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All Events (7)

Author Morning with Mike Munro, "The Last Bushrangers"

February 7, 2020 from 10:30am to 11:30am – Barry O'Keefe Library The true story of the murderous Kenniffs has fascinated Mike Munro for decades ever since he found out these last bushrangers were his family. What drove them to their life of crime? Mike Munro will… Organized by The Library | Type: author, morning

The Wonders of Tulipmania - talk by Anne Harbers

February 17, 2020 from 10:30am to 11:30am – Barry O'Keefe Library Beautiful, intensely coloured exotic flowers, exquisite illustrations by Judith Leyster and high financial speculations all enter the amazing 1630s story of the economic frenzy of buying tulip bulbs… Organized by The Library | Type: author, morning
Author Evening with Peter Holmes a Court in conversation with Catherine du Peloux Menage

February 17, 2020 from 7pm to 9pm – Barry O'Keefe Library "This is a beautifully observed journey through France, but it is not a travelogue. It is about personal growth, but doesn't pretend to preach 'self improvement'. It is very funny (at times painfully… Organized by The Library | Type: illustrated, lecture

Author Morning with Susan Steggall, "Tis the Doing, not the Deed"

February 28, 2020 from 10:30am to 11:30am – Barry O'Keefe Library At the heart of this art/mystery novel is a 'what if' someone does something - the 'doing' - for noble reasons, but the 'deed' that results causes unfortunate consequences that echo through generatio… Organized by The Library | Type: author, morning

Anne Bronte with Susan Fullerton

March 13, 2020 from 10:30am to 11:30am – Barry O'Keefe Library In January 2020 it will be Anne Bronte's 200th birthday. She has always been the neglected Bronte sister, overshadowed by Charlotte and Emily, but she wrote two superb novels and deserves greater rec… Organized by The Library | Type: illustrated, lecture

Mr Darcy with Susan Fullerton

May 15, 2020 from 10:30am to 11:30am – Barry O'Keefe Library Is there a hero more sexy, influential and attractive than Jane Austen's Mr Darcy? What makes us love him? Is it because he rarely opens his mouth, is it his magnificent home, his rescue of Elizabeth… Organized by The Library | Type: illustrated, lecture

Jeeves & Wooster with Susannah Fullerton

June 19, 2020 from 10:30am to 11:30am – Barry O'Keefe Library Bertie Wooster, idle young man about town, is forever getting into scrapes. Jeeves, his valet, is a genius who rescues him and sets all to rights. He is so skilled that his name has become a generic… Organized by The Library | Type: illustrated, lecture