Mayor celebrates National Simultaneous Storytime

Published on 23 May 2024

In celebration of the 24th National Simultaneous Storytime on 22 May, Narrabri Library hosted Mayor Darrell Tiemens during their weekly storytime session.

Narrabri’s Gumnut Cottage Childcare and Preschool made the visit to enjoy the reading of this year’s chosen book, ‘Bowerbird Blues’ by Aura Parker.

Mayor Tiemens aided by Rosie the Story-Time Teddy, delivered the reading to the young audience.

“National Simultaneous Storytime is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate story time in communities across the country, and promotes the value of reading and literacy,” said Mayor Tiemens.

“Encouraging early literacy is a priority for our community, and events like this highlight the importance of fostering a love for reading from a young age, and I want to thank Gumnut Cottage for their participation as well as our dedicated library staff”.

National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), and each year, a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes and bookshops across Australia.