Children's Book Week is here

 

 

Happy Children's Book Week everyone!

We are celebrating Children's Book Week with a variety of activities throughout the week.

Why not pop in to your local library this week and see what is going on.

For the babies we have a special Baby Read 'n' Rhyme session at HJ Daley Library on Monday 24 August from 10.30am to 11am.

We also have special storytimes in our regular time slots and displays in all branches of the library as well as our lucky draw prize.

For any child or young adult who borrows with their library card at any branch of the library from Friday 21 August to Friday 28 August can enter your lucky draw prize. There will be two winners from every branch. Entries open today and close 28 August. All winners will be notified on Friday 4 September.

For more information about any of these activities please call 4645 4444.

We hope to see you in the library during Children's Book Week.

Summer School Holiday Program

As well as the Summer Reading Club we have lots of great activities planned to keep you entertained over the Summer Holidays! Here is a list of the activities coming up, please take a look at our holiday flyer.

Bookings start on Monday 15 December

Please note: Bookings are essential. Any fees paid at the time of booking are non-refundable.

HJ Daley Library
Phone 4645 4444

Craftalicious Artinoon – Make your own games
A special craft afternoon exclusively for our Bookalicious Members!
Friday 9 January, 2.30 - 3.30pm
Ages: 5 - 12 years
Cost: Free for Bookalicious Members only

PJ Storytime - We're going on a bear hunt
Come and join us for a special storytime. Please wear your pyjamas! Teddies are welcome!
Thursday 15 January, 6.30 - 7.30pm
Ages: 3 - 10 years
Cost: Free

Summer Cap Workshop
You will create your very own cap that you will be proud to wear this Summer!
Thursday 2 October, 2.00 - 3.00pm
Ages: 5 - 12 years
Cost: Free

What’s the Joke Show
Bestselling children’s author and entertainer, Andy Jones will use his guitar, drums and other props to present a hilarious show about jokes, humour and silly songs.
Tuesday 20 January, 10.45am – 12pm
Ages: 5 - 12 years
Cost: $2.00

Summer Reading Club Party
Join us for an afternoon of fun with games and prizes to celebrate the end of the Summer Reading Club.
Thursday 22 January, 2.30 - 4pm
Ages: 0 - 16 years
Cost: Free for Summer Reading Club members only

Eagle Vale Library
Phone 4645 4266

Film – The Lego Movie - PG
Follow Emmet an ordinary, perfectly average Lego minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.
Tuesday 8 January, 2 – 3.30pm
Ages: 5 - 12 years
Cost: Free

Make and decorate your own 2015 calendar
A new year and you will need a new calendar! Come along and make and design your own 2015 calendar.
Wednesday 14 January, 11am – 12pm
Ages: 5 - 12 years
Cost: Free

Summer Reading Club Party
Join us for an afternoon of fun with games and prizes to celebrate the end of the Summer Reading Club.
Thursday 22 January, 2.30 - 4pm
Ages: 0 - 16 years
Cost: Free

Glenquarie Library
Phone 4645 4055

Glenquarie’s circus craft extravaganza
Roll up! Roll up! Come along and create your own paper circus these summer holidays.
Wednesday 7 January, 11am – 12pm
Ages: 5 - 12 years
Cost: Free

Glenquarie’s circus craft extravaganza
Roll up! Roll up! Come along and create your own paper circus these summer holidays.
Wednesday 7 January, 2 – 3pm
Ages: 5 - 12 years
Cost: Free

Building and Construction Workshop
Join us for an afternoon of fun games, competitions and building activities.
Wednesday 14 January, 1 - 3pm
Ages: 5 - 12 years
Cost: $2.00

Summer Reading Club Party
Join us for an afternoon of fun with games and prizes to celebrate the end of the Summer Reading Club.
Thursday 22 January, 2.30 - 4pm
Ages: 0 - 16 years
Cost: Free

Greg Percival Library
Phone 4645 4060

Choose your own adventure
Come on a treasure hunt, spend some time fossicking for dinosaurs and learn some spy tricks for budding spies, explorers and hunters.
Tuesday 13 January, 10.45am - 12pm
Ages: 5 - 12 years
Cost: Free

What’s the Joke Show
Bestselling children’s author and entertainer, Andy Jones will use his guitar, drums and other props to present a hilarious show about jokes, humour and silly songs.
Tuesday 20 January, 1.45pm – 3pm
Ages: 5 - 12 years
Cost: $2.00

Summer Reading Club Party
Join us for an afternoon of fun with games and prizes to celebrate the end of the Summer Reading Club.Thursday 22 January, 2.30 - 4pm
Ages: 0 - 16 years
Cost: Free for Summer Reading Club members only

The Summer Reading Club is here!

It’s here! Registrations for the Summer Reading Club are now open. Pop in to your local library and join us in this summer adventure.

We hope to see you soon!

Summer Reading Club

Campbelltown City Library is pleased to tell you that the Summer Reading Club will start on Monday morning. We are inviting children and their families to come in and join in the fun. The Summer Reading Club is open to young people up to 16 years of age. This year’s ‘Adventure’ theme will see us choosing our own adventure as we explore the library shelves.

To register you can visit any Campbelltown City Library branch. When you register you will receive a Summer Reading Club starter bag and a prize from our lucky dip.

Read as much as you can and return your reading logs to any Campbelltown City Library branch to go in to the draw as there are some great prizes on offer.

