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
Summer 2025
Autumn 2025
Winter 2025
Spring 2025
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
Summer 2025
Autumn 2025
Winter 2025
Spring 2025
We also offer our YA LGBTQ Fiction Lists:
Junior Fiction Genre Guide
The aim of this guide is to empower children with greater autonomy in selecting their own reading material, based on genres they enjoy.
Each entry in the guide includes suggested age ranges, Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) information and the call number to help children locate books independently.
Access the guide here: Junior Fiction Genre Guide
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From sunrise to sunset, the captain of a big blue boat discovers a world where albatross soar and whales play. Join author Susea Spray as she shares her new book: […]
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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From sunrise to sunset, the captain of a big blue boat discovers a world where albatross soar and whales play. Join author Susea Spray as she shares her new book: […]
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From sunrise to sunset, the captain of a big blue boat discovers a world where albatross soar and whales play. Join author Susea Spray as she shares her new book: […]
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