KOALA
The 2024 KOALA honour and award winners have been announced!
Richmond Tweed Regional Library sends a HUGE congratulations to the winners and honour books, as well as the team at KOALA for another successful year! We're looking forward to 2025 already!
A fabulous awards day event was held to celebrate the brilliant writers and illustrators for each of the 4 categories, Picture Books, Fiction for Younger Readers, Fiction for Older Readers, and Fiction for Years 7-9. Illustrator, Danielle McDonald, was also welcomed as the new KOALA Legend!
Head to the KOALA website to discover the winners and shortlisted titles, then reserve them on the library catalogue today!
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KOALA
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