Events
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Waverley Youth Art Prize
Date Date:27 May 2026- 26 Jul 2026TimeTime: -AddressWaverley Library GalleriesThe Waverley Youth Art Prize is an annual celebration of creativity for young artists aged 9 to 18 from Sydney’s Eastern Beaches.be filled with.
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Sketchflash at Waverley Library
Date Date:22 Jul 2026 (Every week on Wednesday, until Sept 23, 2026)- 22 Jul 2026TimeTime: 2:30pm - 4:30pmAddressWaverley Library
Join us for a series of informal drawing sessions based in and around Waverley Library. Practice mindful sketching techniques with other amateur creatives in the community and discover gesture, mark making and observational skills.
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Green Thumbs: Resin Coasters with Dried Flowers
Date Date:22 Jul 2026- 22 Jul 2026TimeTime: 6:30pm - 8pmAddressWaverley LibraryIn this workshop series you will discover, make and create modern green trends for indoor and outdoor living such as kokedama, macramé, pot plant painting and succulent design etc.
Each month will be a different theme.
Join us this month as we guide you through the process of creating stunning coasters using crystal-clear resin and an array of dried flowers.
We will provide resin and different shape moulds to choose from, dried flowers and instruction to make it.
This event is for adults.
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Thursday Book Babies @ the Library for 0-2 years
Date Date:23 Jul 2026 (Every week on Thursday, until Sept 24, 2026)- 23 Jul 2026TimeTime: 9:30am - 10amAddressWaverley Library
Book Babies introduces your babes in arms to the magic and joy of stories and rhymes
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Thursday Rocking Rhyme Time @ the Library for 2-4 years
Date Date:23 Jul 2026 (Every week on Thursday, until Sept 24, 2026)- 23 Jul 2026TimeTime: 10:15am - 10:45amAddressWaverley Library
Rocking Rhyme Time is a high energy morning of dancing, music, rhymes and stories.
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Thursday Story Time Fun @ the Library for 3-5 years
Date Date:23 Jul 2026 (Every week on Thursday, until Sept 24, 2026)- 23 Jul 2026TimeTime: 11am - 11:30amAddressWaverley Library
Story Time Fun will capture the imaginations of toddlers and pre-schoolers with stories, rhymes and craft.
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Collage making at Waverley Library
Date Date:23 Jul 2026 (Every week on Thursday, until Sept 24, 2026)- 23 Jul 2026TimeTime: 2pm - 4pmAddressWaverley Library
Collage is made up of magazine and newspaper clippings, discarded books, packaging, coloured or handmade papers, portions of other artworks or texts, photographs and found objects.
Each week we pick a theme or style of contemporary collage. The classes are informal and relaxed, and no experience is necessary. Just bring you creativity. The class is lead by an experienced collagist.
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Art After Dark
Date Date:23 Jul 2026 (Every month on the 4th Thursday of the month, until Nov 26, 2026)- 23 Jul 2026TimeTime: 6pm - 8pmAddressWaverley Library
Interested in trying an alternative art form? Then join us for Art After Dark, an informal event that focuses on a different art practice each month.
The sessions are self guided, with a library staff member by your side to go through the steps. If you are artistically inclined and like to try new things then Art After Dark is perfect for you.
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NAIDOC Week Film: Mabo (2012)
Date Date:24 Jul 2026- 24 Jul 2026TimeTime: 10am - 11:45amAddressWaverley LibraryNAIDOC Week Film Screening: Mabo (2012) Rated PG CC 105 mins
Directed by Rachel Perkins, Mabo follows the life of Eddie Koiki Mabo, a proud Merriam man from Murray Island (Mer), who discovers that, despite his people living on and cultivating Murray Island for generations, the land legally belongs to the Crown. Refusing to accept this injustice, he embarks on an arduous legal battle to secure native title and to challenge the traditional colonial perception of terra nullius. This legal concept, which considered Australia an empty country prior to white settlement, systematically denied the First Australians the legal and moral rights to their land. Mabo is also a tender love story between Eddie and his wife Bonita, who he meets as a teenager after being exiled to the mainland.
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Board at the Library Sunday Sessions!
Date Date:26 Jul 2026 (Every week on Sunday, until Aug 30, 2026)- 26 Jul 2026TimeTime: 10am - 4pmAddressWaverley Library
Looking for fun indoor games this Winter? Head to the library to escape the cold every Sunday in July and August with a huge range of tabletop gaming to play. Meet fellow gamers and get competitive or work together for a glorious victory. Total newbies and seasoned players are all welcome to attend this relaxed and fun session.
