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What's On
Public programs and learning activities will be delivered onsite and online in 2021. See what's on here.
Gay and lesbian life went public in the 70s. Speaking up and standing out, gay men and women took to the streets proudly demanding to be seen, heard and accepted. This exhibition tells their story.
Darug knowledge-holders, artists and educators Leanne Watson, Jasmine Seymour, Erin Wilkins and Rhiannon Wright share their culture and stories of special sites along Dyarubbin (the Hawkesbury river).
An ever changing selection of fascinating items from the Library's extraordinary collection.
Sculpture busts, miniature portraits, ceramics, coins, medals, cutlery, teacups, typewriters, convict bricks and much more!
More than 300 original artworks from the Library’s unique collection of landscape and portrait paintings.
Set sail on this virtual excursion to discover more about the First Fleet.
See the world’s best photojournalism from 2020 in our galleries.
We're back! We have a beautiful Children’s Library full of wonderful books to share with you.
Talking Deadly: Aboriginal women in colonial Sydney
Wednesday
Wednesday, 19 May 2021 - 6pm to 7pm
Melissa Jackson will shine a light on some of the Aboriginal women of colonial Sydney.
Set sail on this virtual excursion to discover more about the First Fleet.
Join us at the Library for calligraphy demonstrations in languages other than English
Scholar Talks at Six: A history of Aboriginal trackers in NSW
Thursday
Thursday, 20 May 2021 - 6pm to 7pm
The Scholar Talks at Six series celebrates maps and mapping, held in the Library’s beautiful Map Rooms, there is a different talk on the third Thursday of every month at 6pm.
The B List with Bri Lee & Fiona Murphy
Thursday
Thursday, 20 May 2021 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Join Bri Lee and author Fiona Murphy as they discuss Fiona’s debut memoir, The Shape of Sound.
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