Children

Important message

Changes to Library access and book drop

Construction of the new Civic Centre building will soon commence. The current Civic Centre carpark and nearby entrance will be closed from Monday 28 April and remain closed while works take place. The City Library will remain open and will be accessible from the Civic Centre Customer Services’ entry near Civic Park.

Please note that the City Library returns chute will be temporarily unavailable. A new Book Drop will be installed at the Cavenagh St side of the Civic Centre soon.

We kindly ask all customers to:

return items inside the Library during opening hours, or
use one of the 24/7 return chutes located at Casuarina, Nightcliff or Karama libraries.

For more information about the project, please go here.

We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

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Educational | Fun Activities | Health

Storytime

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STEAM Zone

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Lego Challenge

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Fun Activities

Families with Backyards

Your backyard can be a super-fun wonderland of outdoor play! Take a look here for top 10 tips for things to do in your background.

Families with Balconies

Balconies can become a whole world with some imaginative outdoor play. Here are 10 fantastic ways to enjoy nature play from your balcony.

Comedy Fun for children

202 hilarious jokes for kids

Facebook pages with lots of fantastic ideas

Housebound with kids

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Family Days, Tried and Tested

Little bins for little hands

The Best ideas for kids

Educational

ABC Education brings you thousands of free, curriculum-linked resources for Primary and Secondary students and teachers.

ABC Kids Early Education

ABC Kids Early Education offers an inspiring range of curriculum-linked ABC programs and podcasts for pre-school aged children.

Live presentations and shows

Crocosaurus Cove; Live feeds

Territory Wildlife Park; Live Feeds

David Walliams; World of David Walliams-Audio books

Movie Reviews

Find the best movies for your family with the child - family review. Search new releases and older movies by age and rating.

Health and Wellbeing

The Raising Children website provides free, reliable, up-to-date and independent information to help your family grow and thrive together. Full of tips and tricks for you to try, the content is easy to find and easy to digest. They have the answers to hundreds of parenting questions, where and when you need them.

The articles, videos and interactive resources are tailored to different ages and stages, taking you from nurturing a newborn to toilet training, managing positive behaviour, raising a confident, resilient teen – and helping you to look after yourself as a parent too.

They also provide information on coronavirus and protective hygiene, plus tips to help you and your family cope, talking with children about physical distancing and self-isolation.

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