National Simultaneous Storytime (Council Led Event)
22/05/2024 - Hurstville Plaza
National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, family day cares, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country.
This year we have a range of events and activities for everyone to participate and inspire your world!
Wednesday 22 May 2024
Hurstville Plaza | 11.00am-1.30pm:
Children of all ages are invited to help make 2024 the biggest year yet for National Simultaneous Storytime at Georges River Libraries!
Join us at Hurstville Plaza for a live screening of Bowerbird Blues being read by author Aura Parker on the big screen! Have fun parading around with a giant cockatoo and rainbow lorikeet and enjoy a bird themed craft run by library staff. Bring a picnic blanket and some lunch for a fun day out with feathered friends.
Address: 296 Forest Road, Hurstville.
Children aged 0-3 and their carers are invited to join our Rhyme Time for Babies and Toddlers session for songs, rhymes, and a reading of Bowerbird Blues.
Children aged 3-5 and their carers can join our blue Auslan interpreted Story Time, featuring a reading of Bowerbird Blues and other blue picture books. Wear something blue to join in the fun!
Children aged 3-5 and their carers can join our Australian birds Story Time, including a reading of Bowerbird Blues among other native fauna stories. Make your own bower to take home and display!
Watch a reading of Bowerbird Blues after school, and participate in our giant collaborative bowerbird scene craft. Let’s create together this NSS!
Be a collector like a bowerbird, and find and seek the blue items hidden in each Georges River Libraries branch.
Cost
Free.
More information
For further information, please contact the Library Programs Team on (02) 9330 6111 or email library@georgesriver.nsw.gov.au.
Accessibility Information:
Georges River Libraries is committed to providing inclusive library services and programs. Please email library@georgesriver.nsw.gov.au or note down your requirements or support needs in your event registration.
Terms and conditions:
- For participants under the age of 16, parents and/or guardians of children must remain in the library for the duration of the program.
- If you arrive more than 10 minutes after the advertised start time and there are people in the standby queue, your ticket may be allocated to the standby queue.
- If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration at least 3 hours prior to the event. As Library Programs have limited spaces, repeated failure to notify staff of cancellations may result in bookings being refused in the future.
- The library does not endorse or promote any products which may be used in the workshop.
About our library:
Georges River Libraries strive to create lifelong learning by informing, inspiring and engaging the community through a range of programs, activities and events to support literacies and foster community connection. The libraries host workshops and events throughout the year to ignite curiosity through different topics. Further details can be found on the library’s Programs and Events webpage.