What can storytime do for your child?
- Provide an introduction to a wide range of children’s books
- Stimulate new ideas and interests
- Help develop language skills
- Provide an opportunity to socialise with other children
- Encourage a life-long interest in books and libraries
- Storytime can be a special sharing time with your child
A few hints to make storytime a positive worthwhile experience:
- Listen to the stories with your child and participate in the activities
- Prepare your child for storytime by explaining it will be a mixture of stories, rhymes and activities
- Explain the need to sit quietly during the stories so that others can see and hear.
Storytime Schedule
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- Tiny Tots is a special sharing time for parents and babies aged 0-12 months
- Stories, songs and rhymes
- Sessions last for approximately 30 minutes
- Storytime is held during school term
- *All Storytime sessions held at Realm must be booked in advance: 9800 6430
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| Branch | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Bayswater | 10:30am | ||||
| Belgrave | 2pm | ||||
| Boronia | 1pm | ||||
| Croydon | 1pm | ||||
| Ferntree Gully | 2pm | ||||
| Healesville | |||||
| Knox | 10am | 1pm | |||
| Mooroolbark | 11am | ||||
| Realm* | 11am | ||||
| Rowville | 2pm | ||||
| Yarra Junction | 2:30pm |
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- Preschool storytime is aimed at children aged 3-5 years
- Mix of stories, rhymes and a simple activity
- Sessions last for approximately 45 minutes
- Storytime is held during school term
- *All Storytime sessions held at Realm must be booked in advance: 9800 6430
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| Branch | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Bayswater | 11am | ||||
| Belgrave | |||||
| Boronia | 10am | ||||
| Croydon | 11am | ||||
| Ferntree Gully | 11am | ||||
| Healesville | 11am | ||||
| Knox | 11am | ||||
| Lilydale | |||||
| Montrose | |||||
| Mooroolbark | 10:15am | ||||
| Realm* | 11am | ||||
| Rowville | 10:30am | ||||
| Yarra Junction |
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- Family Storytime time is aimed at children 1-5 years
- Stories, songs and rhymes, plus a simple activity
- Sessions last for approximately 45 minutes.
- Storytime is held during school term
- *All Storytime sessions held at Realm must be booked in advance: 9800 6430
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| Branch | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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| Belgrave | 11am | 11am | |||
| Boronia | |||||
| Croydon | |||||
| Ferntree Gully | 11am | ||||
| Healesville | 11am | ||||
| Knox | |||||
| Lilydale | 11:30am | ||||
| Montrose | 11am | ||||
| Mooroolbark | |||||
| Realm* | 2pm | ||||
| Rowville | 10:30am | ||||
| Yarra Junction | 10am |
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- Toddler time is especially for children 1-3 years
- Stories, songs and rhymes, plus a simple activity
- Sessions last for approximately 45 minutes.
- Storytime is held during school term
- *All Storytime sessions held at Realm must be booked in advance: 9800 6430
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| Branch | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Bayswater | 10:30am | ||||
| Belgrave | |||||
| Boronia | 11am | ||||
| Croydon | 11am
11am Auslan 1st Friday of month Feb-Nov |
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| Ferntree Gully | 11am | ||||
| Healesville | 9:30am | ||||
| Knox | 11am | 11am | |||
| Lilydale | 10am | ||||
| Mooroolbark | 10:15am | ||||
| Realm* | 11am | ||||
| Rowville | 10:30am |
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- Mums, Dads and Grandparents…. Come along and share storytime fun with your children on Saturday mornings at Rowville, Knox or Croydon Libraries.
- Experience the delight of stories, songs and rhymes. Help your children become lifelong readers! Sessions last for approximately 45 minutes.
- Saturday 10:30am (during school term)
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| Branch | Saturday |
| Bayswater | |
| Belgrave | |
| Boronia | |
| Croydon | 10:30 AM |
| Ferntree Gully | |
| Healesville | |
| Knox | 10:30 AM |
| Mooroolbark | |
| Realm* | 10:30 AM |
| Rowville | 10:30 AM |
| Yarra Junction |
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