read and contemplate karl marx’s ‘kapital’ volume 1, each sunday at 3pm.

entry by donation for library card holders. join to receive a library card here, register your attendance here.

Dream Club occurs monthly, in the wake of a full moon.

Dream Club is, in essence, a study group to collectively record and share dreams, discuss interpretive practices and receive feedback on creative work.

Cost of entry is a dream (and a library card).  Join to receive a library card here.

Register your attendance here.

improvised music performances, every saturday, at portal.

always free.

The experimental cartography group is a monthly workshop aimed at knowledge sharing and the creative practice of mapping. Anchored by a volunteer group with experience in spatial, architectural, psychological, artistic and systems mapping, it is open to anyone with a interest or curiosity in using cartography to understand the world around them.

Workshop activities include collective mapping, individual drawing and discussions, with an emphasis on using alternative tools to map unconventional subjects and ideas. No preparation needed, turn up as you are on the first or third Saturday of each month at 12pm.

a pragmatic approach to introducing flexibility, grace and ease into the body. 

each wednesday, 6:30pm.

available to library card holders by donation.

join to receive a library card here. please register your attendance here.

Each Sunday at 4pm, a short text is read and discussed. An introduction is given before the reading, so no prior knowledge or pre-reading is needed. This club is open to everybody regardless of "education" or "experience".

Email us at hellolibraryportal@gmail.com to receive weekly emails with the text.

Free for members. Register your attendance here.

Past weeks:

Thomas Moynihan: Spinal Catastrophism (2019)

Georges Bataille: The Accursed Share (1949)

David Graeber: Debt: The First 5000 Years (2011)

Byung Chul Han: The Expulsion of the Other (2016)

Frederic Jameson: Metacommentary (1971).

Simone Weil: Prerequisite to Dignity of Labour (1941).

Emily Hodges: ‘The Playfulness of Aesthetic Experience’ (2023).

Fred Moten, Stefano Harney: ‘The University and the Undercommons: Seven Theses’ (2004).

Sylvia Wynter's 'Unsettling the coloniality of being'. (2003).

Immanuel Kant’s ‘The Transcendental Doctrine of Elements, First Part: The Transcendental Aesthetic’ (1781).

Immanuel Kant’s ‘Introduction to the Critique of Pure Reason’ (1781).

Guyer & Wood’s Introduction to Immanuel Kant’s ‘Critique of Pure Reason’. (1998)

Yukio Mishima’s ‘Sun & Steel’. (1968).

Hito Steyerl's 'A Thing Like You and Me.' (2010).

Walter Benjamin’s ‘Romanticism: An Undelivered Address to Students’ (1913).

read and contemplate karl marx’s ‘kapital’ volume 1, each sunday at 3pm.

entry by donation for library card holders. join to receive a library card here, register your attendance here.

a new, fortnightly reading group for anyone (with a library card, no experience necessary) interested in the history, theory, research, and experiences of how people think, feel and behave. a text will be read together, then discussed as a group. no prior reading needed.

fortnightly on saturdays at 2pm (1.5hrs).

join to receive a library card here. please register your attendance here.

improvised music performances, every saturday, at portal.

always free.

Keyword is a monthly screening event that activates the literature of the Library Portal bookshelves through moving images. On the last Thursday of every month we project a selection of a short doco and a feature length film that builds a dialogue with ideas, concepts, and theories we’ve rummaged up from the collection. Keyword is a co-curated event, organised by a core team in collaboration with the audience.

Entry is by donation that goes directly towards library portal’s rent ($10 is suggested). Please register your attendance here. We will have decaf dandelion chai available for purchase, and will provide cushions and pillows, byo blankets, get cozy.

S1.2025_Keyword: Errancy

Season 1 of Keyword is themed Errancy. We will be interrogating the idea of errancy as a behaviour, a choice, a body, and an emotion. In film, errancy is explored through a broad range of techniques—A plot refusing a trope, a director refusing a tradition; a character who makes the same mistake more than once, and the director that chooses to make that a part of their story. Errancy is deviant and playful, intentional and incidental; it’s a plea to hesitate when faced with the status quo. To err means to choose a path of friction, erring towards the otherwise.

