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New Farm Library has Books, Games & Activities for Families

Where is New Farm Library?

New Farm Library is located at 135 Sydney Street, New Farm.  You can contact them on (07) 3403 1062.

New Farm Library Facilities & Resources

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The facilities at New Farm Library include:

  • After hours chute
  • Books
  • Chinese collection
  • Council information
  • Digital resources
  • DVDs and CDs
  • eBooks
  • Information services
  • Internet
  • Italian collection
  • LGBTI collection
  • Magazines
  • Meeting room
  • Newspapers
  • Photocopier
  • Reference services
  • Scanner
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Wi-Fi

Activities for Children at New Farm Library

There are a variety of activities, workshops and performances available, especially over the school holidays.  Some of the regular activities for children include:

  • First 5 Forever Toddler Time; meet other parents and toddlers for a fun session of singing, clapping and dancing. Learn action rhymes and songs which will help your child’s pre-literacy, communication, language and social skills. Ideal for babies and toddlers aged 1-3 years. The First 5 Forever initiative is funded by the Queensland Government. There are no bookings required for this activity.

  • Babies, Books and Rhymes; meet other parents and babies for a fun session of singing, clapping and dancing. Learn songs and action rhymes to nurture your baby’s pre-literacy, communication, language and social skills. Ideal for babies and toddlers aged up to two years. There are no bookings required for this activity.

  • Children’s Storytime; experience the magic of storytime with your child at the library. This interactive session includes stories, songs and creative early literacy experiences for children. Ideal for children aged 2-5 years. There are no bookings required for this activity.

  • There is also a variety of activities and workshops available for the adults on a wide range of topics.

Please check the Brisbane City Council website for times, dates and descriptions.

Opening Times & Access

Normal hours:
Closed on public holidays
Monday and Sunday: closed
Tuesday and Wednesday: 10am – 6pm
Thursday: 12 noon – 8pm
Friday: 10am – 5pm
Saturday: 9am – 4pm

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Regina Gleeson

Regina is a fan of finding 'things to do with kids' in South East Queensland (specifically Brisbane and surrounds). As the Listings Editor of the popular Families Magazine (2013 - 2020), she was instrumental in hunting down and finding all the best things to do for families and sharing that information with her audience. She is extremely community-minded and makes it her personal mission to contribute content that is low cost (or free!) and suitable for families. This thirst for knowledge and desire to experience the things she writes about makes her an irreplaceable member of the team. Now working for blogs as a free-lancer, she contributes around raising two smaller humans and working with many, many more.

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