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Quicksand

Check out Quicksand, our teen blog for news, reviews and stuff of interest to teens, particularly in the local areas of Casey and Cardinia.

Read all about cool new books, CDs and DVDs, check out some great teen events, check out cool weblinks and submit your own reviews to be posted on the blog.

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.

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 newspapers and journals, encyclopedias, health, science resources and more, available online for free with your library card.
• Get online assistance with Your Tutor

Whats On

Check our events calendar for our special events, including school holiday programs and more.  Teen events are also promoted on Quicksand.

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 7 - 8 : Premiers Reading Challenge Year 7 and 8

PRC 9 - 10 : Premiers Reading Challenge Year 9 and 10

Click on the link for your age level and you will get a list of all the appropriate PRC books. Place a free hold for the titles you want and we’ll notify you when they arrive at your chosen library.

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

Health, Volunteering and Employment

A select list of links to websites on topics of personal interest to teens. More website links on a wider variety of topics can be found in our Website Directory.

Health 

Cardinia Youth Support Services

Casey Youth Information Centres

Inside Info Health and Wellbeing Links

Youth Central Health & Relationships

Volunteering

Cardinia Volunteer Database

Casey Volunteers Matcher

Volunteering Victoria

Employment 

More links to these topics and others are available in Website Directory.