Hawkesbury Library Service – Return of Programs and Services

29 March 2022

Hawkesbury Library Service is pleased to announce that it has returned to its normal operational hours, and everyone is looking forward to welcoming you back. At the Library you can again the access library collections, browse shelves and access the free Wi-Fi, public computers, and study space.

Locations and hours:

Hawkesbury Central Library

The Deerubbin Centre (Ground Floor)

300 George Street, Windsor

Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm

Saturday 9am to 1pm

Sunday 2pm to 5pm

Closed Public Holidays

Richmond Branch Library

29 West Market Street, Richmond

Monday to Friday 9.30am to 6pm

Saturday 9am to 1pm

Sunday Closed

Closed Public Holidays

The library runs a range of programs and services to meet the different needs of the community.

If you are interested in researching your ancestry and want to know more about local history, the Hawkesbury Family History Group continues to hold monthly meetings both in person and via Zoom on the second Wednesday of every month at 10am.

Regular programs include:

movies@yourlibrary on the second Thursday of the month, 10am-12pm and 6pm-8pm

Chess Club is on the first Thursday of the month, 2pm-4pm

Tech Help weekly on a Wednesday from 10am

Knit with Friends is on the last Friday of the month, 10am-12pm

For preschool aged children, ‘Storytime’ has returned and is held every Tuesday during the school term at Hawkesbury Central Library and every Thursday at Richmond Branch Library. Both sessions start at 11am and are perfect for the 3 to 5 year old.

‘Rhymetime’ at Hawkesbury Central Library, Windsor is offered for babies and toddlers every Monday during school term, from 10am-10:30am.

Every school holiday the library runs fun programs for school aged children and during April school holidays the library will be running free writing workshops for school aged children and a reptile show for the whole family.

Do you enjoy reading? This year the monthly ‘Tuesday Night Book Chat’ book club and ‘Third Thursday Book Club’, is joined by a new online book club called, ‘Let’s Talk About Books’ that is run via Zoom, perfect for those who can’t make it into the library in person. Participation in our book clubs is free and open to anyone. For more information contact the library on 4560 4460.

Tech Savvy for Seniors courses will be held in April and May and are great for improving your skills and confidence in using technology including using Smartphones and Tablets. Booking for these sessions can be done using Eventbrite or you can call the library on 4560 4460.

A free Justice of the Peace service is available at Hawkesbury Central Library, Windsor every Tuesday, and Wednesday from 10am-12pm. The service is run by trained volunteers and bookings are not required.

Each Wednesday between 10am to 1pm the Western Sydney Community Legal Centre offers a free drop-in legal service at the Hawkesbury Central Library.  A legal representative from Western Sydney Community Legal Centre will be on hand to discuss all matters pertaining to:

• family law and including separation, parenting and Apprehended Domestic Violence Orders
• criminal law, specifically minor crime dealing with fines
• traffic law and including licence suspension and minor traffic offences
• civil law and including employment, discrimination, power of attorney, enduring guardianship and death related matters.

Not a member, but would like to join? It’s free to join at https://aurora.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/library/Join.aspx or visit the library during opening hours.

All programs and services are held at either Hawkesbury Central Library, 300 George Street, Windsor or Richmond Branch Library, 29 West Market Street, Richmond. For more information about any of the programs or to book into an event go to www.hawkesburylibrary.eventbrite.com or call 4560 4460. You can also visit the Library website at www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/library