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SBL Summer Holiday Story & Activity Challenge

SBL Summer Holiday Story & Activity Challenge

09 Dec 2020

Keep your kids inspired with diverse stories and creative activities over the summer with SBL’s Summer Holiday Story and Activity Challenge. Designed to support the reading programs and book clubs already offered by your local library, we’ve created a list of our favourite online stories celebrating a range of voices, ideas and communities.
Spooky Stories for Brave Kids

Spooky Stories for Brave Kids

21 Oct 2020

We’ve just released Sigi Cohen and James Foley‘s There’s Something Weird About Lena read by Osher Günsberg, which takes readers on a spooky quest to discover the hideous truth about the odd, weird girl called Lena. It joins a very spooky collection of stories on Story Box Library for the scariest month of the year, with stories to scare even the bravest kids and one very unscary story full of MONSTROUS apple trees and FRIGHTENING rainbows for the children who like the not-so-scary things.

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Libraries as the beating heart of community

Libraries as the beating heart of community
SBL Summer Holiday Story & Activity Challenge

SBL Summer Holiday Story & Activity Challenge
Storytelling in the Classroom: A Teacher’s Reflection

Storytelling in the Classroom: A Teacher’s Reflection
Innovation in times of restriction

Innovation in times of restriction
The books we’re sharing with loved ones

The books we’re sharing with loved ones
Celebrating difference: supporting kids to see in new ways

Celebrating difference: supporting kids to see in new ways

07 Oct 2020
Grown-up reads of imagined worlds

Grown-up reads of imagined worlds

02 Oct 2020
Grown-up books about connection and companionship

Grown-up books about connection and companionship

29 Jul 2020
Grown-up books to expand our understanding of Black Lives Matter

Grown-up books to expand our understanding of Black Lives Matter

25 Jun 2020
It's time for nature: celebrate World Environment Day through Story

It's time for nature: celebrate World Environment Day through Story

02 Jun 2020
Stories act as reminders that we are all in this together

Stories act as reminders that we are all in this together

28 May 2020
Love our stories? Go beyond the story with Activity Time

Love our stories? Go beyond the story with Activity Time

31 Mar 2020
10 FUN THINGS TO DO AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY

10 FUN THINGS TO DO AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY

17 Feb 2020
What's to come in 2020

What's to come in 2020

31 Jan 2020
5 Toolkit Tips - Helping Children Process Challenging Topics

5 Toolkit Tips - Helping Children Process Challenging Topics

30 Jan 2020
Our top ten literacy tips for the Summer holidays!

Our top ten literacy tips for the Summer holidays!

25 Nov 2019
Working towards a thriving industry in a scary time

Working towards a thriving industry in a scary time

21 Sep 2019
Reading aloud is the most important things you can do, for kids of all ages

Reading aloud is the most important things you can do, for kids of all ages

12 Sep 2019
Activity Time to get kids excited about #BookWeek2019

Activity Time to get kids excited about #BookWeek2019

19 Aug 2019
Ssshhhh! Reading is My Secret Power

Ssshhhh! Reading is My Secret Power

09 Aug 2019
Our thoughts on Lauren Dubois' book, You Will (Probably) Survive

Our thoughts on Lauren Dubois' book, You Will (Probably) Survive

31 Jul 2019
A stand against consumerism (in a fun way)

A stand against consumerism (in a fun way)

30 Jul 2019
Our #Shelfies for Australian Reading Hour!

Our #Shelfies for Australian Reading Hour!

25 Jul 2019
Consultancy is the key for non-Indigenous educators

Consultancy is the key for non-Indigenous educators

18 Jun 2019
When screen time becomes story time

When screen time becomes story time

11 Jun 2019
Join Story Box Library and #BeatAirPollution

Join Story Box Library and #BeatAirPollution

29 May 2019
Megan Daley on the Importance of Anzac Day

Megan Daley on the Importance of Anzac Day

23 Apr 2019
Are you ready for #NSS2019?

Are you ready for #NSS2019?

02 Apr 2019
Diverse books and Story Box Library by Helen Adam

Diverse books and Story Box Library by Helen Adam

21 Mar 2019
Remembering Black Saturday

Remembering Black Saturday

30 Jan 2019