City of Fremantle
Coastal Charm
This dedicated children’s zone offers picture books, board books, easy readers, DVDs and children’s fiction. Families can enjoy the engaging environment that will inspire kids with playful design, bold colours, reading nooks, gaming area and an indoor slide.
View the Children’s Library and Gaming Zone Guidelines.
View the Supervision of Children Guidelines.
LibraryCraft is an award-winning Java Edition Minecraft server running MC 1.21 with multiple worlds and gamemodes, to allow for various styles of gameplay as single or multiplayer.
Players can build homes on the Survival world, create anything in the Creative world, enter one of the monthly competitions, get the high score on the Parkour course, or play some TNT Run, BedWars or KitPVP with a friend.
The site is a “whitelisted server” accessible only to kids aged 7-17 years of age, and the server moderators are there to help players if they get lost or stuck, the offer advice, judge the competitions, and create awesome content for the players. They also ensure player saftey online, making sure the rules are followed for the safety of all involved.
To play, you will need a registered copy of Minecraft Java Edition. To find out more, check out the LibraryCraft website, and Join online.
Better Beginnings supports parents in reading to children, helping them to develop necessary literacy skills to become good readers and succeed at school. Collect a Better Beginnings parent toolkit with a beautiful board book for your baby from your child health nurse or from the Library. Visit Better Beginnings for more information.
Join us for Storytime on Thursdays during school term at 9.30am designed for 2–5-year olds to promote and encourage early literacy.
Rhymetime runs on Tuesdays 9.30am during school term, for children up to 2 years of age with their parents.
Meet new friends and enjoy fantastical tales and uproarious rhymes together at the library.
Buster is a free, multi-sensory, hands-on, active and child-centred program that offers creative and fun opportunities for families to learn and play together, for ages 0-5.
Buster runs during school term on Wednesdays and Fridays – check the Buster page for locations and times as well as our Facebook page for last minute changes.
Choose from over 1,900 toys, games, costumes, puzzles and ride ons at Fremantle Toy Library. Membership is open to families, playgroups, parent groups and centres.
Regular activities at Fremantle Toy Library:
Story Box Library is a subscription based educational website, created for children to view stories by local authors and illustrators, being read aloud by fantastic, predominantly Australian and New Zealand, storytellers. Follow the link on the eResources page for access.
Join an online reading challenge, earn badges for completing goals, share reviews and more. Visit the site to sign up.
Free unlimited streaming of children’s videos including ABC Kids. Visit the Kanopy website, create an account and click on the Kanopy Kids link on the homepage.
Busy Things provides educational games and activities for ages 3-11, learning skills in language, math, art, music and more.
Access picture books and listen to stories in two languages to help engage families and support kids in staying connected to their language or even learn a new one.
Visit the website or download the app and sign in with your library barcode to get started now.
We have a section dedicated to Young Adult fiction, alongside graphic novels and manga. Send us your requests for the collection.
Young people who use code to develop apps, games and websites are invited to bring their own inspiration, ideas and knowledge into the Dojo. Develop your skills in Scratch and much more! Mentors are on hand to help learn new skills and solve problems. Bookings are essential – there is currently a waitlist but you can join at any time if there are vacancies.
3.30pm – 5pm on Wednesdays during school terms For ages 7+ Email or check Humanatix
Download magazines from Overdrive, and read online or via the Libby app. eBooks and eAudiobooks are available via Overdrive and Borrowbox. Comics books, music, eBooks, eAudiobooks, and more available on Hoopla.
Fremantle Library Walyalup Civic Centre 151 High Street Fremantle WA 6160 T 08 9432 9766 E frelib@fremantle.wa.gov.au
