CBCA Book of the Year Awards
The annual CBCA (Children's Book Council of Australia) Book of the Year Awards are Australia's premiere children's book awards.
Parents, carers, teachers, and librarians create displays and reading lists based on the shortlisted titles. The awards aim to promote quality literature for young Australians, support and encourage a wide range of Australian writers and illustrators of children’s books, and celebrate contributions to Australian children’s literature. They're announced annually on the Friday before Children's Book Week.
Check out this years winners below and then visit the library catalogue to reserve your copies.
NSW Premiers Reading Challenge
The NSW Premier's Reading Challenge aims to encourage a love of reading for leisure and pleasure in students, and to enable them to experience quality literature. It's also a great place to find your next great read! more
The Readings Childrens Book Prize
The Readings Prize continues to support new and outstanding Australian voices across three separate categories of fiction—Children’s, Young Adult, and New Australian. The Readings Prize is unique in the Australian literary landscape being the only prize currently run by an independent Melbourne bookshop and supporting emerging local voices. It's also a great place to find your next great read! more
KOALA Awards
Every year, young readers from all over New South Wales judge their very own literary awards. You can join in too, by reading, nominating, and voting for your favourite books in K.O.A.L.A. (Kids Own Australian Literature Awards). You will help give recognition to the authors and books that have most inspired, amused, terrified, enlightened, and engaged you! It's also a great place to find your next great read! more