Brain Training 22 Apr 2026 Give your brain a workout and come along to Parkes Library's newest program: Brain Training. Challenge your grey matter with word and picture puzzles, memory exercises, and more! Parkes Shire Library, Bogan Street, Parkes 2870 9 more dates Tagged as: , Library, Youth events
Life & Rhymes of Banjo Paterson 23 Apr 2026 Parkes Shire Library is excited to present Life & Rhymes of Banjo Paterson with Australian bush poet Gregory North. Celebrate Australia’s most beloved poet through his words, his life, and his remarkable legacy. Cooke Park Pavillion, welcome Street, Parkes 2870 Tagged as: , April, Library, Music and arts
Storytime 28 Apr 2026 Join us every Tuesday morning during Term time for some fun at Storytime. Foster a love of reading, rhyming and singing each week with your little one. Storytime is aimed at preschool aged children aged 3 - 5 years. Parkes Shire Library, Bogan Street, Parkes 2870 27 more dates Tagged as: , April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, Library, Youth events
RhymeTime 30 Apr 2026 Join us every Thursday morning during Term time for some fun at Rhyme Time. Come and enjoy a wonderful time filled with catchy rhymes, playful songs, and reading.Rhyme Time is aimed at preschool aged children aged 0 - 2 years. Parkes Shire Library, Bogan Street, Parkes 2870 27 more dates Tagged as: , Library, Youth events
ABC Matter of Facts 13 May 2026 Are you confused about what's true and what's not? Befuddled by mountains of information? Sick of hate speech perpetuated by misinformation? Parkes Shire Library, Bogan Street, Parkes 2870 Tagged as: , May, Library, Youth events
Sydney Writers' Festival: The Future of Democracy 21 May 2026 The Future of Democracy series is a collaboration between Sydney Writers’ Festival and the Resilient Democracy Lab at UNSW Sydney. Professor of Philosophy and author A.C. Grayling outlines the fragility of democracy and the freedoms we take for granted and risk losing in For The People: Fighting Authoritarianism, Saving Democracy. Parkes Shire Library, Bogan Street, Parkes 2870 Tagged as: , May, Library, Youth events
Sydney Writers' Festival: Yann Martel 21 May 2026 The story of the Trojan War, like so many wars real and imagined, is a story most often told by the victors, the princes and the powerful. In this new imagining of the ancient legend, Yann Martel tells the familiar tale from an unheard perspective: that of a common goatherd who becomes a soldier. Parkes Shire Library, Bogan Street, Parkes 2870 Tagged as: , May, Library, Youth events
Sydney Writers' Festival: Stephanie Alexander 21 May 2026 Instilling a love of food one kitchen at a time. On a mission to spread the joy of good food, Australia's beloved chef Stephanie Alexander released The Cook's Companion in 1996. Now, 30 years and a half later, the book on everybody's kitchen shelf is back in a fully updated edition with new recipes and expanded information. Parkes Shire Library, Bogan Street, Parkes 2870 Tagged as: , May, Library, Youth events
Sydney Writers' Festival @ Peak Hill Library Bringing the Past to Life 21 May 2026 Instilling a love of food one kitchen at a time. On a mission to spread the joy of good food, Australia's beloved chef Stephanie Alexander released The Cook's Companion in 1996. Now, 30 years and a half later, the book on everybody's kitchen shelf is back in a fully updated edition with new recipes and expanded information. Peak Hill Library, 97 Caswell St, Peak Hill 2869 Tagged as: , May, Festivals and major events, Library