Calling all story lovers under five! Come to The Women’s Library in Newtown for Storytime with Cynthia Ning. Our next Storytime is planned for Sunday 21 May at… Read more “Storytime at The Women’s Library”
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Benefits for Members
Membership of The Women’s Library for 2023-2024 is $30.00 per annum, and if this is beyond your means, you are eligible for the concession membership at $5.00.… Read more “Benefits for Members”
Invitation to a Drama Party
Join us on International Women’s Day 2023 when the library receives a selection of books to kickstart its collection of plays and works by Australian women dramatists. There will be readings; there will be food; there will be drinks; there will be good times to be had by all.
Uncovering our past
Towards the end of 2022, The Women’s Library was fortunate to have Alice Tompson, a University of Sydney student, spend time volunteering with us as part of… Read more “Uncovering our past”
2022 Annual Report
The Annual Report now covers the calendar year rather than financial year. Highlights of this year were the first phase of our painting project, with the library… Read more “2022 Annual Report”
International Day of the Girl Child
This beautiful girl visited the library recently and her mother gave permission for us to use this great photograph which was taken by one of our volunteer… Read more “International Day of the Girl Child”
Meet the Author
Join us at The Women’s Library Storytime on Sunday 21 August and meet Katharine Rogers, author of Cockatoo Magic. Cockatoo Magic is a story about a girl… Read more “Meet the Author”
How Red Tea Chests Made History
March 2022 is Women’s History Month and The Women’s Library has a wonderful collection of work celebrating women who have made history. During March, we’ll introduce you to some of the Australian women who have made a difference. Here’s a little about how women in Australia made history when they started The Women’s Library.
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The collection of The Women’s Library in Sydney is predominantly made up of books donated by supporters, publishers, and authors.
In this clip, Vicki Harding tells how the first donations were collected in bright red tea chests placed in shops and meeting points around Sydney in the early 1990s.
(more…)Third time lucky
Join us at The Women’s Library on Sunday 27 March from 2:00pm to celebrate Women’s History month and see what we’ve done with the place. ————- Here… Read more “Third time lucky”
About The Women’s Library
The Women’s Library in Sydney is a lending library and welcoming community space open to all women. The library houses a vast collection of books and periodicals… Read more “About The Women’s Library”