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”
Category: Library News
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”
Women Write Wiki
The Women Write Wiki group started at The Women’s Library several years ago and one of its members was recently interviewed about her amazing work to redress… Read more “Women Write Wiki”
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”
Bargain Books
The Women’s Library has a large selection of new and second-hand books to choose from, all at the incredible price of $2 each, 3 for $5, or… Read more “Bargain Books”
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”
2020-2021 Annual Report
The Women’s Library started the 2020-2021 financial year with the doors closed due to COVID-19 lockdown and ended the year with the doors closed due to COVID-19… Read more “2020-2021 Annual Report”
Annual Reports
Annual Reports are published as PDF files and, depending on your browser settings, these may be downloaded onto your computer rather than opening in the browser. If… Read more “Annual Reports”