Māpuna Library’s: #BookTok Display

The most recent display in our library was to follow the hype that is #BookTok and to jump on that trend band-wagon! Tiktok seems to be the newest platform that has taken the publishing world to new heights. Tiktok is where we’re all looking for the next new thing, or in a lot of BookTok sensation cases, where you might meet you next best read! … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: #BookTok Display

Māpuna Library’s: Pride Display 2022

The latest display in our library was to celebrate the Pride Month of June and specifically Pride Week in Schools! Which was 13-27th. Once again we partnered up with ‘Out on the Shelves’ campaign and this years bookmarks were just as popular as the last! The Aotearoa Pride Week in Schools (also created by InsideOut) stickers were a massive hit with students too. Out on … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Pride Display 2022

Māpuna Library’s Matariki Display 2022!

Māpuna Library’s latest display is to show our appreciation and celebration of Māori New Year, Matariki! With the help of our fantastic Library team, a display was created to recognise and cherish Matariki (pictured below). With hand-drawn stars to represent the 9 stars (whetu) of the Matariki cluster and yellow name/information cards. —————————————————————————————————————————- Matariki Matariki tāpuapua. Matariki nāna i ao ake te kai ki runga. … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Matariki Display 2022!

Māpuna Library’s Display: Character Bingo!

The last display of our term was an extremely popular Character Bingo display. Where students had to guess the names of a collection of fictional characters. From famous book series, TV shows (book adaptations) and characters. We had a lot of engagement and participation from our student body which was great! Maybe, the prizes were a good incentive! #CharacterBingo Thank you to all our student … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: Character Bingo!

Māpuna Library’s Display: LOCKDOWN READING…

The latest display in our library was to share what the library staff and student librarians have been reading/had read during our August-September lockdown this year. #LockdownReading Thank you to Zoe for single-handedly creating this display, it looks great! Thanks also to all the librarians who contributed photos/blurbs. The two reviews or blurbs that were shared were: Everything Everything & Frankly in Love by Nicola … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: LOCKDOWN READING…

Māpuna Library’s Te Wiki o te reo Māori Week Display 2021!

Last week was Te wiki ō te reo Māori 2021! We celebrated the week with 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: Te reo Māori: The Basics Explained Hare Pota me te Whatu Manapou (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone) Te Rātkata a tama Hūngoingoi … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Te Wiki o te reo Māori Week Display 2021!

Māpuna Library’s Display: Out on the Shelves!

The latest display in our library was to celebrate Pride Week in Schools! Out on the shelves is an online reading resource connecting rainbow young people with the stories that represent them.The 2021 Out on the Shelves campaign will be taking place from 14th-27th June. #OutOnTheShelves With some great flair from our Library Team and student librarians this rainbow display was made! We have a … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: Out on the Shelves!

Māpuna Library’s Display: Samoan Language Week 2021!

Māpuna Library has done some awesome displays so far this year. This week we’ve been celebrating Samoan Language Week for 2021! With a combination of our non-fiction titles about Samoa, its culture and language and other Pasifika cultures, and fiction titles written by Samoan authors. As well as displaying some Samoan greetings. Manuia le vaiaso o le gagana Samoa! ~ Happy Samoan Language Week! Talofa … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: Samoan Language Week 2021!