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
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
Sydney Writers' Festival: Big Histories 21 May 2026 What if we could change our future by rewriting our pasts? For author Amitav Ghosh and researcher Luke Kemp, navigating the present means understanding the past. Revisit the past to find solutions for the present with Amitav and Luke in conversation with host Clare Wright. Parkes Shire Library, Bogan Street, Parkes 2870 Tagged as: , May, Library, Youth events
Sydney Writers' Festival: Bringing the Past to Life 21 May 2026 A favourite Festival event for historical fiction buffs returns with stories from near and far. Robbie Arnott's Dush, and Tasma Walton's I Am Nannertgarrock, were both awarded the ARA Historical Novel Prize for their brilliant stories from Australian history. While Yann Martel's Son of Nobody features a new perspective from the Trojan War. Sink into these stories of the past. Parkes Shire Library, Bogan Street, Parkes 2870 Tagged as: , May, Library, Youth events
Sydney Writers' Festival: Susan Choi 22 May 2026 What if we could change our future by rewriting our pasts? For author Amitav Ghosh and researcher Luke Kemp, navigating the present means understanding the past. Revisit the past to find solutions for the present with Amitav and Luke in conversation with host Clare Wright. Parkes Shire Library, Bogan Street, Parkes 2870 Tagged as: , May, Library, Youth events