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February 2010
6 February - Sorry, fully booked - Meditating on Memoir: Writing Workshop (Customs House)
6 February -Emerging from the Green: Live Music in the Library (Surry Hills)
11 February - Library Lovers: Romantic Literature Reading (Customs House)
11 February - Giant Digital Origami Tigers - 2010 Chinese New Year installation
12 February - Romancing the Bones (Ultimo)
Until 12 February 2010 - Summer Reading Club
12 February – 5 March Chinese New Year 2010 at the City of Sydney Library (Customs House & Haymarket)
23 February - James Knight: A Theory of Moments (Customs House)
February -'Storytime & Rhymetime' at the Library
Image: musician Garth Hodgeson for Emerging from the Green: Live Music in the Library (Surry Hills).
April 2010
15 April 2010 - Books & Mortar: 100 Years of Library Service. Bookings Essential Telephone 8374 6230. Venue: Surry Hills Library, 405 Crown Street, Surry Hills. National Trust Heritage Festival 2010 - Program.
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Neighbourhood Based Community Art Matching Grants
1 February - NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSION
The City of Sydney Matching Grants program has been designed to support small and simple neighbourhood based projects that involve local community members and bring people together.
This round, we are looking for projects that involve and inspire local residents to get to know each other in a creative environment and also bring the local village to life through neighbourhood based community art.
Submissions close 6pm Monday 8 March 2010. More information...
NEW! World Book Online
Easy-To-Read Articles
World Book is the premier general reference web site developed especially for younger users. Based on the award-winning World Book Discovery Encyclopedia, this classroom-tested site offers simple navigation, easy-to-read articles, thousands of illustrations, and a wealth of engaging activities. Library members can now access this database from home, to try it click here.
Bestsellers at the Library
January 2010
Click on a title to view details. If all copies are out, books can be reserved.
- Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich
- Lustrum by Robert Harris
- Brooklyn by Toibin Colm
- Under the Dome by Stephen King
- Hard Girls by Martina Cole
- At the Gates of Darkness by Raymond E. Feist
* $1 fee paid on pick-up at the library. Notification is by mail, if your address has changed please let us know.
Bike Repair Kits
Are you a cyclist or considering purchasing a bicycle? Bike repair kits are now held in each branch of the City of Sydney Library for loan to our cycling library customers. Each kit includes a bike repair tool and a mini bike pump. The kits are borrowed in the same way as our other collection items: they have a 3 week loan period and can be reserved and transferred between branches. Now you can make a quick repair without denting your wallet! The City of Sydney is also running free cycling courses, for details click here.
The Library holds numerous books on cycling techniques, routes, competitions and maintenance. Browse our collection at your nearest branch, place your request via our online catalogue (click 'Request item for $1', then enter your library card number).
Wicked The Musical
February 2010
Throughout January you can see a selection of original Australian production shots at Customs House Library. There is also a display of WICKED books including the Wicked The Musical: A Pop-Up Compendium of Splendiferous Delight and Thrillifying Intrigue, The Grimmerie and Wicked the novel by Gregory Maguire.
Don’t forget to pick up your free WICKED bookmark while you are there!
Free Wireless Internet
At City of Sydney Library Branches
Bring your own laptop and connect to the Internet free of charge!
Visitors can jump online at various locations thanks to a Free Wireless Internet service.
Why not grab your laptop and drop in to Customs House, Glebe, Newtown, Ultimo, Haymarket, Kings Cross, Surry Hills, Town Hall, and Waterloo Libraries and connect to the Internet free of charge.
N.B: Please check the conditions of use. Customers must use battery-operated laptops. Free Internet access using the library's computers is also available.
Green Your Life at the City of Sydney Libraries
Power-Mates - Now Available!
You can hire more than books, cds, dvds and magazines at your local library now. Power-Mates will measure the amount of electricity each of your appliances uses. Find out just how much leaving the TV on stand-by and a mobile charger plugged in is costing you - and the planet. For availability click here...
Spring Summer Benefits 2009/2010
Arts and Cultural Events
City of Sydney Library Members have access to exclusive benefits to arts and cultural events in the City. The City extends its thanks to the cultural organisations who are participating in the Autumn Winter benefits. There’s more to a City of Sydney Library, and Membership is free for City of Sydney residents!
Last Updated: Tuesday 2 February, 2010
