Each year, children and books are brought together to celebrate Children’s Book Week, when schools, libraries, booksellers, authors, illustrators and children celebrate Australian Children's Literature.
Monday 11 to Saturday 23 August 2025
In 2025 we will be celebrating the 80th anniversary of Children’s Book Week!
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has chosen this year's theme: Book an Adventure!
So, explore new and exciting adventures through books with Canterbury-Bankstown Libraries from Monday 11 to Saturday 23 August 2025.
When
Monday 11 to Saturday 23 August 2025
Contact details
We invite kindergarten classes and homeschooling groups in Canterbury-Bankstown to make a special Children’s Book Week library visit to any of our nine branches.
These visits will be educational and fun and will introduce students to their local library. Students will learn about CBCity library resources, collections and programs. Plus, we will share some of the books on the Notables list and shortlist of CBCA’s 2025 Book of the Year Awards.
Each session runs for 45 minutes. If you would like to schedule a visit, contact your local library. You can find their details at cb.city/LibraryHours
For more information, call 9707 9731 or email LibraryCY@cbcity.nsw.gov.au
The CBCity Libraries’ Children’s Book Week show is hitting the road again.
Our librarians are on an adventure to visit schools across Canterbury-Bankstown.
We look forward to visiting your school to present our libraries’ collections and programs to your students.
This presentation is aimed at Early Stage One/Stage One (K-2) students.
For enquiries, bookings and to express your interest, visit cb.city/SchoolVisitEOI
For enquiries, bookings or to express your interest, fill out the form here
The ten mythical creatures of Book Week Island have escaped! We need your help to find them.
Can you help us find all ten Book Week creatures hiding in our libraries?
The mythical creatures will be hiding from Monday 11 August until Friday 22 August.
Visit your local library to discover their hiding spots.
Win a prize when you help us find all ten creatures!
Imagine your fantasy island… what does it look like? What sort of animals live there? What do the plants look like? Is the sky blue? Or maybe the sky is pink?
Show us by drawing your imaginary island and you could win a prize.
The competition begins Monday 11 August and closes Friday 29 August.
Visit your local library to enter.
Instructions, prizes and information on how to enter form part of these Terms and Conditions. By entering, entrants accept these Terms and Conditions.
Eligibility
Entrants must be a resident or ratepayer of the City of Canterbury Bankstown ("Council") or attending a school in the Canterbury Bankstown Local Government Area.
Entrants must be aged 18 years and under.
When to enter
The competitions commence at 9.30am on Monday 11 August 2025 and concludes at 5pm on Friday 29 August 2025. Entries must be received by Council before the competition close date and time.
How to enter
Drawing competition
Choose a scene from your favourite book. Then draw a picture of yourself in the story. Fill in the submission details and hand it to our friendly staff at your local Library.
Entry conditions
One entry per eligible person.
Judging
Entries for the drawing competition will be judged in age categories by Council Library staff
Winners will be contacted on Friday 5 September 2025 via their school.
Prizes and winning
Drawing competition winners will be awarded a book pack.
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