Below you will find a list of venues that run regular story–time sessions. Please contact the venues to confirm days and times, as details often change. Your local library is always a good place to start.
There are many benefits of attending a story-time session with your child, and they are usually delivered by a person with a strong interest and experience in children’s literature.
ACT
Your Local Library: Story-time Timetable
NSW
State Library of N.S.W
Find your local library for weekly story-time sessions.
The Children’s Bookshop (Tuesdays and Fridays during school terms, 9.45am)
Berkelouw
- Bowral (Thursdays, 10.30am)
- Mona Vale (Mondays and Fridays, 10am)
Abbey’s Bookshop
Mary Ryan, Byron Bay (Thursdays, 10am)
Yummy Café, Ambarvale (Last Wednesday of every month plus every second Thursday of school terms)
Firefly Forest Café, Carrington (Wednesdays-9.30am)
Gloria Jeans, Westfield Kotara
NT
Find your local library for story-time sessions.
Northern Territory Library
QLD
State Library of Queensland
Find your local library for story time sessions (or search using a map)
The Story Tree, Boonah (Wednesdays, 10am)
Mary Ryan, Springfield Lakes (Tuesdays-9.30am, Thursdays-5.30pm, Fridays- 9.30am)
Royal Mail, Tingalpa
SA
State Library of South Australia
Find your local library for story-time sessions
SA Museum (Last Wednesday and Thursday of every month-10.30am and 11.30am)
TAS
State Library of Tasmania
Find your local library for story-time sessions
Stories Bookshop (Various times)
VIC
State Library of Victoria
Find your local library for story-time sessions (or search via post-code)
National Gallery of Victoria (Some Sundays-10.30am)
Enchanted by Books (Tuesdays-Fridays-10.30am)
Three Four Knock On The Door (Toddlers: 10am Mondays and Fridays/ Preschoolers: 10am Thursdays and Saturdays/ Primary Schoolers: 4pm Thursdays/ Plus activity time for all ages 12pm Tuesdays and Wednesdays and 11am Sundays)
The Little Bookroom (Saturdays, 10.30am)
Teatime and Tales (Mondays-3.00pm)
Robinsons Bookshop (Mondays- 11.00am)
Collins ABC Werribee (Wednesdays, 10 am)
Dymocks, Southland (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays- 11.00am)
Readings
- Carlton (Thursdays- 10.30am)
- Port Melbourne (Fridays-10.30am)
Story-time at Polly Woodside (Tuesdays, 11.00am)- Entry fees apply
WA
State Library of Western Australia
Find your local library for story-time sessions
