Children’s Book Week Displays

The Children’s Book Council of Australia have announced this year’s winners. See: http://cbca.org.au/winners.htm

Books are chosen in the following categories:

Older Readers
Younger readers
Early Childhood
Picture book of the year
The Eve Pownall Award for Information Books

Huxley and Ourimbah Libraries have put up some great displays with all the winning books available to view.

Come in and have a look and …

Display at Huxley Library	Display at Ourimbah Library

… enter the Trivia contest!

Both libraries are also running a trivia contest about children’s literature from past and current winners. All are welcome to participate, both staff and students, with great book voucher prizes from The United Campus and Co-Op Bookshops.

To enter, just fill out the entry forms available at Huxley and Ourimbah Libraries, as well as at The United Campus Bookshop, Callaghan and The Co-Op Bookshop at Ourimbah.

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