Welcome to the CBCA (Tasmanian Branch) Inc. website

2025: CELEBRATES 80 YEARS OF CBCA

Find out more at Book Week 2025

2025 AGM: Saturday October 25 2025

Libraries Tasmania Meeting Room 2 High Street, Launceston

10.30 am

All positions are declared vacant at the AGM. 

2025 Executive elected on October 19, 2024

Your 2024-25 executive are:
President - Steve Martin
Vice President - Roxanne Steenbergen
Secretary - Jo-Ann Wolf
Treasurer and Public Officer - Felicity Sly

We welcome enquiries. Please go to our contacts page.

2025 MERCHANDISE

Merchandise for the 2025 Book of the Year Awards, will become available early in 2025 at https://store.cbca.org.au.

 

 

Membership for 2025

New forms are now available on the Membership page, or by emailing tas@cbca.org.au.

Join or renew now to support the volunteer operations of CBCA Tas Branch.

2025 Institutional members will be offered the chance to win a Creator Workshop for your school. Second prize is a set of 30 Book an Adventure passports and stamps.

Personal or institution membership forms can be accessed here.

Book of the Year Awards 2025

Shortlist 2025

Notables 2025

Winners 2024

Readers' Cup Primary South Friday, November 14 2025 

We have a date. We have a venue. We have a book list. We just need you.

Email tas@cbca.org.au for information. Members have been emailed information on July 30 2025.

Book Week 2025

August 16-23

Theme: Book an Adventure

Artwork by Jess McGeachin

Dates to remember

August 15 2025 Winners and Shadow Judged Winners announced

 

READ ALOUD TO YOUR CHILD EVERY DAY

Launched October 29 2023

CBCA Tasmania Branch and Toast 4 Kids charity have co-launched an initiative to encourage parents/caregivers to read aloud to children in their care...every day. We aim for this message to go Australia-wide, with the opportunity for any organisation to add their own logo to the banner/email signature. Please contact us at tas@cbca.org.au if you would like a copy of the logo.

Read Aloud Logo


OCTOBER 2024: PARLIAMENTARY FRIENDS OF CHILDREN'S LITERACY ESTABLISHED

It is intended that this Group will support the promotion of public messages encouraging parents and caregivers throughout Australia to read to their children every day; and inform Members and Senators of the importance of and benefits of children's literacy.

Contact Persons:

Senator Catryna Bilyk MP
Ms Angie Bell MP
(Co-Chairs)

Events calendar

Foundation for Literacy and Learning Symposium

More information

Shadow Judging

2024 Shadow Judging Winners

Register for 2025 via the SUN Project website


 

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Online Resources

Visit the CBCA website to access Reading Time for children's book news and reviews.

Links to book related activities from the Kid Lit blog

Audible resources free whilst schools closed

Cloudyseas activities (Coral Tulloch facebook)

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From the blog: Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities

One important element of The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) work is to support access to books that are relevant and accessible to children with different needs and abilities. Nella Pickup introduces 2025 IBBY Selection of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities and the two Australian titles selected for inclusion.

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