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!
Author: Sarah Cohen-Scali Published: 2012 Genres: Historical fiction By: Kayla Star Rating: 3.8/5 Max by Sarah Cohen-Scali is a fascinating and confronting novel set in Germany during World War II. The book follows the life of a young boy named Max, a product of the ‘Lebensborn’ (Fountains of Youth) program, which is designed to create ‘perfect specimens of the German race’ in order to help the Nazi population thrive. Max is indoctrinated with Nazi ideology from the womb. However, when he meets a Jew named … Continue reading Book Review: Max
Author: Various authors Published: 2025 Genres: Critical role, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Short stories By: Lacey After Vox Machina’s famous travels and saving the realm, the original group have all settled into their lives after everything. The book Vox Machina : Stories Untold lets us explore tal’dorei in a way never done before, through the eyes some of our most trusted and memorable associates. The book features 10 different stories from 10 different authors, featuring tales about Scanlan’s daughter, to Trinket taking the parties children on a ‘bear hunt’. If you … Continue reading Book Review: Vox Machina: Stories Untold
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!
Author: Tahereh Mafi Published: November, 2011 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, YA By: Alexandrina Tahereh Mafi’s debut novel, Shatter Me, is a bold and imaginative work of young adult dystopian fiction that explores themes of isolation, identity, and the burden of power. The novel revolves around Juliette Ferrars, a teenage girl whose touch is fatal and whose life has been controlled by the authoritarian regime known as the … Continue reading Book Review: Shatter Me
Author: Sir David Attenborough Published: September 17th, 2017 Genres: Autobiography, Nature, Non-fiction, Science By: Isabella Star Rating: 5/5 ☆☆☆☆☆ David Attenborough’s Adventures of a Young Naturalist shows you a world waiting for you to explore, full of mysteries and magic, it is filled with thousands of fascinating stories and facts. If you have a fascination with our natural world this is the book for you! At the start … Continue reading Book Review: Attenborough’s Adventures of a Young Naturalist
Author: Susan McBane Published: David & Charles, 1992 Genres: Horse guide, Non-fiction By: Isabella Star Rating: 4/5 ☆☆☆☆ With a growing interest in horses The Illustrated Guide to Horse Tack, was absolutely fascinating to me. Written by Susan McBane, who started riding at four years old (so young!) and developed a passion for the sport. During the course of child to teenage years riding many and varied horses, she became fascinated with the science behind horses, what motivated them what … Continue reading Book Review: The Illustrated Guide to Horse Tack
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!
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