Games will be provided for all ages. This event will not be facilitated by staff, parents/carers must stay with children for the duration of the event.
The session will run all day from 10am - 4pm drop in anytime between these hours.
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Weekend Story Time Fun (For 3-5 Years)
Date Date:26 Jul 2026 (Every week on Sunday, until Dec 14, 2026)- 26 Jul 2026TimeTime: 11am - 11:30amAddressWaverley Library
Story Time Fun will capture the imaginations of toddlers and pre-schoolers with stories, rhymes, and craft.
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Monday Book Babies @ the Library for 0-2 years
Date Date:27 Jul 2026 (Every week on Monday, until Sept 21, 2026)- 27 Jul 2026TimeTime: 9:30am - 10amAddress
Waverley Library
Book Babies introduces your babes in arms to the magic and joy of stories and rhymes.
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Monday Movie: The last journey (2024)
Date Date:27 Jul 2026- 27 Jul 2026TimeTime: 10am - 12pmAddressWaverley LibraryMONDAY MOVIE
The Last Journey (2024) 95 mins Rated PG CC
This film follows Filip Hammar, a well-known Swedish TV personality, who wants to take his depressed father, Lars, on a road trip to the French Mediterranean. He hopes to get his retired father to rekindle his passion for life by visiting the place they spent summer vacations together, many years ago. Along for moral support is Filip's friend, Fredrik. The journey involves travelling in a vintage orange Renault 4, recreating family memories, and visiting cherished French locations. This is an emotional, heartwarming, and occasionally funny documentary that explores the reality of ageing, and the bond between father and son.
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Monday Rocking Rhyme Time @ the Library for 2-4 years
Date Date:27 Jul 2026 (Every week on Monday, until Sept 21, 2026)- 27 Jul 2026TimeTime: 10:15am - 10:45amAddress
Waverley Library
Rocking Rhyme Time is a high energy morning of dancing, music, rhymes and stories.
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Monday Story Time Fun @ the Library for 3-5 years
Date Date:27 Jul 2026 (Every week on Monday, until Sept 21, 2026)- 27 Jul 2026TimeTime: 11am - 11:30amAddress
Waverley Library
Story Time Fun will capture the imaginations of toddlers and pre-schoolers with stories, rhymes and craft.
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HSC Trials English Talk and Q&A with Larry Grumley
Date Date:27 Jul 2026- 27 Jul 2026TimeTime: 5pm - 6pmAddressWaverley LibraryLarry Grumley will be hosting a FREE HSC Trials English talk + Q&A, providing Year 12 students with fantastic last-minute advice for the upcoming exam and covering both Standard and Advanced English courses. Larry has over 30 years’ experience teaching English in both Australia and overseas.
Light refreshments provided.
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Tuesday Book Babies @ the Library for 0-2 years
Date Date:28 Jul 2026 (Every week on Tuesday, until Sept 22, 2026)- 28 Jul 2026TimeTime: 9:30am - 10amAddress
Waverley Library
Book Babies introduces your babes in arms to the magic and joy of stories and rhymes.
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Tuesday Rocking Rhyme Time @ the Library for 2-4 years
Date Date:28 Jul 2026 (Every week on Tuesday, until Sept 22, 2026)- 28 Jul 2026TimeTime: 10:15am - 10:45amAddress
Waverley Library
Rocking Rhyme Time is a high energy morning of dancing, music, rhymes and stories.
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Tuesday Story Time Fun @ the Library for 3-5 years
Date Date:28 Jul 2026 (Every week on Tuesday, until Sept 22, 2026)- 28 Jul 2026TimeTime: 11am - 11:30amAddress
Waverley Library
Story Time Fun will capture the imaginations of toddlers and pre-schoolers with stories, rhymes and craft.
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Book Lovers Club @ Waverley Library | Session One | 28th July
Date Date:28 Jul 2026- 28 Jul 2026TimeTime: 4pm - 5pmAddressWaverley LibraryMeet amazing Australian authors and ask them everything you’ve ever wanted to know about life as an author. They'll share stories about their books, where they find inspiration and the best parts of their job.
If you love reading junior fiction, this is the perfect club for you!
School Holiday Programs
Waverley Council offers a diverse program with the aim of catering for an array of interests, and ages.