School Holiday Activities

Splash into the Library this Holidays



Under the Sea Stories & Craft
Splash into some stories and then make a rock pool diorama.
At Haberfield Library on Wednesday 22 April, 11am
At Ashfield Library on Thursday 23 April, 11am
No Bookings required. Age: 4+ years old

Seaside Stories & Craft
Bring your beach towel for seaside stories and then make a sea creature mobile.
At Haberfield Library on Wednesday 15 April, 11am
At Ashfield Library on Thursday 16 April, 11am
No Bookings required. Age: 4+ years old


Ocean of Stories PJ Storytime
An all ages event, come along in your pyjamas; bring your teddy and friends for supper, stories and songs.
At Ashfield Library on Monday 20 April, 6pm
No Bookings required.

Crabby Craft
In this craft session you can make your own little crabby friend to keep.
At Ashfield Library on Tuesday 14 April, 11am
At Haberfield Library on Tuesday 21 April, 11am
Bookings essential. Age: 6+ years old

Seahorse Workshop
Make your own sequined Sea Horse sun catcher to decorate your room.
At Ashfield Library on Monday 20 April, 11am
Bookings essential. Age: 8+ years old


Rhyme Time
Songs, nursery rhymes and stories for 0-3 year olds.
At Haberfield Library every Wednesday 10:15am
At Ashfield Library every Thursday 10am
No Bookings required.

Contact Alex for more info.

Creative Classes

Free workshops with artist Gillian Hand

Gillian Hand is the artist in residence at Thirning Villa (40 Arthur Street, Ashfield) at the moment till late May.  Gill will run workshops on making and keeping of creative journals as well as how to bind papers into book form, and create a diverse range of handmade books.

Tuesday weekly workshops 10am to 12.30pm Handmade books
1.30pm to 4pm Creative Journals

Wednesday evening weekly workshops
6.30pm to 9pm Creative Journals

There will be Saturday ‘Handmade books' workshops held on 21 March, 18 April and 9 May. 
These workshops will be from 10am to 4pm. 

All workshops are FREE. To register or for more information please contact Anthia on 9716 1866.

Underground Films

Get your entries in now for the Sydney Underground Film Festival. With no restrictions on style, genre, production date etc – we are open to any creative output from anyone around the world. Deadline is May 29. 

The 2009 festival will be held at The Factory Theatre from Sept 10-13. 

The Sydney Underground Film Festival is dedicated to nurturing an alternative film culture through the promotion of independent and experimental films. The organisers want to support local filmmakers who operate outside established film industry infrastructures, by providing a platform for exhibition, exposure and critical discussion. Find out more...

Vampires, Aliens and Monsters Cartoon Workshop

Join us after school on Thursday April 2 for a Youth Week Fun activity.

You will learn to create stacks of your own crazy cartoon character vampires, aliens and monsters in no time at all. Cartoon Dave will lead the way and you will see how easy cartooning can be. The event is free just drop in at 4pm.

Dave has even written some books (click here so you can get them at your library).

Words with Bite

 Creative writing competition

Flex your creative muscle and win a $200 book pack. All you need to do is create your own work with bite in any written shape or format. The competition is open, March 1 - April 9, to all young people aged 14-24 years. The maximum word limit of 2000 words. 

Entries must be hand delivered or mailed to Ashfield Library, PO Box 1145 Ashfield NSW 1800 or emailed to ashlib@ashfield.nsw.gov.au by 5pm Thursday April 9, 09.

Include with your submissions your name, age & contact details. Entries must be your own original work.

Download Flier Here.