Learn how to transform your old clothes into wearable art at this visible mending workshop.Bring your torn or distressed garments and learn visible mending!Discover techniques like Japanese Sachiko, free motion darning and embroidery to transform clothes into wearable art.$10 kit fee payable to the presenter on the day.If you need help to register, contact your … Continue reading "Patch It, Mend It or Darn It: Visible Mending Workshop at Hobart Library"

No bookings required.Storytime is a free 30 minute session which includes stories, rhymes and action songs, aimed at preschoolers aged 2-5 years.Reading is a free and fun family activity! Sharing books with your child helps develop their listening, memory and language skills.No need to register - feel free to walk-in.To help make a successful event:Don't … Continue reading "Storytime Wednesdays at Hobart Library"

A friendly group for people who want to build their confidence in speaking, listening, and understanding English.A friendly group for people who want to build their confidence in speaking, listening, and understanding English.No bookings needed.Every Wednesday during school terms 10:00 am – 12:00 pmTo help make a successful event:Don't come if you're unwellPractice COVID safe … Continue reading "English Conversation at Hobart Library"

This monthly activity is a safe and supportive space for those living with dementia and their support carers to meet others and have fun.Dementia Cafe is on the fourth Wednesday of every month at Mathers Place in partnership with Libraries Tasmania. This monthly activity is a safe and supportive space for those living with dementia … Continue reading "Dementia Friendly Cafe at Mathers House"

No bookings required.Rock and Rhyme is a fun, free 30 minute lap-sit session for parents, carers and their babies. It's ideal for babies up to 2 years of age and includes lots of fun songs, action rhymes and stories. Younger children love these activities, which help develop their listening, memory and word skills.No need to … Continue reading "Rock and Rhyme Thursdays at Hobart Library"

No bookings required. #LibrariesTasmaniaCome along to Knitworking at Hobart Library, a friendly, welcoming space for anyone who enjoys yarn crafts, and those who want to learn. We meet fortnightly between 12 noon and 2pm, 1st floor Hobart Library. Stay for 2 hours, or just take a 30-minute break from the office. Bring your coffee, light … Continue reading "Knitworking at Hobart Library"

No bookings required.Storytime is a free 30 minute session which includes stories, rhymes and action songs, aimed at preschoolers aged 2-5 years.Reading is a free and fun family activity! Sharing books with your child helps develop their listening, memory and language skills.No need to register - feel free to walk-in.To help make a successful event:Don't … Continue reading "Storytime Wednesdays at Hobart Library"

A friendly group for people who want to build their confidence in speaking, listening, and understanding English.A friendly group for people who want to build their confidence in speaking, listening, and understanding English.No bookings needed.Every Wednesday during school terms 10:00 am – 12:00 pmTo help make a successful event:Don't come if you're unwellPractice COVID safe … Continue reading "English Conversation at Hobart Library"

No bookings required.Rock and Rhyme is a fun, free 30 minute lap-sit session for parents, carers and their babies. It's ideal for babies up to 2 years of age and includes lots of fun songs, action rhymes and stories. Younger children love these activities, which help develop their listening, memory and word skills.No need to … Continue reading "Rock and Rhyme Thursdays at Hobart Library"

Let's dive into the books you're reading, discover new authors, and have loads of fun! Ages 8+Monthly readers' club for ages 8+.This relaxed readers' club for younger book lovers encourages everyone to share books they've read, with a different theme each month.Come along to discuss non-fiction in December!If you need help to register, contact your … Continue reading "Young Readers’ Club at Hobart Library"

Edita Mujkic is an award-winning author and a National Ambassador for the Refugee Council of Australia.Edita Mujkic is an award-winning author and a National Ambassador for the Refugee Council of Australia.In May 1992, Edita fled her war-torn hometown of Sarajevo with two young children, in a borrowed car, with two bags and fifty American dollars … Continue reading "Author Talk: Edita Mujkic in Conversation at Hobart Library"

No bookings required.Storytime is a free 30 minute session which includes stories, rhymes and action songs, aimed at preschoolers aged 2-5 years.Reading is a free and fun family activity! Sharing books with your child helps develop their listening, memory and language skills.No need to register - feel free to walk-in.To help make a successful event:Don't … Continue reading "Storytime Wednesdays at Hobart Library"