Book Week

Book Week is the longest running children's festival in Australia, when many schools and public libraries from all over Australia spend a week celebrating books and Australian authors and illustrators. Classroom teachers, teacher librarians and public librarians develop activities, offer competitions and tell stories relating to a theme to highlight the importance of reading.

Book Week Date - 2026 TBC

Book Week Theme - 2026 Symphony of Stories

Students holding books in costume during a school literacy event.

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