We had a 2 day event in our library this year to celebrate and commorate ANZAC Day 2026! The event included workshops by the Friends of the Nurses’ Memorial Chapel which explored the heroic work that ANZAC Nurses did for the war effort, NZ Armed Forces looking at equipment, trying on old uniforms, Poppy making and an informational session about the history of ANZAC by … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: ANZAC Day Display 2026!
Our lastest display of the term is was put up on Monday, May the 4th! Looking fantastic! The idea was simple – we combined a Star Wars inspired display with New Zealand Sign Language Week! Thank you to the staff who helped creating the star-wars terms in ASL! Thanks to the student librarians who put the display together! #MayTheForceBeWithYou #Maythe4th #NZSLW2026 #DeafAotearoa Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Star Wars May the 4th & NZ Sign Language Week 2026!
Author: Lily Braun-Arnold Published: 2025 Genres: Dystopia, LGBT+, Romance, YA By: Jess Star Rating: 4/5 stars It has happened. The world has ended. Ripped apart by storms and acid rain, Liz has nothing left, except for her bookstore. For a year she has lived here, trading books and passing mail, never venturing outside of the bookstore’s safety. She wasn’t always alone, but old friends left for survival, for new possibilities, for a … Continue reading Book Review: The Last Bookstore on Earth
Our last display of the term is up and looking fantastic! Quite poetic even, you could say! This display was inspired in part to celebrate World Poetry Day in mid-March. The idea was simple – make a poem out of book spines, well done to all the student librarians and staff who contributed and let their creativity fly! #SpinePoetry #TryItOut! Thank you to our wonderful … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Spine Poetry 2026!
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day we put together a slightly different display, with a collection of fantastic Irish authors, green books and a play on words – books written by Patrick’s or Pat’s! #St.Patrick’sDay #BooksbyPatsorPatricks Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: St. Patrick’s Day 2026!
To celebrate International Women’s Day we put together a collection of fantastic Biographies that feature inspiring female leaders, politicans, activists, doctors, athletes and history makers! #InternationalWomen’sDay #InspiringFemaleStories Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: International Women’s Day 2026!
Our first display of 2026 is up and running! To celebrate February with Blind Date a Book! The idea was simple – wrap up a selection of books and describe the novel in 3 words! And see if the students are encouraged to take one out! #BlindDateABook #TakeOneOut Thank you to our wonderful Library Team who put together this display and contniued to wrap up … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Blind Date a Book 2026!
To celebrate the end of the year and the arrival of summer, our Summer’s coming display! The student librarians chose some of their favourite reads to display as well as some recommended books that were wrapped up so you didn’t know what you were going to get! #SummerIsComing #MysteryReads #ReadOverTheHolidays Thanks to a group of our student librarians who worked together to collect books and … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Summer Reading 2025!
To encourage students to be creative in the library once study leave began in November, when our exams start, our librarians came up with the Spotify Study Playlist display! The idea was simple, what music do you listen to while you study? What playlists to you enjoy? We asked students to share their favourite songs, playlist, study habits on post-its. Can you only study with … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Spotify Study Playlist 2025!
To celebrate the end of October, our Spooky Reads Halloween display! There were an array of horror reads on display for the taking, or students could choose to take a mystery spooky read from the cauldron, books that were wrapped up so you didn’t know what you were going to get! #HappyHalloween #MysteryReads #TakeOneIfYouDare Thanks to a group of our student librarians who worked together … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Spooky Halloween Reads 2025!
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