Calling all story lovers under five! Come to The Women’s Library in Newtown for Storytime with Cynthia Ning. Sunday 20 August at 11:15am This is a free event. All… Read more “Storytime at The Women’s Library”
Category: Events
June Film Club
Sunday 18 June: Riot (2018) Directed by: Jeffrey Walker, Australia In 1978, faced with the stagnation of efforts to decriminalise homosexuality, a determined group of activists takes… Read more “June Film Club”
Author Talk: CAMP
Saturday 17 June, at The Women Library 5.00pm Come and meet authors and activists Robyn Plaister and Robyn Kennedy. Their meticulously researched anthology “CAMP” showcases stories and… Read more “Author Talk: CAMP”
In Search of Mina Wylie
Sunday 21 May, at The Women Library 4.30pm Come and meet author Grace Barnes There will be plenty of opportunity for Q&A Free entry, all welcome RSVP… Read more “In Search of Mina Wylie”
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.
January 2022 Film Club
Sunday 30 January : My Tehran For Sale (2009) Directed by: Granaz Moussavi, Iran / Australia My Tehran for Sale is a groundbreaking film, revealing fresh truths behind… Read more “January 2022 Film Club”
Their Finest in December
Their Finest is the final film for 2021. Adapted by Gaby Chiappe from Lissa Evans’ novel, “Their Finest Hour and a Half”, The Finest has a wonderful crew… Read more “Their Finest in December”
November Film Club
Sunday 28 November: Binti (2019) Directed by: Frederike Migom, Belgium Twelve-year-old Binti dreams of becoming a famous vlogger like her idol Tatyana. But when the police raid… Read more “November Film Club”
Women Unsilenced Book Launch
Jeanne Sarson and Linda MacDonald spent twenty-eight years developing ways of offering care and healing to women who, as children and or as adults, survived being tortured,… Read more “Women Unsilenced Book Launch”
The Female Eunuch in Our Time
The October reading for the Feminist Classics Book Club is The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer, first published in 1970. Join us for what is sure to… Read more “The Female Eunuch in Our Time”