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School Age & Pre-Teen
Bayside Library has a wide range of material for our junior readers! From first chapter books for newly independent readers in our Early Junior Fiction collection, to Graphic Novels, books for dyslexic readers as well as eBooks, talking books and streaming movies.
Our Librarians know books! Let us help you find your next great read. Check out the Reading Lists that have been developed by our Librarians, or answer a few quick questions about what you are interested in and we'll send you an email with a list of books selected just for you!
Coding
Rainforest Coding is a collection of adventures, activities and resources. These make Scratch programming easier to understand and great fun to learn. There are games to play, projects to remix and lots of sound, graphic and animation.
Features
- Introduces Scratch from the very beginning in a logical and sequential manner.
- Advanced Scratch coding such as define blocks, conditional statements, cloning and variables.
- Puzzles, games and challenges make learning Scratch great fun.
- Animated tutorials and instructions illustrate Scratch coding techniques.
- New debugging challenges reinforce students Scratch coding understanding.
SWOPbots is a fun and highly motivational way to learn coding through games and puzzle solving and its suitable for ages 8 and above.
LEGO Blast
Let your imagination run wild with thousands of LEGO pieces! Build boats, bridges and more and use special pieces to create your own unique design! Your creations are displayed in our display cases until the next LEGO club.
3D Printing
3D Printing
Bayside Libraries has 3D printers at Beaumaris, Brighton and Sandringham locations. Learn about 3D printing, or submit your own print job!
eGraphic Novels
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Victorian Premier's Reading Challenge
The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge encourages kids to read a set number of books over the year and record their efforts online. The challenge is open to all Victorian children and students from birth to Year 10.
You can find out more about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, including information on how to register, on the Victorian Government website.
Our Librarians have created reading lists of books for kids of every age.
School Support
Homework and Learning
Junior Nonfiction titles are informational books based on real facts, people, and events. The collections are divided into topics to help you find what you are interested in.
