Children's Book Week

Children's Book Week is an annual event hosted by public libraries throughout the state to celebrate Australian children's literature. Children's Book Week is sponsored by the Children's Book Council of Australia. Each year a national theme is celebrated with activities, competitions, and visits to public libraries by renowned Australian authors and illustrators.

Book week date: 18th to 24th August 2007

Theme: READiscover

2007 Awards winners announced 17th August 2007

You can find out past winners and further information at the Children's Book of the Year Awards web site.

Check out the WA Branch of the Children's Book Council of Australia to see what is happening in Western Australia.

Various activities celebrating Australian children's literature will be happening in all of the public libraries listed :

Metropolitan Libraries		Country Libraries
City of Armadale Libraries	9399 0125	Albany Public Library	9841 9325
Bassendean Memorial Public Library	9279 2966	Broome Public Library	9191 3471
City of Bayswater Libraries - Belmont	9477 7150	Bunbury Regional Library	9721 5566
Cambridge Public Library	9387 4700	Carnarvon Regional Library	9941 0060
City of Canning Libraries	9354 5871	Collie Public Library	9734 1334
Claremont Library	9384 0588	Geraldton Regional Library	9956 6655
City of Cockburn Libraries	9411 3493	William Grundt Memorial Library - Kalgoorlie	9021 9802
Fremantle City Library	9432 9771	Karratha Community Library	9159 6849
City of Gosnells Libraries	9459 2499	Katanning Public Library	92821 4300
City of Joondalup Libraries	9400 4707	Kununuura Community Library	9169 1227
City of Kalamunda Libraries	9257 9971
City of Melville Libraries	9317 4317
City of Nedlands Libraries	9386 6230
City of Rockingham Libraries	9593 4608
City of South Perth Libraries	9450 4450
City of Stirling Libraries	9345 8816
Evelyn H. Parker Library - Subiaco	9381 5107
Shire of Swan Libraries	9267 9030
Victoria Park Library	9361 1977
Vincent Public Libraries	9273 6090

For further information visit the Children's Book Council of Australia web site or e-mail: yps@slwa.wa.gov.au or contact:

Children's Book Council of Australia (WA Branch Inc.)
P.O. Box 473
West Perth WA 6827