Upcoming events and activities at your library
Tech Savvy Seniors
Free one on one tech help by appointment only. Contact your local branch for a session.
Dareton Book Club
30 May 6:30pm-7:30pm
Dareton Library, 30 Millie Street
‘Honeybee’ by Craig Silvey
Late in the night, fourteen-year-old Sam Watson steps onto a quiet overpass, climbs over the rail and looks down at the road far below.
At the other end of the same bridge, an old man, Vic, smokes his last cigarette.
The two see each other across the void. A fateful connection is made, and an unlikely friendship blooms. Slowly, we learn what led Sam and Vic to the bridge that night. Bonded by their suffering, each privately commits to the impossible task of saving the other.
Honeybee is a heart-breaking, life-affirming novel that throws us headlong into a world of petty thefts, extortion plots, botched bank robberies, daring dog rescues and one spectacular drag show.
Buronga Book Club
7 June 6.00pm-7.00pm
Midway Library, Buronga
‘Circe’ by Madeline Miller
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child – not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power – the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.
Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus.
But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love.
Wentworth Book Club
2 June 6:00pm – 7pm
Wentworth Library
‘After Story’ by Larissa Behrendt
When Indigenous lawyer Jasmine decides to take her mother Della on a tour of England’s most revered literary sites, Jasmine hopes it will bring them closer together and help them reconcile the past.
Twenty-five years earlier the disappearance of Jasmine’s older sister devastated their tight-knit community. This tragedy returns to haunt Jasmine and Della when another child mysteriously goes missing on Hampstead Heath. As Jasmine immerses herself in the world of her literary idols – including Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters and Virginia Woolf – Della is inspired to rediscover the wisdom of her own culture and storytelling. But sometimes the stories that are not told can become too great to bear.
Ambitious and engrossing, After Story celebrates the extraordinary power of words and the quiet spaces between. We can be ready to listen, but are we ready to hear?
Wentworth Walking Group
Join the Walking Group at 5.30pm every Thursday evening at the Wentworth Library for a social walk.
Children and Youth
Toddler Storytime – on during School Term
Social Sewing
Bi-weekly Wednesday 9:30AM
27 April, 11 & 25 May, 8 & 22 June
Join a lovely group at Buronga Library every 2nd Wednesday morning from 9:30am to 11:00am. Share your current project, tips and hints, ask for advice and have a good laugh.
Seniors Midday Movie
Last Wednesday of the Month
12.00pm Midway Library