Discover free and exciting events at your local library in the winter school holidays!
There are lots of free and fun activities on during the school holidays at your local library from 11 to 26 July 2026. Everyone is welcome.
The Libraries Tasmania winter school holiday program offers lots of fun ways for children and young people of all ages to learn and connect with their community.
Explore winter school holiday activities
To book winter school holiday activities, head to winter school holiday activities on Eventbrite – watch this page for updates in early July.
Are you visiting in and around Hobart this school holidays? Make the most of the fun and family-friendly cultural activities beyond Libraries Tasmania, with our friends at the Theatre Royal Staycation holiday program.
Byte Wise exhibition
Enjoy hands-on challenges from logic puzzles and code breaking to geometry in the travelling exhibition Byte Wise by Questacon. Touring Tasmania from June through to September.
Find out when Byte Wise is coming to a library near you at on Eventbrite – no need to book.
Premier’s Reading Challenge
Taking part in the Premier’s Reading Challenge? Your library can help you find your next book. The Premier’s Reading Challenge encourages Tasmanian students to read more books and discover the joy of reading.
Borrow books for the challenge from your local library or read online. Libraries Tasmania has books for all ages, interests and reading levels, including print books, eBooks and audiobooks.
Little Explorers book packs
Grab a Little Explorers book pack and enjoy themed books and low or no cost activities for children aged 4-8 and their families to enjoy side by side. Discover each Little Explorers character and themed book pack:
- Orion – Space
- Gem – Our planet
- Sprout – Living things
- Eddie – You, me, everyone
Pick up a Little Explorers pack at your local library, or place a hold online to collect when ready.
Here on Sea Country exhibition in Nipaluna/Hobart
Based on the book Here on Sea Country is a new free exhibition showing from 4 July 2026 at State Library and Archives of Tasmania, Level 2, 91 Murray Street, Nipaluna/Hobart, Lutruwita/Tasmania 7000.
Warm Winter Read
Cosy up with a book these school holidays and log your reading to children for Warm Winter Read! Parents, grandparents and carers can read with younger kids, and count the reading towards the Warm Winter Read challenge – building healthy reading habits for the whole family.
If you’re aged 16–25, this one’s for you too! Join Warm Winter Read, discover something new at your local library or place a hold online, and start logging your reads. There’s even a prize category just for young readers aged 16–25.
Register and find out more at Warm Winter Read.
Join the library and start your free reading adventure!
Ready to join? Visit your local library or sign up online today!
