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Join us and children all across Australia and New Zealand for National Simultaneous Storytime 2025! Recommended age: Preschool.
National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country.
Now in its 25th successful year, it is a colourful, vibrant, fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy.
Bookings are recommended to save your place in the program.
Please cancel your booking if you are no longer able to attend so we can contact our waitlist.
Bookings close one day prior to the session. If you require assistance, please contact library staff.
Children must be supervised by a responsible person (adult or carer) in our libraries and our programs.
| Mon, Apr 28 | 10:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Tue, Apr 29 | 10:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Wed, Apr 30 | 10:00AM to 3:00PM |
| Thu, May 01 | 10:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Fri, May 02 | 10:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Sat, May 03 | 10:00AM to 1:00PM |
| Sun, May 04 | 1:30PM to 4:00PM |
Located in Torquay’s Surf City Plaza, adjacent to the Surf World Museum and Community Hall, Torquay Library is a popular community gathering space, particularly for families and holidaymakers. The branch features zones for reading, studying and working, a dedicated area for children, public access PCs and free WiFi. Regular Baby, Toddler and Preschool Story Time sessions are held here, and many events and programs for adults are also run throughout the year.
The Geelong Regional Library Corporation acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin nation, and the Gulidjan and Gadubanud Peoples of the Maar nations as the Original Owners of the lands on which our library services operate. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and celebrate First Nations Peoples of this land as the custodians of learning, literacy, knowledge and story.
