Each year since 1945 the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has brought children and books together across Australia through CBCA Book Week. During this time public libraries and schools spend one glorious week celebrating books and Australian children's authors and illustrators.
This year’s theme, “Dreaming with eyes open” is perfect to spark your little one’s imagination and interest in reading. This month we encourage you to spend some time discovering the wealth of children and young adult resources in your libraries and help bring words, images and stories into the hearts and minds of young people and adults.
Book Week Dress-up StoryTime
Book Week is being celebrated in Coffs Harbour Libraries from 20 -26 August with special Story times. Join us during this week for special story times and activities based on the 2022 shortlist and we are encouraging kids to dress up as their favourite book character or as whatever they like to help us celebrate.
- 10.30am Saturday 20 August – Woolgoolga Library
- 10.30am Tuesday 23 August – Woolgoolga Library
- 10.30am Wednesday 24 August – Harry Bailey Memorial Library
- 10.30am Thursday 25 August – Toormina Library
The Book Week 2022 theme "Dreaming With Eyes Open" acknowledges Australia's First Nations People and their rich story based culture. Darug woman Jasmine Seymour won the CBCA New Illustrator Award in 2020 for her beautiful picture book Baby Business and Jasmine produced the poster artwork in Dreaming With Eyes Open too!
Children's Book Council of Australia Shortlist 2022
As always, we have loads of new titles added this month including the Children’s Book Council of Australia's Shortlist 2022.
BOOK LAUNCH
Grounded by Alisa Bryce
Join us at Harry Bailey Memorial Library to celebrate the launch of Grounded (Text Publishing, August 2022), a non-fiction book about the wonderful world of soil.
Author, Alisa Bryce is a soil scientist with a BSc in agriculture from the University of Sydney and a Masters from the University of Cambridge. She likes digging holes, analysing soil, playing with soil, writing about soil and patting dogs.
Thursday, 11 August 2022
5:45pm arrival for 6:00pm start.
This event is free, but due to seating limits, RSVP IS ESSENTIAL. Please register here.
Did you know your library has great kids books and resources online?
Storybox has over 290 video stories that are read by Australian & New Zealand Storytellers. All stories have closed captions to encourage reading along and also include at home activities to either engage and promote learning from the content that has been viewed or simply to help pass the time.
National Geographic for kids has wonderful books, videos, magazines and images for kids to explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space.
Have you checked out the Junior Magazine Collection?
Magazines are great for new or struggling readers, they offer short articles with lots of visual support. Not only is this a novel way to get them to read but it also encourages skills at reading non-fiction as well.
Are you the next Australian Poetry Slam Champion?
The Australian Poetry Slam is coming to Harry Bailey Memorial Library this August.
Workshop
4 – 6pm, Monday 29 August
Facilitated by the current Australian Poetry Slam Champion and two-time QLD champ, Huda the Goddess! This exciting wordshop will help you find inspiration all around you and hone in on your stories. Write a revolution! Then, bring the fire at your local poetry slam heat.
Australian Poetry Slam Coffs Harbour Heat
6.30 – 8.30pm, Tuesday 30 August
This is your call to listen, watch and cheer. Australian Poetry Slam pops up stages near you. The door is open. The mic is on. Push into the crowd and find your spot.
Perform your original work; no props, no costumes, no music. The two highest-scoring poets will represent Coffs Harbour in the NSW State Final!
Mini makeover for Toormina and Woolgoolga children's areas...
Ask a librarian for help in finding the collection items or with downloading Pressreader app.
Panjabi and multicultural collection
Coffs Harbour Libraries have started its first permanent small community collection of Panjabi books. From self-help, cooking, recent historic events to fiction of all genres, the library aims to satisfy the needs of most readers. The collection includes some translations of the winners of ‘Nobel prize in literature’.
For younger readers, the library has bilingual picture books in the picture book collection, these can be identified by a ‘multicultural’ sticker.
The library can also loan community language books from the State Library of NSW collection in more than 20 languages.
Access over 7000 newspapers and magazines from more than 120 countries, in 60 different languages. Download the Pressreader App. Free using your library membership.
TechTime Sessions Term 3
Not just for seniors, these sessions are for anyone in our community who needs some help to get online and build your technology skills. Each session is designed to make it easy for you to safely and confidently get connected and learn at your own pace.
TechTime Sessions are free and held weekly on Tuesday afternoons from
1 - 3pm, at one of your library branches.
These will be followed by One-on-One tech assistance for those needing additional support.
Check out the library website to register your place or call 6648 4900 to speak to one of our lovely librarians who can book you in.
Staff faves..
As a Children's Book Council of Australia Book Week special we asked staff if they have a favourite children's book.
A string of Jewels
Diamond — Emerald — Sapphire — Opal. The Coffs Coastline was once a string of jewels. But where are they now?
Coffs Cup Public Holiday Closures
Coffs Harbour Libraries will be closed from 12 noon on Thursday 4th August 2022 for the Coffs Cup Public Holiday and will reopen on Friday 5th August 2022.
Harry Bailey
Memorial Library
Cnr Coff & Duke Streets
Coffs Harbour
NSW 2450
Tel: (02) 6648 4900
Fax: (02) 6648 4906
Monday to Friday
10.00am to 6.00pm
Saturday
10.00am to 2.00pm
Toormina Library
Minorie Drive
Toormina NSW 2452
Tel: (02) 6648 4925
Fax: (02) 6658 2913
Monday to Friday
10.00am to 5.00pm
Saturday
10.00am to 12noon
Woolgoolga Library
Ganderton Street
Woolgoolga NSW 2456
Tel: (02) 6648 4902
Monday to Friday
10.00am to 5.00pm
Saturday
10.00am to 12noon
