Join us for the official opening of the new Green Square Library and Plaza. Set within the plaza, this striking part-underground library was designed by Stewart Hollenstein with Stewart Architecture and built by John Holland.

The library includes a garden, an amphitheatre and a six-storey glass tower. There’s also a technology lab, a music room with a piano for practice and rehearsals, spaces you can book as well as a customer service centre.

You’ll also get to see two wonderful new artworks: Cloud Nation by Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro, and High Water by Indigo Hanlee and Michael Thomas Hill.

Lord Mayor Clover Moore will officially open the library and plaza at 11.30am. There’ll be music, free bike tune-ups, coffee and gelato while you explore the facilities and enjoy the activities on offer at the library.

Here are some of the highlights:

Talks

11.45am–12.10pm Stewart Hollenstein and Stewart Architecture
12.45pm–1.05pm Indigo Hanlee and Michael Thomas Hill
1.10pm–1.30pm Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro

Amphitheatre

12.15am–12.45pm, 1.30pm–2pm Queen Porter Stomp
11am–2pm Hi-Life Horns, Cat in the Hat, bike tune-ups and face painting

Library kids’ area

11am–2pm Lego wall, chalk board drawing, floor projection
11am–11.30am Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dreamtime stories
12pm–12.30pm storytime and craft
12.30pm–1pm Mandarin/English storytime
1pm–1.30pm pre-school Aboriginal dance workshop
1.30pm–2pm rhymetime

Library youth area

11pm-2pm maker and creator sessions

Library computer lab

11am–1pm computer activities

Library music room

11am–11.30am Katarina Grobler, classical pianist
12pm–12.30pm Nick Southcott, jazz, soul and funk pianist
1pm–1.30pm Van Leucia, pianist
12.30pm–1pm, 1.30pm–2pm try a musical instrument

Reading garden

11am–1pm make, do and mend session

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