October 2017
Human Library
What’s it like to be homeless or a cop on the streets, to start a movement of strong women or to compete at the Paralympics? Talk with people from all walks of life at the Human Library. You will be inspired as you listen to their stories.
Find out more »February 2018
Launch: Live More Happy
Celebrate the launch of a new book by Dr Darren Morton that will lift your mood.
Find out more »From Pain to Pleasure
Friends of the Library hosts its inaugural event with the world authority on the “stitch.”
Find out more »April 2018
Launch: Anzac Spirituality
Explore the spiritual beliefs and experiences of the Anzacs largely through their own words at the launch of Avondale academic Associate Professor Daniel Reynaud’s new book.
Find out more »Human Library
What’s it like to seek refuge in another country or to lead a charity, to edit a newspaper or to nurse on a mercy ship? Talk with people from all walks of life at the Human Library.
Find out more »Pesky Pirates of the Pacific World
Friends of the Library hosts historian Dr Lisa Clark Diller and her pesky pirates of the Pacific.
Find out more »June 2018
Architecture is and isn’t isn’t it
Architecture lecturer David Stafford shares his unique experiences.
Find out more »July 2018
Volunteering and the call
What an author and journalist can tell us about the motivation of volunteers in nonprofit organisations.
Find out more »September 2018
Jab, lab and rehab: the San at 115
A potted and humorous history of Sydney Adventist Hospital presented by longtime librarian Michael Rigby.
Find out more »March 2019
Flourishing: The art and science of wellbeing
Clinical psychologist Deanna Pitchford explains the role of mindset and attitude in living a good life.
Find out more »April 2019
Human Library
What’s it like to seek refuge in another country or to lead a charity, to edit a newspaper or to nurse on a mercy ship? Talk with people from all walks of life at the Human Library.
Find out more »May 2019
Ebook Publishing
Free ebook course presented by Avondale Libraries to help seniors share their life stories. Learn the basics of not only writing but publishing an ebook of your memoirs.
Find out more »June 2019
Anzac Spirituality: Reality or Myth?
Explore with Associate Professor Daniel Reynaud the diaries and letters of more than 1000 soldiers of the First Australian Imperial Force. What do they reveal about matters of the soul and engagement with God, religion and the human spirit?
Find out more »July 2019
Ebook Publishing Follow-Up
Free ebook follow-up course presented by Avondale Libraries to help seniors share their life stories. Learn the basics of not only writing but publishing an ebook of your memoirs.
Find out more »October 2019
Family Life in Ancient Rome
Discover with historian Lynnette Lounsbury more about the roles of everyday citizens in this entertaining look at life in an ancient Roman family. Is it easy to see ourselves?
Find out more »January 2020
Ebook Publishing 2020
Free ebook course presented by Avondale Libraries to help seniors share their life stories. Learn the basics of not only writing but publishing an ebook of your memoirs.
Find out more »Digital Scrapbooking
Free ebook course presented by Avondale Libraries to help seniors share their memories. Learn the basics of organising your photographs and presenting them in an online album.
Find out more »February 2020
Launch: Revealing Jesus in the Learning Environment
Join the Christian Education Research Centre to celebrate the launch of its first book.
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