Parents and Teachers

About the Children's Zone

The Children's Zone is a vibrant, colourful and busy area, on the 1st floor of the Central Library.

What have we got?

  • A great selection of fiction and non-fiction for both recreation and education.

  • Children's DVD collection.

  • Stories and music on CD, cassette and MP3.

  • PlayStation 2 collection.

  • Children's educational and recreational CD-ROMs.

  • Posters and jigsaws.

  • Magazines - children's and parenting.

  • Two CD-ROM computers with interactive multi-media storybooks.

Services we offer

  • Class/Community Visits: We can usually accomodate these on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please contact the Children's Librarian for more details.

  • Get Well Bags: Call us and we will select a variety of books, CDs, and DVDs for sick children! We select, you collect.  Request a Get Well Bag online.

  • Jumping Jellybeans Preschool Programme: Runs during the school term on Tuesdays (1pm) and Wednesdays (10am) for preschoolers and their caregivers. We do stories, songs, and simple crafts.
    Visit our Jumping Jellybeans page

  • School Holiday Programmes

  • Summer Reading Programme: In December through to mid-January for 4 to 10 year olds. Children keep a reading log and come in and talk to library staff about what they have been reading. Incentives help children keep reading through the summer break and the finale party is always lots of fun!



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