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You will find a wide range of resources for children and teens of all ages, from picture books to chapter books, stories on CD to movies on DVD, magazines, multimedia packs, and information books. Children are welcome to join the library themselves as long as a parent/grandparent is happy to be their Guarantor. This will start them on their own library journey and library services will support them all the way through to their senior years of schooling, and beyond!
Sharing stories and joining in with our library activities will help your child be prepared for starting school. The NSW Department of Education offers an array of advice via the A-Z Parents Guide.
Premier’s Reading Challenge
The Premier’s Reading Challenge runs every year from February to September and is available for all NSW students in Kindergarten to Year 9, in government, independent, Catholic and home schools.
The Challenge aims to encourage in students a love of reading for leisure and pleasure, and to enable students to experience quality literature. It is not a competition but a challenge to each student to read, to read more and to read more widely.
JUNIOR FICTION
Our Junior Fiction collection is full of fun and exciting reads. You can browse all the new additions to the collection in our monthly New Junior Fiction list :
May-June 2023
July 2023
August 2023
September 2023
October/November 2023
December 2023
TEEN FICTION
Our Teen Fiction collection is always being updated with new and highly reviewed Young Adult stories. To help you keep up with our latest items and to entice readers, we offer the bi-monthly New YA Fiction list:
May-June 2023
July 2023
August 2023
September 2023
October/November 2023
December 2023
We also offer our YA LGBT Fiction List. [Last updated October 2020]
Magpies
The Library keeps copies of the wonderful magazine, ‘Magpies’. It has reviews and information on new books plus articles on authors, different genres in children’s literature and keeps us up to date on what is being published in Australia and New Zealand.
A list of ‘Series for Readers in Primary School’ will give you an idea of characters, setting, target audience and narrative frame for each of the popular series.
Early learning calendar
Calendar of Events
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Storytime – Port Macquarie Library
Storytime – Port Macquarie Library
Join us at your local library for some wonderful stories and great fun. Suitable for ages 3-5 years, with parent/carer.
Storytime – Laurieton
Storytime – Laurieton
Join us at your local library for some wonderful stories and great fun. Suitable for ages 3-5 years, with parent/carer.
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Storytime – Port Macquarie Library
Storytime – Port Macquarie Library
Join us at your local library for some wonderful stories and great fun. Suitable for ages 3-5 years, with parent/carer.
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Storytime – Wauchope
Storytime – Wauchope
Join us at your local library for some wonderful stories and great fun. Suitable for ages 3-5 years, with parent/carer.
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Sami Bayly Illustration Workshop
Sami Bayly Illustration Workshop
Join author and illustrator Sami Bayly in a jam-packed illustration workshop where she will give you all the drawing skills you need to create your own nature-based masterpiece. You’ll hear […]
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NAIDOC Storytime at Port Macquarie
NAIDOC Storytime at Port Macquarie
Join us for a morning of NAIDOC themed stories and craft activities to learn about and celebrate First Nations cultures and histories. Ages: 3 years and up Bookings not required, […]
DIY Photo Frames Craft
DIY Photo Frames Craft
Take inspiration from nature to decorate photo frames to hold your special memories. Make one for yourself, or maybe as a gift to a friend or family member! Ages: 5 […]
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Make A Snake Craft
Make A Snake Craft
Create your very own slithering companion at this fun craft session. Colour, cut, paste, and brightly decorate your very own reptile pal. Ages: 3 years and up Bookings essential This […]
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The Vegetable Plot Concert at Port Macquarie
The Vegetable Plot Concert at Port Macquarie
The Vegetable Plot are back! Rock out with the Vegetable Plot and join the mission of Love and Peas through the power of award-winning music and storytelling! Book in now […]
NAIDOC Storytime at Wauchope
NAIDOC Storytime at Wauchope
Join us for a morning of NAIDOC themed stories and craft activities to learn about and celebrate First Nations cultures and histories. Ages: 3 years and up Bookings not required, […]
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The Vegetable Plot Concert at Wauchope
The Vegetable Plot Concert at Wauchope
The Vegetable Plot are back! Rock out with the Vegetable Plot and join the mission of Love and Peas through the power of award-winning music and storytelling! Book in now […]
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Wonders Of Nature Craft
Wonders Of Nature Craft
Come along to Wauchope Library and make some wonders of nature using recycled materials. What curious creature will you create? Ages: 4-12 years Bookings essential This event is part of […]
Rainbow Rattlin’ Rainstick Craft
Rainbow Rattlin’ Rainstick Craft
Shake shake shake your way to the library to craft your own rainstick. Add bright and colourful accents and decorations to make it your own, and fill your world with […]
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Corey Tutt – Author Visit
Corey Tutt – Author Visit
Science is Deadly! It's how we make sense of the world around us. Indigenous people have been Australia's first scientists for over 65,000 years. Sit down with Corey Tutt OAM, […]
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Nature Lanterns Craft
Nature Lanterns Craft
Come along to Laurieton Library and decorate your very own little lantern with colourful adornments from nature. Take your creation home and bring light with you wherever you go. Ages: […]
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Storytime – Port Macquarie Library
Storytime – Port Macquarie Library
Join us at your local library for some wonderful stories and great fun. Suitable for ages 3-5 years, with parent/carer.
Storytime – Laurieton
Storytime – Laurieton
Join us at your local library for some wonderful stories and great fun. Suitable for ages 3-5 years, with parent/carer.
1 event,
Storytime – Port Macquarie Library
Storytime – Port Macquarie Library
Join us at your local library for some wonderful stories and great fun. Suitable for ages 3-5 years, with parent/carer.
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Storytime – Wauchope
Storytime – Wauchope
Join us at your local library for some wonderful stories and great fun. Suitable for ages 3-5 years, with parent/carer.
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Storytime – Port Macquarie Library
Storytime – Port Macquarie Library
Join us at your local library for some wonderful stories and great fun. Suitable for ages 3-5 years, with parent/carer.
Storytime – Laurieton
Storytime – Laurieton
Join us at your local library for some wonderful stories and great fun. Suitable for ages 3-5 years, with parent/carer.
1 event,
Storytime – Port Macquarie Library
Storytime – Port Macquarie Library
Join us at your local library for some wonderful stories and great fun. Suitable for ages 3-5 years, with parent/carer.
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Storytime – Wauchope
Storytime – Wauchope
Join us at your local library for some wonderful stories and great fun. Suitable for ages 3-5 years, with parent/carer.
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Sami Bayly Illustration Workshop
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Corey Tutt – Author Visit
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THE PORTAL
Feel like a break from life? We have the latest in Virtual Reality technology that will transport you to different worlds.
3D Printing
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Discover, print and share in 3D. We’ve printed prototypes, phone holders, fidget spinners, spaghetti measurers, drone parts, and much more! What can you find to print in 3D?