The Great Book Swap - Newcastle City Library
Wednesday 3 September 2025
26 days from now
10am - 12pm
2 hours
Celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day with our Great Book Swap Extravaganza!
Join us for The Great Book Swap, an event that supports the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) to raise funds for culturally appropriate books and literacy programs for Indigenous kids. Bring a book along, swap it for another and donate to the ILF.
Our celebrations kick off with Uncle Amos sharing language and culture through stories and song. A screening of the Indigenous Literacy Day Film and a live stream event will follow, with light refreshments and a morning of book swapping to follow.
Event times:
- 10am – Uncle Amos sharing language and culture through song, dance, puppets
- 10:30am – Live film screening – Indigenous Literacy Day FILM
- 10:50am – A 45-minute Livestream event direct from The Sydney Opera House, where special guests such as Lucas Proudfoot, Bianca Hunt, Josh Pyke, Andy Griffiths will host performances celebrating Aboriginal storytelling.
Free event, tea and coffee provided. No bookings required, drop in.
Want to make a donation to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation?
If you are unable to make it on the day but would like to make a donation towards our ILF fundraising goal, you can visit the Newcastle Libraries Great Book Swap fundraising page to donate.
