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Check This Out Kids

Looking for something to read? A specific topic? Just an interesting book? Here you will find resources for exactly that. We will be adding more content gradually, so check this out for your next great read.

Create and Craft - Christmas

So many Christmas recommendations and crafts - join us for some festive fun!

Create and Craft - Spring

Spring and gardening book recommendations from our Storytime team and a Create and Craft video with a spring craft for the City of Unley Spring Fling.

STEM recommendations

Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths and a bunch of books that explore these topics with a little fun on the side.

Children's Book Council of Australia Awards 2023

Find the winners and short list titles in our catalogue

Working parents

Books about family members who work.

Children's Book Council of Australia Awards 2022

Find the winners and short list titles in our catalogue

SA Premier's reading challenge

Links to this years PRC books on our catalogue.

Wing into spring - Bird book recommendations

The City of Unley Community and Culture team celebrated the week of of the Aussie Backyard Bird Count with Wing into Spring 2021. We offered some great book recommendations on the subject of birds for both children and adults.

Children's Book Council of Australia Awards 2021

The Award list is out. Find the short list and award winners here.

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