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The Library is open over the October long weekend, with reduced hours on Monday 2 October 2023. View the long weekend opening hours here.

What’s On

Events, exhibitions, and workshops presented by the Library.

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  • Exhibition
  • Free
  • On Site

Charles Rodius

17 Jun 2023 to 12 May 2024

Discover the story behind Australia's rejected and forgotten portrait artist, Charles Rodius (1802-1860).

Exhibition Information
Sydney Harbour from Cumberland Place watercolour
  • Exhibition
  • Free
  • On Site

For all time: Shakespeare in print

8 Jul 2023 to 25 Feb 2024

Immerse yourself in the world of Shakespeare in this exciting celebration marking the 400th anniversary of his First Folio.

Exhibition Information
  • Exhibition
  • Ongoing
  • Free

Paintings from the Collection

More than 300 original artworks from the Library’s unique collection of landscape and portrait paintings.

Exhibition Information
Oil painting. Panoramic scene of a harbour.
  • Exhibition
  • Ongoing
  • Free

Amaze Gallery

See our current exhibition — For all time: Shakespeare in print — on show now.

Exhibition Information
Family in For All Time exhibition, in the Amaze Gallery.
  • Workshop
  • Free

Monster madness in the Learning Centre

Thursday
Thu 28 Sep 2023
  • series: Kids at the Library

Join us for a little monster fun in the holidays.

Event information
children sitting and looking in different directions looking surprised
  • Workshop
  • Onsite
  • Free

Dream, imagine and create with Coral Vass and Nicky Johnston

Thursday
Thu 28 Sep 2023
  • series: Kids at the Library
Join us to launch Jorn's Magnificent Imagination and discover the inspiration for the Sydney Opera House.
 
Event information
text and images from picture book
  • Tour
  • Free

Library tours

Thursday
Thu 28 Sep 2023
  • series: Kids at the Library

Join us for a fun and interactive tour of the Library. 

Event information
young people walking down some stairs and waving and smiling
  • Workshop
  • Online
  • Free

Family research: 7 strategies to get unstuck

Friday
Fri 29 Sep 2023
  • series: Family History Month
  • series: Lifelong learning

Seven strategies to get your family research ‘unstuck’.

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documents letters photographs family history
  • Workshop
  • Free

Monster madness in the Learning Centre

Friday
Fri 29 Sep 2023
  • series: Kids at the Library

Join us for a little monster fun in the holidays.

Event information
children sitting and looking in different directions looking surprised
  • Tour
  • Free

Library tours

Friday
Fri 29 Sep 2023
  • series: Kids at the Library

Join us for a fun and interactive tour of the Library. 

Event information
young people walking down some stairs and waving and smiling
  • Film
  • Onsite

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Sunday
Sun 1 Oct 2023
  • series: Silent Film Festival

One of the most popular and best classic detective mysteries ever made, with an all-star cast who shine in this crackling mystery masterwork.

Event information
Poster of The Maltese Falcon
  • Talk
  • Online
  • Free

Shuxia Chen: Women and 1930s–1940s Sino-Australian relations

Tuesday
Tue 3 Oct 2023
  • series: Scholar Talks

Shuxia Chen investigates the role women played in Sino-Australian relations towards the end of WWII.

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Black and white photographic headshot