LIBRARY

CHRISTMAS PHOTOS WITH PUPPY DOG TALES THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER, 3:45- 5PM Bring the festive cheer to life with our final Puppy-Dog Tales session for 2025! Meet the adorable therapy dogs from our Puppy-Dog Tales program and capture the moment with a free printed Christmas photo to take home. A tail-wagging way to celebrate the season!

TALKS & SEMINARS JANE AUSTEN TALK MONDAY 15 DECEMBER, 10:30AM- 12PM Celebrate 250 years since the birth of Jane Austen in 2025 with a special event at the Library. Susannah Fullerton, president of the Jane Austen Society of Australia and one of the country’ s leading literary historians, will present an engaging talk on all things Austen.

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL

HISTORY EVENTS SHOW & TELL WEDNESDAY 10 DECEMBER, 10- 11:45AM View an array of family treasures, mementos, photos and resources and delve into their hidden. Presented by Hawkesbury Family History Group( HFHG). Please note, there will be no HFHG meeting in January 2026.

IN PERSON- BOOKINGS NOT REQUIRED

EXHIBITIONS & DISPLAYS RAAF DISPLAY UNTIL JANUARY 2026 Celebrating 100 years of the RAAF at Richmond. This exhibition will highlight pieces from the Hawkesbury Regional Museum collection and the Library’ s Local Studies Archive.

Image: Spitfire Aeroplane at Richmond RAAF Base. Hawkesbury Library Service.

RODDA COLLECTION UNTIL MARCH 2026 A display of historical Hawkesbury images captured by amateur photographer, Frank Harvey Rodda 1862-1933. A lover of nature, he photographed many local scenes plus people and buildings. He was married to Emily, daughter of astronomer, John Tebbutt. In the 1980s, his daughter Louise Chapman donated a selection of his glass plate negatives to Hawkesbury Library.

REGULAR EVENTS

JUSTICE OF PEACE RICHMOND: MONDAYS & FRIDAYS, 10AM- 12PM WINDSOR: TUESDAY- THURSDAY, 10AM- 12PM Our volunteer JP can witness, notarise, and certify your documents. Now available five days per week! No sessions between 22 December- 18 January

TECH HELP WINDSOR: MONDAYS, 11AM- 12PM RICHMOND: THURSDAYS, 2- 3PM Get assistance with general tech issues, including settings, app installations, and more. To book contact 02 4560 4460 No sessions between 15 December- 18 January

DIGITAL MENTORING WINDSOR: SECOND WEDNESDAY, 10AM- 12PM RICHMOND: THIRD WEDNESDAY, 10AM- 12PM The Digital Literacy Foundation is offering digital mentoring sessions to seniors in the Hawkesbury community at Central Library, Windsor, and Richmond Branch. To book a free session contact the Digital Literacy Foundation on( 02) 9090 4141 or email hello @ dlf. org. au

THIRD TUESDAY NIGHT BOOK CLUB THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, 6:30- 8:30PM Get assistance with general tech issues, including settings, app installations, and more. DROP IN EVENT

THIRD THURSDAY BOOK CLUB THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH, 10AM- 12PM Looking to meet a group of like-minded book lovers? Come along to the Third Thursday Book Club to share in the joy of reading. DROP IN EVENT

TERM EVENTS FOR CHILDREN

Children’ s term events run during school term dates. Term 4 ends Friday 12 December 2025. Term 1 starts Monday 2 February 2026.

RHYMETIME MONDAYS, 10-10.45AM Introduce your child to the joys of literacy with simple songs, and nursery rhymes. DROP-IN EVENT

STORYTIME TUESDAYS( WINDSOR), 11-12PM THURSDAYS( RICHMOND), 11-12PM Join us for some entertaining stories, songs, craft, and lots of fun at Preschool STORYTIME. Younger siblings are welcome. DROP-IN EVENT

MINDFULNESS COLOURING-IN STATION JANUARY DROP-IN ACTIVITY Ease into the new year with our Mindfulness Colouring-In Station, available throughout January. Open to all ages, it’ s the perfect way to unwind after the Christmas rush and enjoy some peaceful creative time.

