Join our small-group workshops aimed at those beginning their family history research.
You will be introduced to tools available in the library, including Ancestry and FindMyPast as well as public resources such as Trove, National Archives and online BDMs (Birth, Death and Marriages). We will also assist with your own research queries.
Bookings are essential. Basic computer…
On the 5th of February 1788 a small party from HMS Sirius landed to cook breakfast some miles upriver from a convict colony, established 10 days before at Sydney Cove.
There they met seven Aboriginal men, one of the first colonial encounters with Aboriginal people, commemorated in the naming of Breakfast Point.
Join our fascinating walking tours with our Local Studies Librarian…
Will Davies is a historian, writer and filmmaker.
The Last 100 Days explores, in vivid detail, the last hundred days of the First World War and the Australian contribution to final victory in November 1918.
Fast-paced and tense, the story of The Last 100 Days is animated by the voices of Australian soldiers as they endured the war's closing stages with humour…
Celebrate Children’s Book Week and join us in this creative writing workshop with author Steven Lochran. He will guide you through brainstorming, drawing and writing activities that will give you the tools to create your own fantasy worlds and original characters. Also learn how authors take inspiration from their own daydreams, real-life experiences and favourite stories.
Steven…
Tell us what your ideal town centre looks like for a chance to win!
The City of Canada Bay is conducting a town centre care factor survey to find out what is most important to you in your ideal town centre. Your inputs will help guide investment in changes that make our town centres great places to…
Australia's most respected and acclaimed psychic medium, author and TV personality will be presenting a special talk to celebrate the release of her fourth book, Always With You: Messages from Beyond.
Discover how to listen and notice signs from loved ones in heaven, and make connections with those on the other side.
Bookings are essential. Light refreshments provided…
In 1814 a French Armada set sail for NSW.
The Armada’s mission was the invasion of Sydney.
Its inspiration and its fate were interwoven with one of history’s great love stories – Napoleon and Josephine.
Hear the remarkable tale of how Bonaparte’s plans to conquer Australia came together and ultimately fell apart.
Bookings are essential. Light…
Join Canada Bay Council and local emergency services to learn how you can improve safety in your home, on the streets and for your community.
Activities and information for all the family.
When: Sunday July 29, 12-4pm
Where: Meeting Spaces, The Connection
For more information email the Rhodes Place Manager at…
Celebrate Children’s Book Week with an evening of fun with children’s author and illustrator James Foley.
Come dressed as your favourite book character. Prizes for the best dressed.
Enjoy supper.
Bookings are essential due to limited capacity. Book online or phone Concord Library on 9911 6210.
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The Missing Pieces of Sophie McCarthy is a gripping psychological drama set in Sydney.
The novel explores the lines between work and home, guilt and culpability, justice and revenge.
Ber Carroll was born in Blarney, moved to Sydney in 1995 and spent her early career working in finance. She now writes full time and is the author of eight novels including One…