Woollahra Libraries

16/10/2026

Shapes, stories and lots of little smiles! 🟡🔺🟦

Storytime is back after the school holidays. This week in Double Bay, we had a whole lot of fun exploring shapes through stories, songs and play, before getting creative with some colourful craft.

15/10/2026

Friendship, love and the messy realities of growing up. ⌚💘

Join author Hannah Goldstein in conversation with Jessie Hilton about her debut novel, "Dream Girls", a funny and sharp take on friendship and adulthood.

Tickets include a drink and canapés, with books available from Gertrude & Alice Cafe Bookstore.

Book your place now: https://DreamGirlsAuthorTalk.eventbrite.com.au

14/10/2026

🤖 Look what our teens created!

During last week's school holiday Robotics Design Studio, teens got hands-on crafting and coding their very own animatronics.

How cool are these creations?! Take a look at them in action! 🦊🐰

12/10/2026

Best of luck to all our year 12 students starting their HSC exams today. We've seen how hard you've been working - you've got this!

Don't forget our extended hours at Double Bay (9am-9pm on Mon-Thurs, 10am-5pm on Sat-Sun) and HSC Study Zone at the Bay Room (9:30am-4:30pm on Mon-Fri) run until the exam period is over (5 Nov).

We also have drop-in tutoring sessions and mini hand massages for when your writing hands need a break.

🔗 https://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/Library/Whats-on/HSC-events

12/10/2026

Check out these budding storytellers who came along to last week's Story Seed Workshop with Hilary Bell. Kids aged 7+ explored 'found objects' and used them to develop interesting character descriptions and starting points for stories with depth and detail.

Some great ideas took root!

🪴📝🪷✍🏽

11/10/2026

08/10/2026

📣 We’re proud to announce the 2026 Woollahra Digital Literary Award shortlist.

Celebrating innovation and excellence in Australian digital literature, this year’s shortlist features 15 outstanding works across Fiction, Non-Fiction and Poetry, selected by judges Amy Lovat, Ashley Kalagian Blunt and Luke Patterson.

The recipient of the Digital Innovation Development Prize, judged by Justin Wolfers, will be announced at the Award Ceremony on Wednesday 4 November.

Swipe through to discover the full shortlist, then read the works and cast your vote for the $250 Readers’ Choice Award.

The shortlisted writers are Rachel Ang, Gayelene Carbis, Patrick Hunn, Katy Knighton, Amelia Winter, Tegan Bennett Daylight, Angela Edward, Sally Olds, Ellena Savage, Toby Fitch, Chris Fleming, Hannah Jenkins, Abbra Kotlarczyk, Tim Loveday and Elif Sezen.

These works appear across Kill Your Darlings, Varnish Online, HEAT, Sydney Review of Books, RUSSH, The Paris End, Island Magazine, Overland Literary Journal, Taper, Plumwood Mountain Journal, Cordite Poetry Review and Kalliope X Magazine.

📖 Read the shortlisted works
🗳️ Vote for the Readers’ Choice Award
🎤 Find out more about the Award Ceremony

woollahra.nsw.gov.au/DLA

Congratulations to all our shortlistees!

08/10/2026

📚 HSC students, need a quiet place to study? We've got you covered!

With HSC exams approaching, Woollahra Libraries has opened an additional FREE HSC Study Zone at The Bay Room in Double Bay, giving students more space to focus, revise and prepare for their exams.

Hear from Esther, Woollahra Libraries Library Assistant, and Archie and Finn, HSC students from The Scots College as they share what makes this dedicated study space a great option.

Open Monday to Friday, 9.30am–4.30pm until 5 November, with no bookings required! Snacks provided.

📍 The Bay Room, Level 1, Cosmopolitan Centre, Double Bay.

Find out more via the link below.:
https://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/Events/HSC-Study-Zone-Bay-Room

08/10/2026

Did you know that October is Mental Health Month? It's always a good time to be kind to your mind, and we've been sharing Wellbeing Bags to help support mental health in young people.

's Online Youth Hub is always available; follow for news, resources and free events relevant to young people in Woollahra.

🔗 https://yoursay.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/youth-hub

07/10/2026

Our October Book of the Month is "The Kew Book of Paper Gardens" by Fideli Sundqvist. ✂️🌿

Packed with 50 paper flowers, leaves and potted plants to make, it inspired us to try one of the projects ourselves!

Find this and more hand-picked new titles at https://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/picks