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Collection Discovery: Children’s browsing collection

Collection Discovery: Children’s browsing collection

August 21, 2024

Ask a librarian, Collection spotlights:

State Library Victoria has a collection of more than 4000 children’s books in our browsing collection, all of which are available in the Pauline Gandel Children’s Quarter. The collection spans from durable board books for the youngest learners to engaging graphic novels and detailed non-fiction for older children. With so many books to view we have created a collection discovery page to help families find the right book for them.

Kermit reads a book about frogs

Online Collection Spotlight: Britannica Kids

September 27, 2021

Ask a librarian, Collection spotlights:

What do frogs and salamanders have in common? What’s the largest coral reef on Earth? And who wrote the picture book, ‘Possum Magic’? The Britannica Kids online encyclopaedia doesn’t just offer answers to these questions.

Penguins get to partying at Play Pod

Penguins get to partying at Play Pod

June 8, 2017

News:

Penguins took over the Library’s courtyard recently and they brought a lot of families with them.

New creative play activities for children

New creative play activities for children

September 8, 2015

News:

Today we’re celebrating our younger readers at the Library for International Literacy Day, with a brand new Play Pod theme inspired by Alison Lester’s classic children’s book ‘Are we there yet?’