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Kids and families

Jump into exciting programs and resources made for curious kids and their families to enjoy together.

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Woman and child smiling as they read a book in the kid's corner of the main reading room

Kid's corner

Family-friendly spaces
Volunteer Library tour guide smiling and greeting a tour group, made up of people of various ages, in the foyer.
Library tours
Three people, one man and two women, looking at an item in the Exhibition Gallery at the Library. Behind them is a blue wall with framed family photos
Visitor guide
An adult and child reading a book with a dog sitting between them.
Storytime with the Story Dogs

Our latest kids books

Cover of children's book 'Ayaiga: Neighbour and Hero'
Ayaiga: Neighbour and Hero

Thomas Higgs with Colin Hall and illustrated by Wally Wilfred

Book cover with the title 'This is Us' in large white text, the subtitle 'Essential Australian Poems for Young People' is red text and illustrations of Australian children on an orange background
This Is Us: Essential Australian Poems for Young People

Libby Hathorn and Jude Fell

Cover of children's book 'The Legend of Jessie Hickman' featuring a woman sitting on a horse, which is standing on its back legs, holding her hat up
The Legend of Jessie Hickman

Mark Greenwood, illustrated by Frané Lessac

Cover for 'Peculiar Parents' by Stephanie Owen Reeder and illustrated by Ingrid Bartkowiak, featuring illustrations of framed animal pictures on a blue background

Dr Stephanie Owen Reeder. Peculiar Parents. 2025. https://www.library.gov.au/discover/nla-publishing/peculiar-parents 

Peculiar Parents

Stephanie Owen Reeder, illustrated by Ingrid Bartkowiak

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