Every year the Children’s Book Council of Australia WA Branch hold a Make Your Own Storybook competition for kids from school years Pre-primary to year 8.

The competition includes categories for picture books and story books and is open to all WA students with the closing date for entries Friday 7 June 2024.

More information can be found on the Make Your Own Story Book Award website; wa.cbca.org.au/make-your-own-story-book including tips, tricks and video lessons with established children’s book author and illustrator Sean E Avery.

School is starting which means our regular children’s programs resume at your shire libraries.

Baby Rhyme Time, Storytime, Toddler Tales, Book Chat Club and Book Stars Club will be starting as the 2024 school term commences.

Baby Rhyme Time: Every Monday starting 15th April at 2.00pm at Margaret River Library

• For babies up to two years of age and their caregivers, Baby Rhyme Time is a fun place to learn new rhymes and songs to share with your little one.

Book Stars Club: On the third Monday of each month starting Monday 15th April 4.00pm at Margaret River Library

• A group for kids aged 8 to 11 years old who love books and reading. We chat about what we have read over the month, give recommendations and do a book related craft activity.

Book Chat Club: On the last Monday of each month starting Monday 29th April 4.00pm at Margaret River Library

• A group for those over 12 years old who are enthusiastic about books. Each meeting we discuss about what we have read and give reviews for other members of the club. There is no ‘set’ book – we agree on a genre or theme, and you pick a book that appeals to you.

Storytime: Every Tuesday starting 16th April at 10.15am for 10.30am start at Margaret River Library

• For children aged two to five years old and their caregivers, Storytime encourages children to discover a love of books, stories, reading, rhymes and craft and promotes family literacy skills.

Toddler Tales: Thursday 9th May 10.30am at Augusta Library

• Aimed at Toddlers, this session incorporates a story, rhymes, songs and craft at Augusta Library
•  To book a place for Toddler Tales go to https://amrlibraries-toddlertales-augusta.eventbrite.com.au or phone 9780 5600

All regular children’s programs are run during school term and not on public holidays.

We hope to see you at the library soon!

Lego Club

Join our one-hour long Lego Club session to take on new challenges. This free activity has all Lego provided. Best suited to children over 5 years and bookings are essential.

Session One: Tuesday 2 April | 2.00pm – 3.00pm at Margaret River Library

Session Two: Thursday 4 April | 10.30am – 11.30am at Augusta Library | includes crafts

Ready to book? Go to www.eventbrite.com.au/amrlibraries or phone 9780 5600

Land Art Workshop

Land Artist Elaine Clocherty and mixed media artist Kyllie Deltondo, invite you to be part of a Land Artwork creation outside the library. Inspired by this moorditj land that we all live on and share, participants will collaborate to create the artwork using local nuts, flowers, sand and bark.

Best suited to ages 5 years and over, bookings required as spaces are limited.

Wednesday 3 April | 10.30am – 12 noon at Margaret River Library

Ready to book? Go to www.eventbrite.com.au/amrlibraries or phone 9780 5600

Sphero fun and games

Have fun using our Sphero bots at the library with games and activities to try.

You will need to bring your own device with the Sphero Play and Sphero Edu apps installed, if possible.

Best suited to ages 8 years and over, book in now to get a place.

Wednesday 10 April | 10.30am – 12 noon at Margaret River Library

Ready to book? Go to www.eventbrite.com.au/amrlibraries or phone 9780 5600

All activities are free however children must be accompanied by an adult at all library events. Tickets are not required for adults, only children.

We hope to see you at the library soon!

Teens aged 12 years old and over are invited to join us at Margaret River Library for Book Chat Club on Monday 25th March at 4pm for a 4.15 start.

At our Book Chat Club meetings we talk about the books we have read and give reviews and recommendations to other club members.

Book Chat Club is free with snacks provided and bookings are not required, simply head to the library at 4pm.