During Library opening hours at Windsor & Richmond.

MUSEUM

EXHIBITIONS BRIDGING THE HAWKESBURY / DYARUBBIN: THE HISTORY OF WINDSOR BRIDGE Features never before seen images and original objects from the bridge shown for the first time.

IMPRINT: STORIES FROM THE ARCHIVES Imprint: Stories From the Archives highlights stories of lesserknown and underrepresented locals that have left an imprint on our historical records. This changing display draws from the Hawkesbury Regional Museum’ s archival collection, and features historic photographs, documents, and more.

COME & VISIT! NGARRA NGURANG / PLACE OF LEARNING Aboriginal learning garden now open. Ngarra Ngurang / Place of Learning is a living space that celebrates Aboriginal knowledge, local plant use, and deep connection to Country. Created in partnership with the Dharug Custodian Aboriginal Corporation, Merana Aboriginal Community Association for the Hawkesbury, and Dharug community members.

GALLERY

Image: Group of men on the Hawkesbury River( the Punt House at Pitt Town). Hawkesbury Library Service.

EXHIBITION POSTWORLD 6 DECEMBER- 8 MARCH POSTWORLD features artists and collectives who create parallel universes in their creative practice. Audiences are invited into playful, sublime, poetic and cautionary explorations in contemporary works and installations. Drawing on the detritus of the human epoch, these worlds have their own internal iconographies and languages existing in alternate time and space.

POSTWORLD is a touring initiative co-curated by Kate O’ Hara and Daniel Qualischefski, developed by Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts( Umbrella), commissioned by NAFA and toured by Museums & Galleries Queensland( M & G QLD). This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’ s Visions of Australia program and by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

OPENING EVENT FRIDAY 5 DECEMBER, 6- 8PM Join us for the official opening of POSTWORLD. Light refreshments provided.

PUPPY-DOG TALES THURSDAYS, 3.30-4.30PM This fun reading program aims to improve early literacy skills by encouraging children to read to a specialised reading dog. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL

Image: Alison Bennett, vegetal / digital( Waratah), 2021, still of photogrammetry point cloud.

Open during Museum hours, access via main entrance on Baker Street.

LIBRARY

Hawkesbury Central Library 300 George Street, Windsor

Monday- Friday: 9am- 7pm Saturday: 9am- 1pm Sunday: 2pm- 5pm Closed public holidays

( 02) 4560 4460 library @ hawkesbury. nsw. gov. au

UNLESS STATED, ACTIVITIES ARE FREE AND HELD AT HAWKESBURY CENTRAL LIBRARY, WINDSOR. FOR BOOKINGS, SCAN THE QR CODE TO BOOK ONLINE AT HAWKESBURYLIBRARY. EVENTBRITE. COM

Richmond Branch Library 29 West Market Street, Richmond

Monday- Friday: 9.30am- 6pm Saturday: 9am- 1pm Sunday: Closed Public holidays: Closed

( 02) 4560 4270 Library @ hawkesbury. nsw. gov. au

CURATOR TALK SATURDAY 6 DECEMBER, 11:30AM- 12:30PM Join Daniel Qualischefski, Deputy Director of Umbrella Studios, as he shares his insights into POSTWORLD. Light refreshments provided.

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MUSEUM

( 02) 4560 4655 museum @ hawkesbury. nsw. gov. au

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UNLESS STATED, ACTIVITIES ARE FREE. FOR BOOKINGS, SCAN THE QR CODE TO BOOK ONLINE AT HAWKESBURYMUSEUM. EVENTBRITE. COM

GALLERY

( 02) 4560 4441 gallery @ hawkesbury. nsw. gov. au

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PLEASE NOTE: CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 10 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT FOR ALL LIBRARY, MUSEUM & GALLERY ACTIVITIES.

UNLESS STATED, ACTIVITIES ARE FREE. FOR BOOKINGS, SCAN THE QR CODE TO BOOK ONLINE AT HAWKESBURYGALLERY. EVENTBRITE. COM