Each month we will hint at the feature film by sharing the title of the short doco we will be screening. Season 1 shorts will highlight the work of German experimental documentary filmmaker Harun Farocki. But the feature film will remain a secret until the event itself. 

a pragmatic approach to introducing flexibility, grace and ease into the body. 

each wednesday, 6:30pm.

available to library card holders by donation.

join to receive a library card here. please register your attendance here.

Each Sunday at 4pm, a short text is read and discussed. An introduction is given before the reading, so no prior knowledge or pre-reading is needed. This club is open to everybody regardless of "education" or "experience".

Email us at hellolibraryportal@gmail.com to receive weekly emails with the text.

Free for members. Register your attendance here.

Past weeks:

Thomas Moynihan: Spinal Catastrophism (2019)

Georges Bataille: The Accursed Share (1949)

David Graeber: Debt: The First 5000 Years (2011)

Byung Chul Han: The Expulsion of the Other (2016)

Frederic Jameson: Metacommentary (1971).

Simone Weil: Prerequisite to Dignity of Labour (1941).

Emily Hodges: ‘The Playfulness of Aesthetic Experience’ (2023).

Fred Moten, Stefano Harney: ‘The University and the Undercommons: Seven Theses’ (2004).

Sylvia Wynter's 'Unsettling the coloniality of being'. (2003).

Immanuel Kant’s ‘The Transcendental Doctrine of Elements, First Part: The Transcendental Aesthetic’ (1781).

Immanuel Kant’s ‘Introduction to the Critique of Pure Reason’ (1781).

Guyer & Wood’s Introduction to Immanuel Kant’s ‘Critique of Pure Reason’. (1998)

Yukio Mishima’s ‘Sun & Steel’. (1968).

Hito Steyerl's 'A Thing Like You and Me.' (2010).

Walter Benjamin’s ‘Romanticism: An Undelivered Address to Students’ (1913).

read and contemplate karl marx’s ‘kapital’ volume 1, each sunday at 3pm.

entry by donation for library card holders. join to receive a library card here, register your attendance here.

Join us for the birth of Folk Circle ~ a deep remembering & cultural exchange project, where we come together to sing, to share tales, mythologies, anecdotes of or wisdom from loved ones past, teachings of nature, learnings from different languages, etc.. you are also welcome to just listen & absorb. Candlelit campfire vibes ~ bring your voice for yourself & for your ancestors. Also bring a candle and/or meaningful item if possible.

Vagueness acknowledged ~ I (Ace) will send out an email closer to the date with more info.. ensure you are subscribed to the Library Portal via email, or feel free to contact me with queries directly; dgrace5706@gmail.com :-)

improvised music performances, every saturday, at portal.

always free.

The experimental cartography group is a monthly workshop aimed at knowledge sharing and the creative practice of mapping. Anchored by a volunteer group with experience in spatial, architectural, psychological, artistic and systems mapping, it is open to anyone with a interest or curiosity in using cartography to understand the world around them.

Workshop activities include collective mapping, individual drawing and discussions, with an emphasis on using alternative tools to map unconventional subjects and ideas. No preparation needed, turn up as you are on the first or third Saturday of each month at 12pm.

A fundraiser for Portal, which is 100% volunteer-run & independent, with all funds raised going towards paying the rent for the space.

You can expect:

Workshops; including Experimental Cartography and portal’s first Folk Circle.

Live improvised music & performance by jd + more

Readings & poetry

Refreshments, crafts & the opportunity to browse Portal’s 10,000+ collection of books in a beautiful atmosphere.

More to be announced!

Entry: $15.00~ or free with any purchase of a Portal Membership on the day.

Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/library-portal-november-fundraiser

a pragmatic approach to introducing flexibility, grace and ease into the body. 

each wednesday, 6:30pm.

available to library card holders by donation.

join to receive a library card here. please register your attendance here.

bring the music you have composed or are working on and share it with others in a supportive environment. all people, experience level and music welcome. providing a space to connect, exchange ideas and learn from each other. please come along even if you wish only to listen :)

join to receive a library card here. register your attendance (and whether you’d like to share or listen/engage) here.

Each Sunday at 4pm, a short text is read and discussed. An introduction is given before the reading, so no prior knowledge or pre-reading is needed. This club is open to everybody regardless of "education" or "experience".