Reading for the Summer Reading Club will end on Sunday 18 January. To celebrate the end of the Summer Reading Club we will be hosting parties at all Campbelltown City Library branches on Thursday 22 January so look out for your invitation in the mail!

For more information, contact Campbelltown City Library on 4645 4444 or visit our Facebook page.

We look forward to seeing you in the library – happy reading!

Summer Reading Club

Campbelltown City Library is pleased to announce that the Summer Reading Club will once again be taking place throughout December and January. We are inviting children and their families to come in and join in the fun. The Summer Reading Club is open to young people up to 16 years of age.

The holidays are all about fun and adventure, and this year’s Summer Reading Club is aimed at encouraging children to find both – in the pages of books. This year’s ‘Adventure’ theme will see children choose their own adventure as they explore the library shelves.

Registrations will open on Monday 1 December.  You can visit any Campbelltown City Library branch to register and all participants will receive a Summer Reading Club starter bag and a prize from our lucky dip. Registrations are also available online through the Summer Reading Club interactive website http://www.summerreadingclub.org.au/

Read as much as you can and return your reading logs to any Campbelltown City Library branch to go in to the draw as there are some great prizes on offer.

Reading for the Summer Reading Club will end on Sunday 18 January. To celebrate the end of the Summer Reading Club we will be hosting parties at all Campbelltown City Library branches on Thursday 22 January so look out for your invitation in the mail!

We look forward to seeing you in the library – happy reading!

For more information, contact Campbelltown City Library on 4645 4444 or visit our Facebook page.

 

Summer Reading Club

The Summer Reading Club is coming soon.

Stay tuned for more details!

Children's Book Week Activities

We hope that you are all enjoying Children's Book Week. If you haven't already visited us this week why not pop into your local library and see our special displays and enter our lucky draw prize.  All you have to do is borrow any junior or young adult book with your library card.  Entries for this competition close tomorrow night!

The Children's Book Week books are very popular at the moment and you may not find them on the shelves. Please ask our friendly staff for help, we are more than happy to put a reserve on any book you want.

We hope that you are all enjoying Children's Book Week.

Summer Reading Club

The Summer Reading Club ends on Sunday 19 January. Remember to return all your reading logs by Sunday - the more logs you complete, the more chances you'll have to win prizes!

Also, don't forget to RSVP to the Summer Reading Club party which will be held on Thursday 23 January at 2.30pm at each library branch. The afternoon will be filled with fun, games and prizes! We look forward to seeing you then!

Children's Book Week

We hope that you are all enjoying Children's Book Week. If you haven't already visited us this week why not pop into your local library and see our special displays and enter our lucky draw prize.  All you have to do is borrow any junior or young adult book with your library card.  Entries for this competition close tomorrow night!

The Children's Book Week books are very popular at the moment and you may not find them on the shelves. Please ask our friendly staff for help, we are more than happy to put a reserve on any book you want.

We hope that you are all enjoying Children's Book Week.

Library Open Day - Poster Design Competition

 

In the lead up to the Library Open Day on Saturday 21 September, we are running an all ages poster design competition. Entries must be in by Saturday 14 September. For more information, please click on the image or phone 4645 4444.

 

We look forward to seeing everyone's designs!

Children's Book Week Activities

We are celebrating Children's Book Week with a variety of events and activities throughout the week.

For the babies we have a special Baby Read 'n' Rhyme session at HJ Daley Library on Monday 19 August from 10.30am to 11am.

We also have special storytimes in our regular time slots and displays in all branches of the library as well as our lucky prize draw.

We hope to see you during Children's Book Week.

Children's Book Week

 

We hope that you all enjoy Children's Book Week. Why not pop in to your local library this week and see what is going on. 

Our special Book Week Lucky Draw Prize starts today!

Any child or young adult who borrows with their library card at any branch of the library from Friday 16 August to Friday 23 August can enter our Lucky Draw Prize. There will be two winners from every branch. Entries open today and close 23 August. All winners will be notified on 30 August.

We look forward to seeing you at the library. Happy Children's Book Week Everyone!

Summer Reading Club

Thank you to everyone who participated in our second Summer Reading Club. We were very excited to have 457 children register over the school holidays.

The Summer Reading Club concluded for this year with a party held at HJ Daley Library. We had over 100 children and their families come and join us for an afternoon of music, games, food, prizes, balloon animals and a special guest appearance by the Cat in the Hat.

If you'd like to check out the photos you can find them on the Campbelltown City Library Facebook page.

We hope you all enjoyed your summer reading and that it is the start of a wonderful year of reading.

Children's Book Week Lucky Draw Prize Winners

We received 436 entries for the Children's Book Week Lucky Draw Prize competition. Thank you to everyone who entered.

We are happy to announce that we have 5 winners from our lucky draw. 4 year old Finn from Leumeah, 8 year old Jeslyn from Bow Bowing, 9 year old Imritjit from Ingleburn, 8 year old Anfernee from St Andrews and 11 year old Madison from Macquarie Fields have all won a special prize - Congratulations! 

Invite a Friend to Bookalicious

During the months of January and February 2011, invite a friend to join Bookalicious and you both could win a fantastic prize!

All you have to do is tell us:


Are you a new member of Bookalicious?

Did a friend invite you to join Bookalicious?

Ask at the front desk of any Cambelltown Library for a form to go into the draw!

Please note: This Bookalicious promotion starts Tuesday 4 January and closes on Monday 28 February.