CONGRATULATIONS to all kids that reached the end of the Summer Reading Quest! We hope that you have had a fabulous summer, filled with incredible reads, activities, and side quest.

Please remember to submit your logs & cards online:  https://www.summerreadingquest.net/submit-your-entry Please note: you only need to fill out the sections on the online form that apply to your Summer Reading Quest activities, leave blank any spaces you are not sure about.

By logging your Quest details online you go into the prize draw for all the wonderful State Prizes!

Once you’ve submitted your information online, head into your local library and pick up any prizes you didn’t collect over the quest. You can collect December, January & February prizes – don’t miss out, you’ve earnt them, and your participation certificates too.

You’ve got until Sunday 31 March to submit your logs & cards. Monday 15 April the prize winners will be announced on the website.

If you are a winner, you will be contacted via email or phone.

… Want to know what the big State Prizes are?
Head to https://www.summerreadingquest.net/for-adventurers

…. Took part in the Side Quest on the back of the Reading Log?
Don’t forget to collect your prizes at 10 Quest & 20 Quests completed.

…. Want to go in the draw for an extra prize?
Help us out by filling in this 5-minute feedback survey and go in the draw to win a family prize. Your feedback is valuable to us, it’s how we can keep make the quest better and better.  https://forms.gle/QJAEdgARsZkMKKbK9

Thank you to all those who participated in the Summer Reading Quest and making it the best year yet.

Congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated in the Summer Reading Quest!

If you haven’t entered your reading data yet, remember to get it in before 31 March 2024.Simply go to www.summerreadingquest.net and choose submit your logs and cards. There’s lots of prizes to be won so don’t miss out!

The end of February is the end of the quest, so now’s the time to read as much as you can!

Need reading suggestions? Come into your local library and check out our Summer Reading display!

We hope to see you at your local public library soon.

Teens aged 12 years old and over are invited to join us at Margaret River Library for Book Chat Club on Monday 29th January at 4pm for a 4.15 start.

At our Book Chat Club meetings we talk about the books we have read and give reviews and recommendations to other club members.

Book Chat Club is free with snacks provided and bookings are not required, simply head to the library at 4pm.

School is starting which means our regular children’s programs resume at your shire libraries.

Baby Rhyme Time, Storytime, Toddler Tales, Book Chat Club and Book Stars Club will be starting as the 2024 school term commences.

Baby Rhyme Time: Every Monday starting 29th January at 2.00pm at Margaret River Library

• For babies up to two years of age and their caregivers, Baby Rhyme Time is a fun place to learn new rhymes and songs to share with your little one.

Storytime: Every Tuesday starting 30th January at 10.15am for 10.30am start at Margaret River Library

• For children aged two to five years old and their caregivers, Storytime encourages children to discover a love of books, stories, reading and rhymes and promotes family literacy skills.

Book Chat Club: On the last Monday of each month starting Monday 29th January 4.00pm at Margaret River Library

• A group for those over 12 years old who are enthusiastic about books. Each meeting we discuss about what we have read and give reviews for other members of the club. There is no ‘set’ book – we agree on a genre or theme, and you pick a book that appeals to you.

Book Stars Club: On the third Monday of each month starting Monday 19th February 4.00pm at Margaret River Library

• A group for kids aged 8 to 11 years old who love books and reading. We chat about what we have read over the month, give recommendations and do a book related craft activity.

Toddler Tales: Thursday 8th February 10.30am at Augusta Library

• Aimed at Toddlers, this session incorporates a story, rhymes, songs and craft at Augusta Library
•  To book a place for Toddler Tales go to https://amrlibraries-toddlertales-augusta.eventbrite.com.au or phone 9780 5600

All regular children’s programs are run during school term and not on public holidays.

We hope to see you at the library soon!

Visit your local library to collect your Summer Reading Quest booklet!

The Adventure Card in the booklet has lots of fun literacy activities to complete in your quest to help find a new home for the SRQ aliens.

Come into one of your shire libraries soon to start the quest!