Kids events & programs

Reading to your child from birth is one of the best ways to kick start their early literacy journey. Sharing stories benefits your child’s language development, social development and encourages a secure bond between parent and child.

Our programs incorporate songs, rhymes, movement, and storytelling. We have great fun and as a bonus we are helping to activate the brains and bodies of your children. As your little ones approach school age, our programs also help to prepare them with the basic skills needed for a smooth transition to classroom learning.

We’re also here to support parents with up-to-date resources on child development and parenting styles. 

Early literacy programs

We offer a range of activities for children to promote early language and reading skills.

Wriggletime at Unley Town Hall

Perfect for those wriggly toddlers. With action songs to keep busy toddlers moving, enjoy these fun sessions

Wriggletime at Goodwood

Perfect for those wriggly toddlers. With action songs to keep busy toddlers moving, enjoy these fun sessions

Babytime at Unley Town Hall

Aimed at 0-2 year olds, sit with your child on your lap and enjoy 30 minutes of songs, rhymes, finger plays and stories.

Babytime at Goodwood

Aimed at 0-2 year olds, sit with your child on your lap and enjoy 30 minutes of songs, rhymes, finger plays and stories.

Storytime at Unley

Join us for storytelling, songs, educational activities and experiences designed specifically for 2-5 year olds.

Storytime at Goodwood

Join us for storytelling, songs, educational activities and experiences designed specifically for 2-5 year olds.

Connect and Play

Tools to help you connect and play with your child.

Online early literacy programs

We offer online versions of our early literacy programs so you can enjoy them at home during those times you can't make it into the Libraries. We also offer craft resources for Storytimes (and anytime) over on our Crafts page. All our online early literacy programs can be found on our YouTube channel and we are creating more, so don't forget to subscribe over there so you don't miss the next one.

3bythree

The 3bythree club is a targeted program for children aged up to three years which incorporates a resource pack and a library membership card to introduce families to the many activities and services across the City of Unley.

Babytime Online

We’re reaching out to parents of babies 0-12 months, and inviting you to sit down for ten minutes with your baby to share some songs.

Wriggletime Online

Sing, dance and balance with us to our favourite songs. Wriggletime is aimed at toddlers who are ready to wriggle, dance and follow along with the actions.

Kids clubs and regular events

Young Creatives Group

Channel your creative side as we explore fun activities with a focus on literacy.

Family Movie Night

Get the gang together to watch a movie in the library!

Kids Reboot STEAM Club

Join us at our fun Kids Reboot STEAM Club!

Teen Crafternoon

Craft activity for ages 10 - 18 years

Digital Drawing Group

Monthly group for young people who love to draw digitally on tablets or devices. We explore different techniques and learn new skills together.

School holiday program

We offer a school holiday program for children and teens every school holidays. The City of Unley's citywide program is released approximately three weeks before the holidays and contains details of the Libraries offerings. 

Download a copy of the City of Unley School Holiday Program September - October 2024(PDF, 2MB)

If you are looking for some activities to do at home, check out our online programs!

Crafts

Some of our crafts used in our programs and some ideas for spending time with your child.

Kids Reboot

Explore science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.

Virtual Escape Room

A cyber investigation team needs your help. Use maths, observation and problem solving to solve puzzles, get past an AI security bot and discover who is behind the crime.

Cooking with Karyn and Caitlin

Karyn and Caitlin cook up a storm. As part of our school holiday program this series of videos offers a chance for school aged children to cook along with our two star presenters.

Drawing with Lauren

Local illustrator, Lauren Mullinder, has created some more amazing sessions showing us how to draw some amazing creatures.

School visits

Tours and class library visits are available on request. We also provide outreach services where our staff visit schools, kindergartens and child care centres.

Request a school visit to the Libraries

Upcoming kids events