Kids

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Read like a Demon

Check out reviews from kids your age and submit your own reviews on our Read like a Demon blog.

Books and authors

Link to your favourite author's websites on our Kids Read page.

CCLC publishes book lists that contain suggested reading on a range of topics.

Tumblebooks

You can read picture books online through Tumblebooks.

What's On

Check our events calendar for our special events, including school holiday programs and more.

The calendar will give the days, times and locations for our regular kids programs including:

• Tinies Time
• Preschool Storytime
• Little Rippers
• Ripper Readers

Homework Help

We have a lot of resources to help you with your homework.

• Search the catalogue to find books, DVDs, CD-Roms and Magazines.
• Find the right website for your assignment with our Website Directory.
• Check out Encyclopedia Britannica and Science Resource Centre online.
• Get online assistance with Your Tutor (grade 4 onwards)

Xbox and Playstation

Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 computer game consoles are available for free use in the library at our Cranbourne, Doveton, Narre Warren and Endeavour Hills Libraries. Members can book one session per day with one game for one hour. 2nd handsets are available for 2 player games (2nd library card required).

Choose from a range of computer games for all ages and interests. Playstation games and Xbox 360 games are both listed on our catalogue, but are for use in-library only.

Conditions of use are the same as for the PC and Internet access.

Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC)

Your libraries have collections of Premier's Reading Challenge books, in special shelving, so that they are easy to find.  When the challenge is on and it is harder to get books, why not use the links below to find some.

PRC P - 2 : Premiers Reading Challenge Year Prep to Year 2

PRC 3 - 4 : Premiers Reading Challenge Year 3 and 4

PRC 5 - 6 : Premiers Reading Challenge Year 5 and 6

Click on the link for your age level and you will get a list of all our PRC books for your level. If the books are not on shelf at your library, place a free hold and we’ll notify you when they arrive for you.

Check the Premier's Reading Challenge website for more details on the challenge and for a complete list of PRC titles.

Learning & Fun

Check out these cool websites which are pure fun, but can teach you a thing or two as well.

Games

• ABC Games Centre : variety of online games from ABC Kids
• A Game a Day : play a different game every day of the year
• Bonus.com : lots of games, activities, quizzes and more
• FunBrain: games & quizzes for kids up to 8 years
• Kids Domain : single and multiplayer games for kids
• PBS Kids : interactive games, educational quizzes and fun based on kids favourite characters
• Play Kids Games : variety of games on the alphabet, maths, logic and colouring in
• Pop Cap : games to play online or to download to your PC, Mac or PDA
• Seussville : play games based on Dr Seuss characters
• WorldVillage : loads of word, puzzle and other games
• Yahooligans Games : huge range of board, knowledge, sports and arcade games
• Yahooligans Online Games Links : links to over 100 online games sites

e-Zines

• Clubhouse magazine: offers jokes, movie reviews and stories
• Kids castle: A safe, fun, educational 'zine from Smithsonian Magazine 
• K-Zone : web site for this cool Australian kids magazine
• National Geographic Kids: articles, experiments & activities
• Scientrific: full of experiments, puzzles, competitions & more
• Time for Kids Online : Time magazine with world news and much more, for all kids

Other fun websites

• ABC Kids : ABC TV shows, kids chat, creature features and much more
• Bananas in pyjamas : play games, read stories, find out all about the characters and more
• Barbie : games and activities to please all the Barbie fans
• Card Trick Central : instructions for how to do card tricks
• Cool Science for curious kids : interactive projects for ages 5 - 9, based on biology
• Craft Recipes : recipes for making your favourite craft materials
• Crayola Fun Site : arts & crafts, recipes, games and an online art gallery
• Creating Music : learn all about music and make your own!
• Digital Dog : learn all about dogs, their breeds, training and much more
• Disney : enjoy all the fun of Disney characters and Disney Land online 
• Dragon Ball Z : the site for all the characters, sagas, fan club and all the latest news
• Draw and Colour with Uncle Fred : learn how to draw cartoons
• Games Kids Play :  rules for all sorts of kids games
• Grand Illusions : optical illusions, scientific toys, visual effects and more
• Great Web Sites for Kids: comprehensive collection of links covering a wide range of interests
• Hands on crafts for kids : craft projects for children aged 7 -12 years
• How stuff works :  find out how things work and why things happen
• Juggling Information Service : all about juggling, including how to juggle
• Mary Kate and Ashley Olson : the world according to the twins - fashion, gossip and more
• National Geographic : Pirates!! : pirate adventure online, inlcuding information, games and much more
• Nickelodeon: games, activities, puzzles and kids' chat
• Questacon: fun science-based activities and games
• Sesame Street : games, stories, art, music and TV show information with the Sesame Street gang
• Smart-Mouth : fun and interaction as you learn about nutrition
• StoryPlace : digital library with stories for children of all ages
• Thunk.com : scramble secret messages to your friends
• Today in history : find out what significant things happened on any given day of the year
• Wiggles : play games and find out all about the Wiggles and their friends
• Yukkiest site on the internet : find out all about the yukky things our bodies do, like burping etc

 Links to websites on other topics can be found at Website Directory.