Author: John Green Published: 2008 Genres: Mystery, YA By: Kayla Star Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Nothing ever happens like you imagine it will … but if you don’t imagine, nothing ever happens at all.” I read this book in 2 days, which is a rare occurrence for me in the term time, but it truly succeeded in keeping me interested and I found myself wanting to be fully immersed in the story. Paper Towns is a novel that … Continue reading Book Review: Paper Towns
Our most recent display in the library was created to encourage my student librarians to share the books they’ve been reading in a new display: “Spill the Tea” reviews! #SpillTheTeaReviews #FindYourNextRead Thanks to our wonderful student librarians and Library Team who worked hard writing the reviews, on designing the display and finding books. Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Spill The Tea Reviews 2026!
One of our displays in May in our library was in support of Pink Shirt Day! Thank you to our wonderful student librarian team, who created heart banners, helped to pick the books and display the books! A popular addition this year were the ‘Give a Free Compliment’ posters where students could give friends a complient in English or te reo Māori. #PinkShirtDayNZ #May15 #SpeakUp … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Pink Shirt Day Display 2026!
Author: N.H. Kleinbaum Published: 1988 Genres: Coming of age, Fiction, Poetry, YA By: Catherine Dead Poets Society a well-written and executed novel by N.H Kleinbaum, embarks you on a journey of friendship-brotherhood, self-discovery, bittersweet tragedy, conformity vs individualism, and romance. Todd Anderson, a timid, woke, and somewhat reserved 16-year-old boy transfers to Welton Academy. A private, disciplined, academy for boys’, where he meets his permanent dorm roommate, Neil Perry, a charismatic, passionate, and charming boy, and his friend group of somewhat rebellious and intelligent boys. Despite stark contrast to himself, they quickly become friends. Welton Academy is infamous … Continue reading Book Review: Dead Poets Society
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!
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 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!
Author: Maggie Alderson Published: 2024 Genres: Contemporary Romance & Domestic Fiction By: Zara J Star Rating: 3/5 ☆ ☆ ☆ I stumbled across the book when I was searching for books about grief for my upcoming connections assignment in English. The vibrant cover jumped out at me and after reading the blurb, I decided to give it a try. For a book about a woman’s navigation through grief, it was … Continue reading Book Review: Would You Rather
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