Māpuna Library’s Display: Pink Shirt Day 2023!

The most recent display in our library is in support of Pink Shirt Day 2023! Thank you to our wonderful group of student librarians who worked together to put this display up. From creating the title, and overall layout, helping to pick the books, collect them and display the books, even designing bespoke bookmarks! #PinkShirtDayNZ #SpeakUp #StandTogether #STOPBullying #KōreroMai #KōreroAtu! #MauriTū #MauriOra Celebrated annually around … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: Pink Shirt Day 2023!

Māpuna Library’s Display: BOOKFLIX

The most recent display in our library is BOOKFLIX! To promote the various book to movie/TV show adaptation books we have – the idea was to mimic the Netflix home screen as much as possible! We included some ‘Binge-worthy series’ and some ‘Trending Movies’ and ‘Trending Now’ with a ‘Top Picks for You’ at the end. #BOOKFLIXLibraryDisplays Thank you for the help from our Library … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: BOOKFLIX

Māpuna Library’s: Neurodiversity Week 2023!

Our first display of the year is to support and celebrate Neurodiversity Week, with posters showing famous people who have become successful who are neurodiverse. We have a range of great titles that include non-fiction, self-help books, to biographies and fiction with characters that are neurologically different and explore stories that show the challenges and trying to break away from the stereotypes associated with being … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Neurodiversity Week 2023!

Māpuna Library’s Display: TIME Magazine’s 100 Best YA Books of all time!

The most recent display in our library is to promote the TIME Magazine’s curated list of their voted ‘100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time’! We were impressed that in our library we have quite a number of these “100 best” books! #TIMEMagazine100BestYABooks We had help from our Library staff and a group of student librarian’s who collected and displayed the books and covers. … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: TIME Magazine’s 100 Best YA Books of all time!

Māpuna Library’s: Mental Health Awareness Week 2022!

Our latest display was to support Mental Health Awareness Week. We have a range of great titles that include non-fiction, self-help type books, to biographies and fiction with a mental health focus. Thank you to some wonderful student librarians who helped to design and put up this display. If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health visit: https://mhaw.nz/ for more information … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Mental Health Awareness Week 2022!

Māpuna Library’s Te Wiki o te reo Māori Week Display 2022

This week was Te wiki o te reo Māori 2022! We celebrated the week with several events throughout the school and our display was a combination of our non-fiction titles about Māori culture, learning the language and some of our books in te reo on display. Some of the titles included: Huia Short Stories (Contemporary Māori fiction) Hare Pota me te Whatu Manapou (Harry Potter … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Te Wiki o te reo Māori Week Display 2022

Māpuna Library’s: Guess the Book Bingo 2022!

The most recent display in our library was another Bingo inspired display: Guess The Book Title! This has been one of our most popular displays this term. With 19 images to guess on our ‘bingo board’, we had a lot of engagement from our students, which is great! #GuessTheBookBingo We had help from our team of student librarians who came up with a few of … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Guess the Book Bingo 2022!

Māpuna Library’s: Commonwealth Games 2022!

The most recent display in our library was to follow along with the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham 2022! The New Zealand Team did very well overall with 20 Gold, 12 Silver and 17 Bronze medals. Finishing up 5th overall with 49 medals in total! Congratulations to all the sportspeople who competed, their coaches and family members involved in helping them to succeed! #Birmingham2022 In our … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Commonwealth Games 2022!