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2020 Summer Reading Club

Each year, South Burnett Libraries participate in the State Library of Queensland’s Summer Reading Club. 

This program, which will run this year from 1 December 2020 – 31 January 2021, encourages a love of reading and continued literacy development in children and young people during the summer holidays. 

The slogan “Join the Club! Join the Challenge!” encourages children to read something each day of the school holidays. 

To help keep children motivated, there are 40 challenges to complete each summer. 

These challenge sheets will be available for collection from 1 December 2020 at each South Burnett Libraries branch.

This year, the Summer Reading Club will launch an exciting new website based on this year’s theme of Myths, Legends and Fairy Tales. 

Children of all ages are invited to register for the club via the Summer Reading Club website, with each participant given the opportunity to create their own avatar upon joining!  This website will go live soon… https://summerreadingclub.slq.qld.gov.au/

Activities to compliment the Summer Reading Club will be hosted in each library during the school holidays, with children in Blackbutt, Kingaroy, Murgon, Nanango, Proston and Wondai invited to complete a special scavenger hunt! 

Each child to complete the hunt goes in the draw for a bonus prize, drawn on 31 January 2021. 

Children will also have the chance to join South Burnett Libraries new loyalty program ‘The Kingdom of Libraria’ and collect a limited-edition Kingdom of Libraria suitcase template to take home and create - the perfect way to store the Libraria passport and tickets!  For more information on this wonderful program, please visit https://www.southburnett.qld.gov.au/resources-children

*All library visitors must adhere to the COVID safe measures in place at each branch.
*All library visitors must sign in and out to register visitation.

Christmas Crafts

Young people across the region are invited to visit their local library from 14 December – 24 December 2020 to collect a take home Christmas craft pack.

Each pack contains a wooden reindeer ornament to decorate with a variety of crafty bits and pieces.

Children can share their creations (with the help of mum or dad) to the South Burnett Libraries Facebook page.

*Please note that these packs contain small parts. Adult supervision is required.
*All library visitors must adhere to the COVID safe measures in place at each branch.
*All library visitors must sign in and out to register visitation.

2020 Queensland Senior's Week Digital 'Living Library' Series

South Burnett Libraries celebrated Queensland Senior’s Week a little differently this year!

This series of videos features local identities discussing their hobbies, interests and achievements.

The Digital ‘Living Library’ series aimed to promote and recognise the valuable contribution of older people in our region.

Topics discussed include bee keeping, how to access JP services in our area and a short history of the Whipbird Café.  

Please note that the following in-house events will resume once Government restrictions are lifted. 

In the mean time, check out South Burnett Libraries' Online Story Time and follow the South Burnett Libraries Facebook page for other online programs.