Children and family collections

This resource is a great place to start researching school projects.

The online version of the Britannica Encyclopaedia comes in 3 versions for kids, teens and adults.

The login is your member number without any spaces.

Hundreds of online educational games and activities for children aged 3 to 11 years.

Children are encouraged to discover and learn through games and activities in literacy, numeracy, creative development and general knowledge.

There is also a selection of activities in French and Spanish.

Login using your library card number.

Good Reading for Kids features author interviews, independent book reviews, sneak peeks inside books, extracts and podcasts about books for kids from 0-11 years of age. You’ll also find fun book related activities and teachers’ notes to download.

Good Reading for Young Adults features author interviews, independent book reviews, student book reviews and short stories, neak peeks inside books, extracts and podcasts about books for young adults from 12+.

At Green Square Library you will find a collection of high school books and study guides to support students in grades 7-12.

For senior school students the library provides a range of homework and research databases.

At Green Square Library you will find a collection of HSC books and study guides.

Our Kanopy streaming service has a dedicated kids platform for ages 3 and older.

Stream and watch inspiring films, TV series, animated storybooks, anime favourites and classic films.

Parental controls are available for additional safety.

Experiment and explore with our new makerspace collection of over 300 robotic and educational kits available to borrow.

Ukuleles are available for loan from Kings Cross and Green Square libraries.

There is also a range of guitars and keyboards available for use at Green Square Library.

At Darling Square Library and Green Square Library you will find a collection of primary school books and study guides to support students in grades K-6.

Our librarians present fun storytime sessions for pre-schoolers and rhymetime for 0 to 2 year-olds.

Kids aged 3 to 12 years can enjoy listening to and watching stories read by well-known Australian actors, comedians, musicians, artists and authors. There’s also a range of fun educational activities.

You can enjoy the Story Box Library on your browser or download the app.

To access the stories, you need to login using your library membership number.

Award-winning children’s literacy website streams videos featuring well known actors reading children’s books.

There are toys and puzzles for preschool-aged children to borrow at Glebe, Surry Hills or Waterloo branches.

Regular storytime and rhymetime sessions for babies, toddlers and preschoolers are presented by our librarians.

An online collection of animated talking books, read-alongs, ebooks, graphic novels as well as fun puzzles and games for children aged 3 to 11.

There is also a selection of titles in Spanish and French. Login using your library card number.

A collection of classic video game consoles is now available to borrow from the library.

All the consoles come pre-loaded with plenty of games, ready to plug in and play at home.

Library members can borrow 1 console for 3 weeks.

This collection of picture books each has an in-built audio recording to help develop early reading skills. Kids can simply push a play button to listen and read-along.

The books come with a VOX Reader which has a headphone jack, external speaker, play/pause button, volume and page turning controls and a rechargeable battery.

The VOX read-along collection is located at Green Square Library and can be reserved using the online catalogue.

A discovery guide that helps children find new authors to read based on those they have enjoyed reading previously. To log in, type ‘COSL-’ before your library card number.