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Inspiring articles about reading, why it’s important, and ideas and advice about how to create a reading culture in schools.
2024 Auckland Writers Festival — books and beyond
By Fiona (Ona) 'Ofamo'oni
29 April 2024
National Library Services to Schools is once again partnering with Auckland Writers Festival.
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Reading culture boosts literacy and classroom connections
By Tracey Greenwood
19 February 2024
Building solid relationships at the start of the year sets your students up for success.
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South Dunedin Read Share Grow — it’s a wrap
By Jo Buchan
7 December 2023
In 2019, the National Library and partners began a journey to create a community of readers in South Dunedin.
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Our best children's and YA books for 2023
By Services to Schools staff
20 November 2023
Services to Schools staff are back with their pick of books published in 2023.
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Dahl and beyond: Discover more read-alouds!
By Heath Lewzey
16 October 2023
Roald Dahl is an icon, explore a selection of other great read-aloud authors.
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Seeding a community of readers
By Jo Buchan
21 September 2023
Alex Woodley discusses her role as evaluator for the Canterbury Pūtoi Rito COR project.
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Try a verse novel for National Poetry Day
By Crissi Blair
21 August 2023
Verse novels provide rewarding reading for all ages and abilities.
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Seeing ourselves in the awards finalists — NZCYA 2023
By Crissi Blair and other Services to School staff
3 July 2023
See your world and its stories reflected in the 2023 NZCYA finalists.
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Unleash the power of shadowing book awards
By Tracey Greenwood
26 June 2023
Embark on this ultimate reading experience to (re)engage your students.
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Ink and identity: NZCYA 2023 awards finalists
By Crissi Blair
19 June 2023
Discover the familiar and fascinating in amongst the 2023 NZCYA finalists.
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Inclusive picture books
By Crissi Blair, Rosemary Tisdall and Tracey Greenwood
20 March 2023
Explore how picture books are for everyone. Read highlights from WaiPRU 2022. Browse a curated list of inclusive picture books.
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Our best children’s and YA books for 2022
By Services to Schools staff
7 November 2022
Here's our annual selection of the best children's and young adult (YA) books published in 2022.
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Ākonga | student engagement at Auckland Writers Festival 2022
By Emma Smoldon, Crissi Blair and Jade Benson
27 September 2022
A round-up of some of the recent Auckland Writers Festival Schools Programme highlights, themes and resources.
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How teachers who read create readers
By Jo Buchan
22 August 2022
Sue McDowall (NZCER) discusses her study that explored how teachers who read support reading for pleasure in their classrooms.
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Books for all ages, rich in story and illustration — NZCYA 2022
By Crissi Blair
18 July 2022
There are creatures galore and something for all ages in the NZCYA 2022 picture book and illustration categories.
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Great junior and YA fiction in and out of the classroom — NZCYA 2022
By Anne Dickson
11 July 2022
There's a wealth of wonderful writing in the finalists for the 2022 NZCYA junior and young adult fiction awards.
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Te reo Māori tales to tempt young readers — NZCYA 2022
By Kodi Hapi
4 July 2022
Te Kura Pounamu finalists offer young te reo Māori readers a splendid selection in 2022's New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
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Fabulous firsts and non-fiction stars — NZCYA 2022
By Rosemary Tisdall and Chelsea Heap
27 June 2022
First book and non-fiction finalists reach across wide-ranging topics in 2022's New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults (NZCYA).
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Communities creating readers
By Jo Buchan
7 June 2022
A new report shows building communities of support helps get kids reading.
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Anzac memories
By Mini Prasad
11 April 2022
Ahead of Anzac Day, let’s take a look at a small selection of our books about World War 1 (WW1) available through the National Library's school lending service.
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