Join certified meditation teacher Narjes Gorjizadeh in this free, practical and informative session on the health benefits of meditation practice at Margaret Martin Library on Wednesday 9 August at 6.30pm. Narjes will dispell some misconceptions about meditation and highlight the positive effects it can have on our brain function, sense of wellbeing, personal performance and relationships. https://goo.gl/6r2yL9

Homonyms and heteronyms - we have a book on them! https://goo.gl/Iwo60Z

We hosted our first Fidget Spinner Frenzy as part of our school holiday activity! Skilful spinners gathered to make their own custom made fidget creations to be in the run for ‘Best overall Fidget Spinner’, ‘Longest Spin at one time’ and ‘Best Fidget Spinner trick’. The winners of each category got to take home a fidget spinner created on one of our library 3D printers.

A fantastic and inspirational talk by Joanna Maxwell on her recent book 'Rethink Your Career: In Your 40s, 50s and 60s'. Thinking of change of career path? Reserve a copy today: https://goo.gl/5AVd6P

Randwick's fabulous Art Deco cinema, Randwick Ritz, celebrates its 80th birthday this month so we've dug out the original Building Application from our archives. The theatre on St Pauls St was designed by architect Aaron Bolot, a Crimean emigrant who designed a number of theatres across NSW. It was built at a cost of £10,000 and completed on 12 July 1937. #FlashbackFriday

We celebrated National NAIDOC Week in our Undercover Book Club this week. 17 little book worms read ‘My mum’s special secret’ (by Sally Morgan and illustrated by Ambelin Kwaymullina), decorated paper boomerangs and talked about Indigenous artwork.

School holiday fun continues here at Randwick City Library! Talented teen artists got hands on in our 'Draw Together' session, animating online with Queeky - draw online and Toonator. Online drawing tools are "in the cloud" so there is no software to install, it's all done in a web browser and can be easily shared online.

Congratulations to our inaugural 'Little Spark! Discovery Club Plus' graduates who have successfully graduated from our hands on course that lays the foundation of life-long learning. The program saw the children’s potential nurtured and developed through a wide variety of science experiences.

Spots are still available in this Saturday's history talk on the long campaign for land rights in Australia. Join award-winning academic Dr Heidi Norman at 1.00pm at Lionel Bowen Library in this not to be missed event!

School holiday activities are in full swing at Randwick City Library. Check out these photos from our recent scrap-booking activity that saw 21 kids create their own masterpiece!

A cold and wintery Saturday afternoon didn't deter a packed audience who delighted in the NAIDOC Week presentation by author, Dr Paul Irish, asking probing questions and purchasing many copies of his book, "Hidden in Plain View: The Aboriginal People of Coastal Sydney" http://bit.ly/2u7BqUD. Randwick City Library partnered with Waverley and Woollahra Libraries for this popular event.

Did you know that Sherlock Holmes never said “Elementary, my dear Watson” in any of the classic tales written by Arthur Conan Doyle. https://goo.gl/YNDSCT #TriviaTuesday (Photo: Siddharth Krish)