A colourful and celebratory post provided by various libraries to wrap up Term 3. Creative talent from adults and children abounds.
On Wednesday 21 May children around Australia were united in their joy as they listened to the wonderful, heart-warming story of The Truck Cat, written by Deborah Frenkel and illustrated by Danny Snell. Organised by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), this fun and joyful event has had increasing participation over the 25 years it has been in place. With 2,204,658 registered participants across 16,632 locations the event was clearly a hit success in promoting reading. Explore the national wrap up here.
NSS is a wonderful opportunity for public and school libraries to shine and there was visual evidence of this across Tasmania as vibrant and creative displays promoted the event as well as providing a backdrop for telling the story of Yacoub and his little cat Tinker and their truck journeys. Both trucks and cats were in abundance in the displays shared in this post and many thanks to the library organisers for providing a window into the excitement that NSS generates.
Launceston Library – cats, trucks, and cats in trucks!
Tinker chases butterflies around the circulation desk at Rosny Library.
Scotch Oakburn Junior School library featured a massive truck with Yacoub and Tinker, surrounded by a wonderful collection of cat books.
Before and after shots from St Finn Barr’s Catholic School with a truck in the reading corner to be adorned with art work from the students in response to the read-aloud.
Students at Launceston Grammar searched for cat images to name and display on the circulation desk – what original names they came up with!
Windermere Primary School featured trucks and elaborate knitted cats to celebrate NSS.
An engrossed audience participates in NSS at St Thomas More’s Catholic School with creative responses from students of all ages.
Many thanks to the CBCA Tasmania supporters for providing these wonderful images. They certainly demonstrate the fun had participating in the 2025 National Simultaneous Storytime event. Don't leave this as a once a year occurrence. We urge you to Read Aloud to Your Child Every Day!
Jennie Bales
CBCA Tas Social Media Coordinator
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