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An adult and child reading a book with a dog sitting between them.
Story Dogs on Sunday - November 2025
30 Nov 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join us for a paw-sitive reading experience with the  Story Dogs program.

Kids and families
Foyer
Books and authors
Storytime
For kids and families
Sepia photograph of four men and a woman having a conversation in business attire.

Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA: A6180, 28/8/72/59.

International students and the Australian community
02 Dec 2025 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Join Dr Anna Kent for a discussion about her recent Fellowship research focused on Australia's international education history.

Academics
Post-graduates
Researchers
Online
Theatre
Talks and ideas
Fellowship talk
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Assistance animals welcome
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Hearing induction loop
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Wheelchair accessible
Event cancelled
Story Dogs on Sunday - December 2025
28 Dec 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

The Story Dogs session for December has been cancelled. Stay tuned for updates on Story Dogs at the Library in 2026.

Kids and families
Foyer
Books and authors
Storytime
For kids and families
Cancelled
Children seated at a table doing craft activities
School holiday activity: Our Treasures, your treasures - 28 January, 10:30am
28 Jan 2026 | 10:30am - 11:30am

This holidays, step into the magic of our refreshed Treasures Gallery and create your own keepsake box to store your personal treasures.

Kids and families
Ferguson Room
Education/learning
For kids and families
School holiday event
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Assistance animals welcome
Assistive learning icon Assistive learning icon
Hearing induction loop
Children seated at a table doing craft activities
School holiday activity: Our Treasures, your treasures - 28 January, 2:00pm
28 Jan 2026 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

This holidays, step into the magic of our refreshed Treasures Gallery and create your own keepsake box to store your personal treasures.

Kids and families
Ferguson Room
Education/learning
For kids and families
School holiday event
Assistance animals icon Assistance animals icon
Assistance animals welcome
Assistive learning icon Assistive learning icon
Hearing induction loop
A black and white portrait in profile of Charles Dickens, alongside a blue book cover featuring two illustrated cats

G.W. Wilson & Co, Portrait of Charles Dickens, c.1870, nla.obj-142385853; and book cover, Great Writers & The Cats Who Owned Them, by Susannah Fullerton

Author talk: Great Writers & the Cats Who Owned Them
05 Feb 2026 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Susannah Fullerton discusses her newest book Great Writers & the Cats Who Owned Them.

Foyer
Online
Theatre
Books and authors
Author talk
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Assistance animals welcome
Assistive learning icon Assistive learning icon
Hearing induction loop
Wheelchair icon Wheelchair icon
Wheelchair accessible
Various blue collage images of Tim Ross and Kevin McCloud with their show's branding, which incudes red and blue lines.
Live in interesting places with Tim Ross and Kevin McCloud
15 Feb 2026 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join Tim Ross and Kevin McCloud for an in-conversation about architecture and design.

Theatre
Talks and ideas
Assistance animals icon Assistance animals icon
Assistance animals welcome
Assistive learning icon Assistive learning icon
Hearing induction loop
Wheelchair icon Wheelchair icon
Wheelchair accessible

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