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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 Kids Catalogue lets kids explore library collections with dedicated kid-safe searching.

 

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!

eGraphic Novels

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. 

Victorian Premier's Reading Challenge Reading Lists

Full STEAM ahead!

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 at the Library!

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. 

 

 

Book Into LEGO BLAST

 

 

 

 

3D Printing

Bayside Libraries has 3D printers at Beaumaris, Brighton and Sandringham locations.  Learn about 3D printing, or submit your own print job!

 

Learn about 3D Printing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


School Support

Are you working on a project? Bayside Library Service has you covered with lots of free resources and information to help you with your schoolwork. To access all this great information, you will need a Library Cards. Your parent or guardian can sign you up

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Britannica For Kids is ideal if you are looking for an online encyclopedia. When you log in, you can pick whether you want to be connected to the primary school, middle or high school version of the encyclopedia.

Mango Languages is a great resource for if you are interested in learning a new language or improving their English skills, and there are over 70 languages to choose from. Note: If you are interested in language learning for young children, check out the Little Pim videos available on Kanopy.

ABC Education brings you high-quality educational content to use at home and in the classroom. All their resources are free and mapped to the Australian Curriculum

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.

Explore the Junior Non-Fiction Collections

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