LIBRARY

CHECKMATE NEW! Wednesdays during April & May 10am- 12pm Chess Club is back with a new look! Play friendly games and connect with others at the Library.

TECH SAVVY SENIORS Wednesdays 8, 15, 22, 29 April, 10:30am- 12:30pm | FREE Looking to strengthen your tech skills? Join us for a series of hands-on workshops designed to empower seniors. Tech Savvy is funded by the NSW Government, in partnership with Telstra. Bookings essential

ONLINE TALK: RESEARCHING PLACES NOT JUST PEOPLE Wednesday 22 April 6- 7pm | $ 10 Enhance your skills for researching places and learn how to put people into a historical landscape and context. Bookings essential

SACKVILLE & WILBERFORCE CEMETERY TOURS Thursday 7 May 10am- 12pm | $ 20 Visit two historic Hawkesbury cemetaries and discover interesting facts and stories from the past. Bookings essential

MUSEUM

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

HAWKESBURY FAMILY HISTORY GROUP Second Wednesday of the month, 10- 11:15am | FREE Interested in family history? Come along to one of our monthly Hawkesbury Family History Group meetings. Available in-person and online( bookings required for online attendance). 8 April | Louise Wilson | Richard Ridge: Opening a Surprise Package.

EVERYTHING IS AWESOME LEGO CLUB Tuesdays until 7 April 3:30- 5pm | FREE For ages 8- 14 Young builders are invited to join us for a series of 5 hands-on lego challenges! Each week will bring a new theme, yummy snacks, and a whole lot of fun. Bookings essential

CARD MAKING WORKSHOP Saturday 2 May 10am- 12pm $ 10 | Adults & Teens aged 12 + Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere and leave with your own handmade creations using simple cardmaking techniques. Bookings essential

EXHIBITION IMPRINT: STORIES FROM THE ARCHIVES ON DISPLAY Imprint: Stories From the Archives highlights stories of lesser known 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.

EVENT AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL Historical Site Tours WEDNESDAYS 22, 29 APRIL & 6, 13 MAY 10:30AM & 2PM | $ 10 Celebrate Australian Heritage Festival with guided historic tours at Howe House and the Deerubbin Centre Precinct. Tour dates and details can be found via Eventbrite. Bookings essential.

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

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

LIBRARY LIVING STORIES WRITING WORKSHOPS Ages 10- 12: Friday 10 April, 10:30am- 12pm Ages 13- 17: Friday 10 April, 2- 3:30pm Join local, professional writers in these creative writing workshops. Improve your craft in short story or poetry while helping to generate ideas to create an entry for the Living Stories Writing Competition. FREE- For ages 10- 17

CARTOONING WORKSHOPS Ages 5- 9: Monday 13 April, 10- 11am Ages 10 +: Monday 13 April, 11am- 12pm Learn how to draw a variety of cartoon characters including animals, aliens, and landscapes in the latest cartoon styles and trends. $ 5- For ages 5 +

LIVING STORIES 2026 The Living Stories Western Sydney Writing Prize returns for its 6th year in 2026. This year, participants are asked to write in response to the theme: Is It True...? Hawkesbury Library Service will hold a number of FREE writing workshops for children, teens and adults in April, to help you prepare your entry. Bookings available via Eventbrite. Entries are open until 27 April. To learn more about the prize and to enter, please visit: www. westwords. com. au / living-stories /

GALLERY

EXHIBITION HOME | a place we call HOME considers the many ways we inhabit, remember, and imagine place. For some, home is a refuge, a source of comfort, identity, and belonging. For others, it may be a place of change, tension, or displacement. The exhibition explores how personal histories, cultural inheritance, migration, and the environment shape our understanding of home, and how these meanings overlap, diverge, and evolve within our community.. EVENT CURATOR TALK SUNDAY 12 APRIL, 2 – 3PM | FREE Join gallery curator Diana Robson for insights into the current gallery exhibition HOME: a place we call. Light refreshments provided.

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MUSEUM

HOLIDAY MOVIES Tuesday 7 & 14 April, 2- 3:30pm Bring along your favourite snacks and enjoy a fun movie at the Library! FREE- All Welcome

MUSEUM DIGGING INTO HISTORY Thursday 9 April: 10:30am – 12:30pm Excavate our dig site, put on your gloves and create your own exhibition. $ 18 – For ages 5- 12

PAINT IT, PLANT IT! Thursday 16 April: 10:30am – 12:30pm Learn about gardening in the past, paint your own pot and plant a native seedling to take home. $ 18 – For ages 5- 12

Discover a huge range of adult, children’ s and young adult fiction, non-fiction, DVDs and magazines at bargain prices.

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

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Our Programs

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

BOOKINGS FOR ALL ACTIVITES VIA EVENTBRITE

THIRD TUESDAY NIGHT BOOK CLUB Third Tuesday of the month, 6:30- 8:30pm

BOOK CHAT Last Wedneday of the month, 10am- 12pm

CHECKMATE NEW! Wednesdays, 10am- 12pm

THIRD THURSDAY BOOK CLUB Third Thursday of the month, 10am- 12pm

BOOK BANTER NEW! First Thursday of the month, 6:30- 8:30pm

KNIT WITH FRIENDS Last Friday of the month, 10am- 12pm

= Central Library, Windsor ONLY

= Windsor & Richmond Libraries

GALLERY PAPER HOUSES * Wednesday 8 April: 10:30am – 12:30pm With textas, scissors and glue, craft your own dream folding house! $ 18 – For ages 5- 12

* Quiet session available on Wednesday 8 April, 1:30pm- 3:30pm.

WATERCOLOUR FOR KIDS Wednesday 15 April: 10:30am- 12:30pm Explore the basics of watercolour painting. $ 18 – For ages 7- 12

ARTS & CULTURE AT YOUTH FEST Friday 17 April, 4- 8pm Richmond Oval Drop by the Arts & Culture tent at Youth Fest and enjoy FREE art making activities and information.

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.

Childrens Programs

Children’ s programs run during school term dates.

RHYMETIME Mondays, 10- 10:45am Suitable for 18mths- 3 years

STORYTIME Windsor: Tuesdays, 11am- 12pm Richmond: Thursdays, 11am- 12pm Suitable for 3- 5 years

PUPPY-DOG TALES Thursdays, 3:30- 4:30pm Suitable for Primary School ages( Bookings required)

Image: Tom Zust, My father, Silvester, 2026, pigment print on cotton rag, courtesy the artist

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