Australian Children's Laureate, Gabrielle Wang named as Lit Club 4 Kids Author for July - September 2023

We are delighted to announce our third Lit Club 4 Kids book for 2023 is… Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon by Gabrielle Wang!

Lit Club 4 Kids is a free, online book club for children 8-13 years old. With 4 books a year, members will be challenged to let their imaginations run wild with activities and games on the Lit Club 4 Kids website.

Zadie Ma is a girl who writes magical stories that sometimes come true... Can Zadie bring to life her most important story of all, the one where she finds the dog of her dreams?

To learn more, please visit https://litclub4kids.com.au/

Iwasaki Foundation generously support 14 Library Regeneration Programs throughout QLD

Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Iwasaki Foundation, Dymocks Children's Charities received $50,000 to deliver life-changing Library Regeneration programs to 14 disadvantaged schools across Queensland.

How wonderful are these photos of El Arish State School, Normanton State School, Tara Shire State College and Weir State School enjoying their brand-new books! The grant provided over 5,000 new books to 2,370 students across the 14 schools.

El Arish State School

Weir State School shared "Our school is situated in an area of highly vulnerable families. The learning possibilities are simply endless for our students now that they have quality and updated literature in their hands which can reignite their love of books".

The charter of the Iwasaki Foundation is to promote, foster, assist, encourage and sponsor the welfare of people in need. This is done through the funding of Charitable Grants and Tertiary Education Bursaries. Thank you Iwasaki Foundation for supporting DCC's mission to improve literacy outcomes for children in Australia and encourage a lifelong love of reading.

The Great Debate Gala 2023 raises $431,000+ for children's literacy!

What a night! Our goal was to recognise the important work of Dymocks Children’s Charities and champion children’s literacy, and we did it in style at The Great Debate Gala 2023! It was our biggest and most impactful gala yet. Thanks to the generous support of our guests and sponsors, The Great Debate raised $431,900 which will be transformative in delivering books and literacy programs for disadvantaged children across Australia.

Congratulations to all our debaters Adam Spencer, Candice Fox and Dominic Knight and our winning negative team – Rachel Spratt, Tony Burke and Rob Carlton who hilariously convinced the crowd that the world does not need more celebrity memoirs.

A special thank you to our event sponsors - The Phillips Foundation, Bdynamic Logistics, Yangaro, Dymocks, Top Print, Patons and Telegram Co.

We are already looking forward to next year’s Great Debate! 

"You can’t beat reading stories to preschool children" - Lismore Preschool

Dymocks Children’s Charities was delighted to recently support Lismore Preschool with a delivery of brand-new books. Lismore along with the entire Northern Rivers region was heavily impacted by the 2022 Floods. Following devastation and destruction, DCC provided $3,000 worth of books to assist in the rebuild of their library.

The Director of the preschool shared “We opened the boxes today and let the children choose a story each. After looking at the pictures, we then read the five stories to our large group during the day. You can’t beat reading stories to preschool children”. 📚

James Ruse Agricultural High School donates $500 - Library Boost Project

You’re never too young to make a difference in the world! A big thank you to the James Ruse Agricultural High School community for generously supporting Dymocks Children’s Charities.
Last year, the school came together during Book Week to hold a dress up day which raised $500. This money will go directly towards helping disadvantaged students throughout Australia access brand-new books.

DCC General Manager, Melanie Smith and Chairman, Robert Williams who is a James Ruse alumnus, were delighted to accept the cheque at a school assembly which was hand crafted and designed by art students at the school.

Our Library Boost Project is the perfect way to empower students to lead a philanthropic life. With the goal to give students the tools and resources to make school fundraising easy and fun, learn more about how to get involved here.

Ventia Community Grant Program helps breathe life into six school libraries

Thanks to the generosity of Ventia’s community grants program, Dymocks Children's Charities received $12,000 to deliver our Library Regeneration program to six schools in priority areas across Australia.

How wonderful are these photos of Gladstone West State School and Roma State College enjoying their brand-new books! The grant saw 1,123 new books delivered to 2,990 students across the six schools which also included Roxby Downs Area School, Dalby State School, Toowoomba North State School and Warruwi School.

Ventia's community grants program is designed to support communities and build regional strength and sustainability.