-12 yrs

Harness all things inspirational and inventive with our sensational series of creative workshops for kids

Darling Square Library

Children & family

Weekend makertime for families, 8-12 yrs

Gain practical creative makerspace skills and experience in this intergenerational 2-hour session

Darling Square Library

Children & family

Makertime for families, 8-12 yrs

Gain practical creative makerspace skills and experience in this intergenerational 2-hour session

Darling Square Library

Talks, courses & workshops

Makertime: open access 16+yrs

Get hands-on experience at the Darling Square Library Makerspace

Themed monthly discussions

Online book club

Talks, courses & workshops

City of Sydney Online Book Club : Holiday Reads

If you love books, this is a great opportunity to connect with other readers online and find literary inspiration.

Talks, courses & workshops

City of Sydney online book club: Oceania and the Pacific

If you love books, this is a great opportunity to connect with other readers online and find literary inspiration

Talks, courses & workshops

City of Sydney online book club: International Women's Month

If you love books, this is a great opportunity to connect with other readers online and find literary inspiration

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Art and Poetry: Everyday haiku poem

Art and Poetry: Everyday haiku poem

Art and Poetry: Visual poetry

Visual poetry is a picture made from words or letters. This activity will help you create your own visual poem.

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Talks, courses & workshops

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Community & causes

10 things you can do free with a library card

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Theatre, dance & film

Great films library members can stream free

From award-winning documentaries to all-time classics and feel-good movies, here are our librarians picks to enjoy from home.

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