22 – 28 August 2026
Each year across Australia, the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) brings children and books together celebrating CBCA Book Week. Head to the CBCA Website to check out the short list and cast your vote below for your favourite in each category in our Mid North Coast community vote! Votes are open until the 20th of August, before the official winners are announced. Can you pick a winner?
Find out which books were last years winners in the CBCA Book of the Year Awards and borrow these books online through our library catalogue.
Early learning calendar
Events
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Join us at your local library for some wonderful stories and great fun. Suitable for ages 3-5 years, with parent/carer.
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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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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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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Shake, jingle and create! Join us for a hands-on craft workshop making colourful music sticks and shaker bracelets! For ages 4 and up Tuesday 7th July @ 10am Port Macquarie […] |
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What sounds like a rainy day but fits in your hands? A rainstick! Join us these school holidays to create and decorate your own rainstick, then enjoy the calming sounds […]
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Join us for a morning of NAIDOC themed stories and craft activities to learn about and celebrate First Nations cultures and histories. Wednesday 8th July @ 10am Port Macquarie library. […] |
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Create a wind chime that will play beautiful musical notes each time the wind blows. Ages 5 years and up Thursday 9th July @ 10am Laurieton library Bookings essential. This […] |
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Turn a recycled bottle into a funky rhythm in this hands-on workshop. Using only a few materials you will get to make your very own bass guitar to take home. […]
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Turn a recycled bottle into a funky rhythm in this hands-on workshop. Using only a few materials you will get to make your very own bass guitar to take home. […] |
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Create, decorate and play! Make your own musical instruments and explore the fun of rhythm and sound in this hands-on school holiday activity. Ages 5 years and up Tuesday 14th […] |
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Come make your own paper plate tambourine and get ready to shake, play, and create joyful music! Ages 3-5 years Wednesday 15th July @ 10am Port Macquarie library Bookings essential. […] 
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Join the mission of love and peas and save your seat at one of these live concerts from the wonderful band, The Vegetable Plot! All ages are welcome Wednesday 15th […]
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Join the mission of love and peas and save your seat at one of these live concerts from the wonderful band, The Vegetable Plot! All ages are welcome Wednesday 15th […] |
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Join us to create your very own hand drum and use it to create a fun beat you can dance to. Ages 5 years and up Thursday 16th July @ […] |
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The Early Bird, Early Literacy program at the Port Macquarie Hastings Library is a literacy program for parents and their babies, 12 months and under. The program is designed to […] |
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Join us at your local library for some wonderful stories and great fun. Suitable for ages 3-5 years, with parent/carer.
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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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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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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Join us at your local library for some wonderful stories and great fun. Suitable for ages 3-5 years, with parent/carer.
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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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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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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Make Music Sticks
Wind Chime Workshop
Music Makers
Early Bird Early Literacy
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
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?