Stories shared all around Australia!

National Simultaneous Storytime 23 May 2012

Organised by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), National Simultaneous Storytime promotes the value of reading and literacy, the importance of Australia’s book industry and the role of libraries. We recommend to all that they look up their local libraries and join in with 170000 kids around Australia at 11am on the 23rd of May when we read The Very Cranky Bear written and illustrated by Nick Bland.

'The Very Cranky Bear' will be shared at our libraries during Storytime....BYO teddies!  Contact your local library for details.

Parent's Day -Tuesday 12th June @ Port Macquarie Library

Free workshops, talks and displays for parents of babies...ALL WELCOME!

Discover the many and varied services offered in your community for babies and parents.  Local providers will have displays and offer a choice of friendly, informative workshops. This is a great chance to meet other parents and to enjoy yourself!  

This session is hosted by Port Macquarie Child and Family Health Nurses and Port Macquarie Hastings Library.

BYO snacks.  Lunch & tea and coffee provided. 

For a copy of the schedule, please click here!

For a copy of the flyer, please click here!

We had a terrific time during the April School Holidays!

There was something special for everyone during the holidays!   Plus there were creepy crawlies in every nook and cranny and an infestation of writing bugs at Port Macquarie Library.  Participants left our libraries  with either bug brooches, beautiful butterflies, bug collages, a headful of bug information and a truck load of scary stories. 

As well, we celebrated the 4th Cosplay event with a parade of amazing costumes with great manga artworks on show plus Japanese craft & sushi to share. 

The holidays at our libraries saw young writers, artists, scientists, storytellers and Cosplayers in action.  Thank you to all who took part in activities and helped celebrate the National Year of Reading in such a special way!

Please check the library website for July School Holidays schedule two weeks prior to the holidays.  Book early to avoid disappointment.

Check our photos from the April school holidays!

April School Holiday Activities @ Your Library

Have you noticed that there are bugs everywhere?  Well...at your local library you will be able to find out about the AMAZING WORLD OF BUGS with the National Parks and Wildlife Rangers! 

As well......you can catch the WRITING BUG, try your hand at BUG CRAFT and show us how much you know about bugs with BUG TRIVIA!

As well, there will be SPOOKY STORIES @ Laurieton Library and ..........Port Macquarie's 4th COSPLAY!

Click here for more details!

Happy Easter and enjoy your holidays!  See you in the library!

Summer Readers Program!

Hogwarts, Narnia, Wonderland – what do all of these places have in common? They are all amazing places where stories have taken us.  From the top end to the snow fields, from the outback to the beach, children all over Australia will be taking part in The Amazing Read, the 2011/12 Summer Reading Club program. During the whole of the summer holidays, young library members will be welcome to join in the Summer Reading Challenge.   To be in the running for prizes, Junior Borrowers will need to fill out their individual Reading Log

Each Junior Borrower will receive a certificate showing how many books they have read over summer.

And Parents.........if you want more information on the Summer Reading Club....click here

There is also some wonderful information/games & a very cool alien on the Summer Reading Club website so make sure you check it out.

Also in January you will have the wonderful opportunity to hear local Storytellers share the Birpai stories @ your local library!