Events
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Waverley Art Prize: 40 Years
Date Date:6 Aug 2026- 2 Sep 2026TimeTime: -AddressWaverley Library GalleryCelebrating 40 years of the Waverley Art Prize, this vibrant exhibition brings together a selection of winning works from one of New South Wales’ most long-standing art prizes.
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Board at the Library Sunday Sessions!
Date Date:30 Aug 2026 (Every week on Sunday, until Aug 30, 2026)- 30 Aug 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:30 Aug 2026 (Every week on Sunday, until Dec 14, 2026)- 30 Aug 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:31 Aug 2026 (Every week on Monday, until Sept 21, 2026)- 31 Aug 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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Monday Rocking Rhyme Time @ the Library for 2-4 years
Date Date:31 Aug 2026 (Every week on Monday, until Sept 21, 2026)- 31 Aug 2026TimeTime: 10:15am - 10:45amAddressWaverley 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:31 Aug 2026 (Every week on Monday, until Sept 21, 2026)- 31 Aug 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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Tuesday Book Babies @ the Library for 0-2 years
Date Date:1 Sep 2026 (Every week on Tuesday, until Sept 22, 2026)- 1 Sep 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:1 Sep 2026 (Every week on Tuesday, until Sept 22, 2026)- 1 Sep 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:1 Sep 2026 (Every week on Tuesday, until Sept 22, 2026)- 1 Sep 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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Wrap With Love: Knitting and Crochet Group
Date Date:1 Sep 2026- 1 Sep 2026TimeTime: 2pm - 3:30pmAddressWaverley LibraryLove to knit or crochet? Want to create warm wraps to help those in need? Then join our Waverley Library Wrap with Love Group, where you can create 25cm x 25cm squares that are sewn into a wrap to benefit less privileged communities. This relaxed and friendly group is open to all skill levels, and beginners will be provided with basic instructions to start them off on their square journey. Attendees must bring their own supplies, which includes size 4 needles or size 4 crochet hook and 8 ply yarn of any colour.
Wrap With Love meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Register now to secure your spot!
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Healthy Longevity Workshop: Food as Medicine
Date Date:2 Sep 2026- 2 Sep 2026TimeTime: 10am - 12pmAddressWaverley LibraryDiscover how lifestyle medicine can help prevent common chronic diseases through the lens of nutrition. This engaging session is lead a clinical dietician and chef who will explore the science behind how certain dietary patterns and choices can promote healthy ageing across the life course. This event is presented in collaboration with the Healthy Longevity Group, part of the Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney. The group takes a multidisciplinary approach to tackling age-related chronic diseases through innovative research and community education.
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Sketchflash at Waverley Library
Date Date:2 Sep 2026 (Every week on Wednesday, until Sept 23, 2026)- 2 Sep 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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Thursday Book Babies @ the Library for 0-2 years
Date Date:3 Sep 2026 (Every week on Thursday, until Sept 24, 2026)- 3 Sep 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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Thursday Rocking Rhyme Time @ the Library for 2-4 years
Date Date:3 Sep 2026 (Every week on Thursday, until Sept 24, 2026)- 3 Sep 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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Thursday Story Time Fun @ the Library for 3-5 years
Date Date:3 Sep 2026 (Every week on Thursday, until Sept 24, 2026)- 3 Sep 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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Collage making at Waverley Library
Date Date:3 Sep 2026 (Every week on Thursday, until Sept 24, 2026)- 3 Sep 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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Cult Movie Club
Date Date:4 Sep 2026 (Every month on the 1st Friday of the month, until Dec 4, 2026)- 4 Sep 2026TimeTime: 6:15pm - 8:30pmAddressWaverley Library - Theatrette
Love watching campy movies that are so bad they're good? Or cult classics that bombed but have since found a dedicated following?
Join us in celebrating wacky, bizarre and hilariously over the top movies.
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Saturday Story Time with Ellie Cole @ Waverley Library
Date Date:5 Sep 2026- 5 Sep 2026TimeTime: 11am - 12pmAddressWaverley LibraryJoin us for a special book reading with Australian Paralympic champion and author, Ellie Cole, of her children’s book; Felix and his Fantastic Friends.
The morning will be joyful, full of imagination, friendship and inclusion.
This is a free event, perfect for children aged 4-8+ years, their families and friends.
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Weekend Story Time Fun (For 3-5 Years)
Date Date:6 Sep 2026 (Every week on Sunday, until Dec 14, 2026)- 6 Sep 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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Monday Book Babies @ the Library for 0-2 years
Date Date:7 Sep 2026 (Every week on Monday, until Sept 21, 2026)- 7 Sep 2026TimeTime: 9:30am - 10amAddress
Waverley Library
Book Babies introduces your babes in arms to the magic and joy of stories and rhymes.
School Holiday Programs
Waverley Council offers a diverse program with the aim of catering for an array of interests, and ages.