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Library School Holiday Activities

Join us at our Cumberland City Council libraries for an exciting range of creative, hands-on, and family-friendly school holiday activities!

Drop-in Scratch Board Craft

Starts 7 April 2026 - Experiment with scratch board art and pick up your free template.

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Get Wild Reptile Show

7 April 2026 - Meet amazing reptiles and learn fascinating facts about their habitats at this library school holiday activity.

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Books Alive at Wentworthville Library

7 April 2026 - Back by popular demand! Participate in some read aloud stories with us, sing songs and play games in this dramatic school holiday favourite!

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Mini Book Craft at Regents Park

7 April 2026 - Make your own mini book to take home and share your stories!

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Book Bingo for ages 7 to 13 years

8 April 2026 - Dive into our School Holiday Book Bingo.

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Teen Escape Room for ages 13 to 17 years

8 April 2026 - Detective Casey Closed has left you a strange message and now they have gone missing! Help us follow the clues to find the detective and solve the case.

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Teen Escape Room for ages 13 to 17 years

8 April 2026 - Detective Casey Closed has left you a strange message and now they have gone missing! Help us follow the clues to find the detective and solve the case.

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Pillowcase Workshop at Auburn

9 April 2026 - Pillowcase Workshop is an interactive educational session run by Australian Red Cross aimed at helping children learn how to prepare for, cope with, and respond to emergencies, such as bushfires, storms and floods.

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Trivia Day - Parents vs Kids

9 April 2026 - It’s time to test your knowledge as you and other kids answer questions against your parents. Who will win this trivia competition between parents and kids?

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Amelie Ecology Workshop

10 April 2026 - Join PHD scientist, artist and educator Amelia Ecology in her journey to teach us about bees, pollinators and ecological sciences. We can all BEE scientists after this special visit.

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Books Alive at Merrylands Library

10 April 2026 - Back by popular demand! Participate in some read aloud stories with us, sing songs and play games in this dramatic school holiday favourite!

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Pillowcase Workshop at Merrylands

13 April 2026 - Pillowcase Workshop is an interactive educational session run by Australian Red Cross aimed at helping children learn how to prepare for, cope with, and respond to emergencies, such as bushfires, storms and floods.

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Simple Soft Felt Toy

13 April 2026 - Let’s make a simple soft felt animal toy by sewing them with a blanket stitch and stuffing them firmly. Don't worry, you will be safe; you can choose to use a plastic needle.

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Mini Book Craft at Greystanes Library

14 April 2026 - Make your own mini book to take home and share your stories!

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Frankenstein Writing Youth Workshop for ages 13 years +

14 April 2026 - Come and create your monster masterpiece!

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Cumberland Young Writers Award Writing Workshops

16 and 17 July 2026 - Cumberland City Council Libraries will be working with award winning author Eleonor Pearson to run workshops for students who are interested in learning to write.

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Star Planetarium for ages 5 years and over

15 April 2026 - Discover some of our vast space stories as you gaze upon Star Planetarium’s portable dome. Don’t miss out on this exciting experience!

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Book Bingo for ages 7 to 13 years

17 April 2026 - Dive into our School Holiday Book Bingo.

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Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians

Cumberland City Council acknowledges the Darug Nation and People as Traditional Custodians of the land on which the Cumberland Local Government Area (LGA) is situated and pays respect to Aboriginal Elders both past, present and future. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples of Australia. Cumberland City Council also acknowledges other Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living in the Cumberland LGA and reaffirms that we will work closely with all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to advance reconciliation within the area.

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