Email us at hellolibraryportal@gmail.com to receive weekly emails with the text.

Free for members. Register your attendance here.

Past weeks:

Thomas Moynihan: Spinal Catastrophism (2019)

Georges Bataille: The Accursed Share (1949)

David Graeber: Debt: The First 5000 Years (2011)

Byung Chul Han: The Expulsion of the Other (2016)

Frederic Jameson: Metacommentary (1971).

Simone Weil: Prerequisite to Dignity of Labour (1941).

Emily Hodges: ‘The Playfulness of Aesthetic Experience’ (2023).

Fred Moten, Stefano Harney: ‘The University and the Undercommons: Seven Theses’ (2004).

Sylvia Wynter's 'Unsettling the coloniality of being'. (2003).

Immanuel Kant’s ‘The Transcendental Doctrine of Elements, First Part: The Transcendental Aesthetic’ (1781).

Immanuel Kant’s ‘Introduction to the Critique of Pure Reason’ (1781).

Guyer & Wood’s Introduction to Immanuel Kant’s ‘Critique of Pure Reason’. (1998)

Yukio Mishima’s ‘Sun & Steel’. (1968).

Hito Steyerl's 'A Thing Like You and Me.' (2010).

Walter Benjamin’s ‘Romanticism: An Undelivered Address to Students’ (1913).

read and contemplate karl marx’s ‘kapital’ volume 1, each sunday at 3pm.

entry by donation for library card holders. join to receive a library card here, register your attendance here.

a new, fortnightly reading group for anyone (with a library card, no experience necessary) interested in the history, theory, research, and experiences of how people think, feel and behave. a text will be read together, then discussed as a group. no prior reading needed.

fortnightly on saturdays at 2pm (1.5hrs).

join to receive a library card here. please register your attendance here.

improvised music performances, every saturday, at portal.

always free.

a pragmatic approach to introducing flexibility, grace and ease into the body. 

each wednesday, 6:30pm.

available to library card holders by donation.

join to receive a library card here. please register your attendance here.

Each Sunday at 4pm, a short text is read and discussed. An introduction is given before the reading, so no prior knowledge or pre-reading is needed. This club is open to everybody regardless of "education" or "experience".

Email us at hellolibraryportal@gmail.com to receive weekly emails with the text.

Free for members. Register your attendance here.

Past weeks:

Thomas Moynihan: Spinal Catastrophism (2019)

Georges Bataille: The Accursed Share (1949)

David Graeber: Debt: The First 5000 Years (2011)

Byung Chul Han: The Expulsion of the Other (2016)

Frederic Jameson: Metacommentary (1971).

Simone Weil: Prerequisite to Dignity of Labour (1941).

Emily Hodges: ‘The Playfulness of Aesthetic Experience’ (2023).

Fred Moten, Stefano Harney: ‘The University and the Undercommons: Seven Theses’ (2004).

Sylvia Wynter's 'Unsettling the coloniality of being'. (2003).

Immanuel Kant’s ‘The Transcendental Doctrine of Elements, First Part: The Transcendental Aesthetic’ (1781).

Immanuel Kant’s ‘Introduction to the Critique of Pure Reason’ (1781).

Guyer & Wood’s Introduction to Immanuel Kant’s ‘Critique of Pure Reason’. (1998)

Yukio Mishima’s ‘Sun & Steel’. (1968).

Hito Steyerl's 'A Thing Like You and Me.' (2010).

Walter Benjamin’s ‘Romanticism: An Undelivered Address to Students’ (1913).

read and contemplate karl marx’s ‘kapital’ volume 1, each sunday at 3pm.

entry by donation for library card holders. join to receive a library card here, register your attendance here.

Join us for the birth of Folk Circle ~ a deep remembering & cultural exchange project, where we come together to sing, to share tales, mythologies, anecdotes of or wisdom from loved ones past, teachings of nature, learnings from different languages, etc.. you are also welcome to just listen & absorb. Candlelit campfire vibes ~ bring your voice for yourself & for your ancestors. Also bring a candle and/or meaningful item if possible.

Vagueness acknowledged ~ I (Ace) will send out an email closer to the date with more info.. ensure you are subscribed to the Library Portal via email, or feel free to contact me with queries directly; dgrace5706@gmail.com :-)