Events listing

Warrandyte Open Library Induction - Wednesday afternoon

04 Jun 2025 Warrandyte Open Library offers self-service access to approved library members outside of normal staffed hours. Attendance at one of the scheduled induction sessions is mandatory to apply for access.

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Evening Book Chat: in person

04 Jun 2025 The joy of reading is shared with fellow readers, with discussion being led by a branch librarian. No matter what you've been reading, come along to share what you've read, or learn what others recommend. Reading across all genres and formats, fiction and non-fiction, audio and ebook. See separate listing for August 6th book group night for Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Registration: Bookings ess

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Evening Book Chat: via Zoom

04 Jun 2025 Unable to get into the library for the in-person Evening Book Chat session? Join the group gathering via Zoom! Registration: Essential, book online

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Warm Winter Read Book chat and launch

11 Jun 2025 Do you love an atmospheric read that's perfect for a cozy winter day—full of mystery, vivid imagery, and captivating characters? A book you can truly escape into? Join us for a cuppa and share your winter reading favourites as we launch the Warm Winter Read!

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Warrandyte Open Library Induction - Thursday afternoon

12 Jun 2025 Warrandyte Open Library offers self-service access to approved library members outside of normal staffed hours. Attendance at one of the scheduled induction sessions is mandatory to apply for access.

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Shakespeare a read-aloud experience!

17 Jun 2025 Come to the library to enjoy some classic literature in a read-aloud experience! You can listen to others or join in reading passages written by The Bard. Each session will be lead by a branch librarian and as a group we will take turns reading The Taming of the Shrew. Attend as a reader, or a listener / spectator. Registration: Essential, book online

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LGBTQIA+ Social/Book Discussion Group

17 Jun 2025 If you identify as LGBTQIA+ or are an ally and love books (especially those with Queer themes or authors) then this is the group for you! This twice-monthly gathering aims to connect the LGBTQIA+ community within a safe, supportive environment. Come and share a book, a book-related activity, or even some writing of your own. This group welcomes diversity in all forms, including people from cultura

Vermont,  

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In The Margins by Gail Holmes

19 Jun 2025 This extraordinary story is inspired by real-life Frances Wolfreston who lived and wrote in the margins of time. In The Margins narrates women's restricted lives during 1600s puritanical England and the risks Frances confronted for being an intellectual woman, which included preserving the only known copies of Shakespeare's earliest works. Scottish-born Gail Holmes, an engineer and commercial ma

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Warrandyte Open Library Induction - Saturday morning

21 Jun 2025 Warrandyte Open Library offers self-service access to approved library members outside of normal staffed hours. Attendance at one of the scheduled induction sessions is mandatory to apply for access.

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Here you are, Courageous by Lauren Rose

24 Jun 2025 Author, YouTuber, and host of the Us Anxious Folk podcast, Lauren Rose is a creative soul who believes courage and fear can coexist. Rather than trying to fix or cure her anxiety, she embraces it as part of her human experience. In 2021, Lauren won the Hay House Writer's Workshop, securing a book deal. Her debut book, Here You Are, Courageous, is a love letter to anxiety—honouring panic, fea

Pines,  

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