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Looking for fun & FREE activities during the school holidays? Discover programs for all ages at your local Ipswich Libraries branch.
Begin your family’s early language learning journey during this 4-week program. Share rhymes, songs, games and stories.
Ages 0-12 months
Explore books through play as you boost your child’s love of literacy and language.
Ages 0-5 years
Join us to Talk, Read, Sing and Play together at our First 5 Forever Out and About Programs.
Discover the magic of stories and make new friends as we explore a different theme each month.
Ages 0-5 years
Explore a world of stories and nurture early literacy development as we dance, sing, read and rhyme.
Ages 0-5 years
Join us for Story Time and Toddler Time sessions that will also be shared in Auslan.
Ages 0-5 years
Discover the joy of stories and connect with new friends as we learn and play together at Story Time.
Ages 0-5 years. Free Drop In Event.
Nurture your child’s love of language and stories at your local pool.
Ages 0-5 years. Free Drop In Event.
Spark your child’s creativity with songs, books, movement and play.
Ages 0-5 years. Free Drop In Event.
Play and explore with things that are messy and squishy, noisy and slushy, crumbly and sloshy.
Ages 0-5 years. Free Drop In Event.
Spark your child’s creativity with songs, books, movement and play.
Ages 0-5 Years. Free Drop In Event.
Discover the Library. Drop in any time during the morning to share in fun library activities.
Ages 0-5 years. Free Drop-In Event.
Nurture your child’s love of creativity and make new friends while enjoying stories and block play.
Ages 0-5 years. Free Drop In Event.
Nurture your child’s love of creativity and make new friends while enjoying stories and block play.
Ages 0-5 years. Free Drop In Event.
Nurture your child’s love of creativity and make new friends while enjoying stories and block play.
Ages 0-5 years. Bookings Essential.
Nurture your child’s love of language and stories at your local park.
Ages 0-5 years. Free Drop In Event.
Tales and Trails story trail – each park featured showcases a story written and illustrated by Queensland authors as part of The Stories for Little Queenslanders series published by State Library of Queensland.
Discover Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Music & Math. Explore fun monthly-themed content and challenge your creativity.
Ages 6-12 years
Put your gaming skills to the test. Challenge friends to a game of Super Smash Bros, Mario Kart or other popular Nintendo Switch title.
Ages 6-12 years
Enjoy a morning filled with movement, music, rhymes and stories. Discover new activities and themes at each Saturday Stories event.
Families
Enjoy the library at night as you build a family reading fort. Join a local author/illustrator as they share their latest book with you.
Ages 5-12 years with parents and/or carers
Borrow a Story in a Box kit and bring the magic of stories, songs and rhymes to your playgroup or community group.
Join us for traditional stories with a twist, told by the Ipswich Libraries First 5 Forever team.
Watch as the team demonstrates ways of introducing classic nursery rhymes to your kids.
Listen as the First 5 Forever team bring some favourite stories to life with the help from some very clever Ipswich kids.
Inspire your child’s love of reading by looking through the First 5 Forever Stories for Little Queenslanders collection.
Join our local Community Champions as they share one of the Stories for Little Queenslanders.
Dive Into Books is a pool-side storytelling program developed in partnership with Kids Alive – Do the Five and hosted by Just Sports N Fitness.
It’s never too early to talk, sing, play and share stories with your child. Check out this selection of new and old favourites.
Since launching in 2015 there have been more than 2.5 million attendances at First 5 Forever activities in public libraries and Indigenous Knowledge Centres across Queensland.
Discover how library programs can be tailored to suit your school or group. Organise a visit to one of our libraries or have the Library Programs team come to you.
Let our First 5 Forever team bring the magic of stories, songs and rhymes to your playgroup or community group.
Draw along with Emma as she demonstrates how to draw one of her favourite Australian animals, using materials that you have at home.
Try something new and challenge yourself with 3D modelling, papercraft and unplugged challenges in the Makerspaces.
Accept the current challenge and make your creation, master a past challenge or conquer them all!