Bookings Essential: 6333 6281 Join Nicole Alexander for the launch of her book The Limestone Road. From the deserts of Egypt to the rolling hills of South Australia, The Limestone Road is a captivating novel about one soldier's courageous journey home. Set in 1944 the book tells the story of returning soldiers Canning Christie and […]
Enjoy on the library big screen the 2025 all about women festival sessions, direct from the Sydney Opera House for International Women's Day. Sit down to view 7 sessions across two weekends from the comfort of the library. Sessions on Sunday 9 March will be LIVE from the Sydney Opera House. Bluetooth headphones will be […]
Fiona Howle, our own local brilliant and passionate artist, will be hosting a Waste 2 Art workshop on creating works of art from old toys, definitely an opportunity not to be missed.
In conversation - Debra Oswald Next date: Wednesday, 26 March 2025 | 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM Bookings Essential: 6333 6281 Spend an evening with playwright, screenwriter and novelist, Debra Oswald. Debra is a two-time winner of the NSW Premier's Literary Award and author of four adult novels (including the bestselling The Family Doctor) and […]
Stop the Presses! Read all about it! Join Kim Bagot-Hiller for a history of 179 years of Bathurst newspapers including Posts, Journals, Free Press and Advocates. The scandals, court cases and the social happenings of the day. This history talk includes a short demonstration of Trove by Bathurst Library. Bookings essential: call 6333 6281. Part […]
Join Alicia Thompson for a talk on her latest book Ex. Described by reviewers as a compelling and relatable story that keeps you guessing. About the book In 2011, Toby Soames dies from a freak accident on Hampstead Heath; Charlie Falk simply disappears. Two years later, Australian Adele Soames returns to London to be nearer […]
Exercise Your Writing Muscles is a short session containing activities for adults where you will be guided through a few writing exercises to stretch your skills and inspire you to go further. Alicia will guide you with exercises and activities in areas of setting and atmosphere, and plot and story. Please bring a pen and […]
Join Dr Stephen Gapps, award-winning author of The Sydney Wars and Gudyarra as he launches his new book about frontier resistance warfare, Uprising. Bookings are essential. Phone the library on 6333 6281 to secure a seat. Beyond the ‘Bathurst War’ The First Wiradyuri War of Resistance ended in 1824 with a series of massacres conducted […]
Did you know there are over 4,000 memorials in Australia? Join director Geoffrey Sykes for a film screening about the diversity and function of memorials following WW1. Bookings are essential: call 6333 6281. This documentary features over 100 memorials – what can be learnt from them about the impact of war on Australian society? How […]
What does Bathurst, the 400th anniversary of Chistopher Columbus’s arrival in the New World in 1493 and Chicago USA have in common? Answer: the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, better known as the Chicago World Fair. The World’s Columbian Exposition opened on 5 May 1893 with representations from 46 countries. Amongst them was a curated displays […]
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