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Online Feedback: Poetry with Alicia Sometimes
Hone your poetry skills with Alicia Sometimes over five months.
Online Feedback: Romance with Anne Gracie
In this online course, author Anne Gracie will provide feedback on your romantic fiction.
The Infinite Look: A History of Gazing Skyward
An exhibition that traces humanity's evolving understanding of the cosmos, from ancient stargazers to modern astronomers
Once upon a time... en español
Bring your little ones along for an engaging storytelling session in Spanish
Where is the Green Sheep?
A wild and woolly adventure to find that elusive green sheep.
Spicy Romantasy Night with Kate Forsyth & Lauren Jackson
Kate Forsyth & Lauren Jackson in conversation with Lily Crozier
From Darlo to the Cross: in the Footsteps of Juanita Nielsen
Explore the locations of Natalie Conyer’s new crime novel, inspired by the 1975 disappearance of Juanita Nielsen
The Complete Works of Jane Austen (Abridged)
Three actors. Six Jane Austen novels. Countless romances, scandals and witticisms – all in under 90 minutes!
Write Winning Flash Fiction with Amanda Scotland
Go behind-the-scenes in the addictive world of flash and microfiction competitions.
Bilingual storytime at Green Square Library, 3 to 5 years
A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing.
Bilingual rhymetime at Green Square Library, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories
Seminar: Everything You Wanted to Know About Gen AI
An online seminar for writers on generative AI, copyright and publishing.
Bilingual storytime at Darling Square Library, 3 to 5 years
A fun bilingual storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing.
Storytime at Surry Hills Library, 3 to 5 years
A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing
BAD Sydney Crime Book Club at SMSA | July
July Book Club Pick: The Mushroom Tapes by Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein
Bilingual rhymetime at Darling Square, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories
Rhymetime at Newtown Library, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories.
Rhymetime at Surry Hills Library, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories
Storytime at Newtown Library, 3 to 5 years
A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing
Rhymetime at Glebe Library, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories
Rhymetime at Green Square Library, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories
Storytime at Glebe Library, 3 to 5 years
A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing
Storytime at Green Square Library, 3 to 5 years
A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing
An Evening with Susannah Fullerton
A purrfect winter evening celebrating whiskers and words!
Author Talk: David Hall with Superbeast
Join Australian wheelchair tennis champion David Hall OAM as he shares the story behind his autobiography Superbeast.
Library open day: Open doors
City of Sydney Library open day at our 9 branches from 27 to 31 July
In Conversation with Judi Morison & Zohra Aly
NAIDOC week calls us to listen.
City of Sydney online book club: Spy Fiction
If you love books, this is a great opportunity to connect with other readers online and find literary inspiration
Library open day: Green Square Library tour
Explore the award-winning branch’s design, spaces, services and collections.
Andy Griffiths Live: You & Me and the Gigantic Knucklehead
From the No. 1 bestselling Treehouse creator, Andy Griffiths, comes a brand-new, larger-than-life adventure
Small Magic: Kindle Your Creativity with Monikka Eliah
This is a course designed to help you break through creative barriers and rediscover your writing flow.
MS Readathon
Join thousands of Australians and turn every page into support for families impacted by MS
Surry Hills Vintage Market
The first Sat of every month Since 1981. The best recycled, second-hand & handmade goods. Come say hi!
An evening with Anna Funder
Award-winning author Anna Funder live on stage, revealing the stories behind the stories.
Online: Pitching to Publishers: How to Place Your Work
This three-hour workshop with Dr Erin O'Dwyer demystifies the pitching process
Storytime online with Jo Dabrowski
Join us to meet author Jo Dabrowski as she reads her delightful story Dear Broccoli.
Freda Widawski: Mina & Jacob - Holocaust Survivors
Join daughter of Holocaust survivors, Freda Widawski, in conversation with interviewer Michaela Kalowski
Festival of Dangerous Ideas Opening Night: Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie returns to Sydney for the first time in 12 years to open Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2026.
Writing Workshop with Ashley Kalagian Blunt
Join crime writer Ashely Kalagian Blunt as she shares her writing secrets, tools & techniques in an exclusive workshop.
Book Week with Sandhya Parappukkaran
Meet award-winning children’s author Sandhya Parappukkaran for this Book Week adventure.
BAD Sydney Crime Book Club at SMSA | August
August Pick: The First Murderer I Ever Met by Mark Dapin
City of Sydney Online Book Club: Gastronomy
If you love books, this is a great opportunity to connect with other readers online and find literary inspiration.
Writers Dreaming: Working with Dreams, Symbols and Motifs
Dig deep into the symbolic meanings contained in dreams to create rich cohesive stories that resonate with readers.
Recipe for Murder: The Leongatha Mushroom Murders
In Conversation w Duncan McNab & Michael Duffy
City of Sydney online book club: Japanese fiction
If you love books, this is a great opportunity to connect with other readers online and find literary inspiration.
Daily Stoic Live with Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday on stoicism for the modern world
2026 Sydney Rare Book Fair
Free entry. Rare books, maps, prints & ephemera for sale. The Glasshouse, State Library NSW. 22–24 October 2026.
Book Fair Australia Sydney 2026, presented by Book Addiction
Book Fair Australia presents a literary festival that celebrates stories of all genres.