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, and we’re always adding exciting new items to the collection. You can browse all the new additions to the collection in our New Junior Fiction lists:
May-June 2023
July 2023
August 2023
September 2023
October/November 2023
December 2023
September 2024
TEEN FICTION
Our Teen Fiction collection is always being updated with new and highly reviewed stories for teens and young adults. To help you keep up with our latest items and to entice readers, we offer these New Teen Fiction lists:
May-June 2023
July 2023
August 2023
September 2023
October/November 2023
December 2023
September 2024
We also offer our YA LGBTQ Fiction List. [Last updated September 2024]
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
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Storytime – Port Macquarie
Storytime – Port Macquarie
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
Storytime – Port Macquarie
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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Early Bird Early Literacy
Early Bird Early Literacy
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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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.
Storytime – Port Macquarie
Storytime – Port Macquarie
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
Storytime – Port Macquarie
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 – 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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Starr’s Planetarium
Starr’s Planetarium
Travel through the stars in an awe-inspiring experience, discovering the Solar System, planets, constellations and more. Where: Port Macquarie Library When: Saturday 9th November For ages: 5-12 years Sessions at 9:00am […]
Starr’s Planetarium
Starr’s Planetarium
Travel through the stars in an awe-inspiring experience, discovering the Solar System, planets, constellations and more. Where: Port Macquarie Library When: Saturday 9th November For ages: 5-12 years Sessions at 9:00am […]
Starr’s Planetarium
Starr’s Planetarium
Travel through the stars in an awe-inspiring experience, discovering the Solar System, planets, constellations and more. Where: Port Macquarie Library When: Saturday 9th November For ages: 5-12 years Sessions at 9:00am […]
Starr’s Planetarium
Starr’s Planetarium
Travel through the stars in an awe-inspiring experience, discovering the Solar System, planets, constellations and more. Where: Port Macquarie Library When: Saturday 9th November For ages: 5-12 years Sessions at 9:00am […]
Starr’s Planetarium
Starr’s Planetarium
Travel through the stars in an awe-inspiring experience, discovering the Solar System, planets, constellations and more. Where: Port Macquarie Library When: Saturday 9th November For ages: 5-12 years Sessions at 9:00am […]
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Storytime – Port Macquarie
Storytime – Port Macquarie
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
Storytime – Port Macquarie
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 – 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
Storytime – Port Macquarie
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
Storytime – Port Macquarie
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
Storytime – Port Macquarie
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
Storytime – Port Macquarie
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 – 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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Early Bird Early Literacy
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THE PORTAL
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