Carindale Library

The new Carindale library, constructed in conjunction with the new open dining end of Carindale shopping centre, is worth a visit if your little ones are going stir crazy during our very wet winter.

It's been open a few months and has a great kids corner.

It's tucked in the back corner so that you don't need to worry too much about the noise they make. But public libraries seem a lot more forgiving about that now a days anyway. I guess they've worked out a bit of noise is the price to encourage the next generation of bookworms.

So with my tribe in tow and despite many offers to read to them, there was just so much interactive stuff that they kept busy exploring. This is the lego wall.

The reading box/ stage area.

The individual reading cubes. Note the padding on the top edges for the vertically challenged- in this case the adults.

The colouring bench.

Reading cubes in the stage area

Soccer projected onto the carpet

Wall boxes filled with books and toys.

The time flew by quickly. My reading services were not wanted, but the kids had a great time playing. Then upstairs to find something for morning tea.