Children's Library Services
Each Stonnington library offers a range of collections and services for children and young adults.
Read and Grow Baby Storytime
An enjoyable, four-week program, for babies aged 4-18 months. A great start to reading! To find out more, click here.
Children's Storytimes
Pre-school storytime is held weekly at all Stonnington libraries.
- Malvern Library
Session starts at 11am every Tuesday - Phoenix Park Library
Session starts at 11am every Thursday - Prahran/Windsor Library
Session starts at 11am every Monday - Toorak/South Yarra Library
Session starts at 11am every Wednesday
The program is aimed at children aged 2-5 years. It introduces children to books and libraries in an enjoyable atmosphere.
Storytime sessions feature new and classic stories, rhymes, poetry, songs and simple art and craft activities.
Benefits
Here are a few of the many benefits of attending Pre-school storytime:
- stimulates imagination, ideas and interests
- teaches effective listening skills
- provides opportunities to socialise, interact with other children and caregivers and have fun
- develops language and motor skills
- introduces a wide range of age appropriate literature
- develops pre-reading skills
- encourages a lifelong love of reading and libraries
Making the most of storytime
- arrive prior to the start of the session so that your child does not miss part of storytime
- listen to the stories with your child and participate in the songs and other activities
- refrain from talking and during storytime because this distracts the children and the story reader
- if your child is distracted or restless in any way please move away from the storytime area until he/she has settled, so other children are able to listen and participate in the session
Junior Portal
Visit the portal to see direct links to the catalogue for your projects, book reviews, reading lists, online books and lots more!