Māpuna Library’s Display: Samoa Language Week 2025!

To celebrate Samoa Language Week, our student librarian team created this display. Featuring our non-fiction titles about Samoa, the culture and any books written by Samoan authors available in our library. #SamoaLanguageWeek2025 #GaganaSamoaEveryday This year’s theme was: ‘la malu lou sā. Folau i lagimā’. Which means ‘A well-grounded self, is a successful self’. Manuia le vaiaso o le gagana Sāmoa! ~ Happy Sāmoan Language Week! Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: Samoa Language Week 2025!

Māpuna Library’s: Samoan Language Week 2024!

To celebrate Samoan Language Week, our student librarian team created this display, last week. Featuring our non-fiction titles about Samoa, the culture and any books written by Samoan authors available in our library. #SamoanLanguageWeek2024 #GaganaSamoaEveryday This year’s theme was: ‘Tautua i le alofa, manuia le lumana’i’ which means ‘Serve in love for a blessed future’. Manuia le vaiaso o le gagana Sāmoa! ~ Happy Sāmoan Language … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Samoan Language Week 2024!

Māpuna Library’s Display: Sāmoan Language Week 2023!

Last week was Sāmoan Language Week 2023! Our display this year included some books about Sāmoa, its culture, myths and legends and language and other Pasifika cultures, and fiction titles written by Sāmoan authors. As well as displaying some Sāmoan greetings. This year’s theme was: ‘Mitamita i lau gagana, maua’a lou fa’asinomaga’ which means ‘Be proud of your language and grounded in your identity’. Manuia … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: Sāmoan Language Week 2023!

Māpuna Library’s Display: Sāmoan Language Week 2022!

Last week was Sāmoan Language Week 2022! Our display this year included some of our non-fiction titles, with our title on traditional Sāmoan tattooing being popular; Tatau : a history of Sāmoan tattooing, books about Sāmoa, its culture, myths and legends and language and other Pasifika cultures, and fiction titles written by Sāmoan authors. As well as displaying some Sāmoan greetings. This year’s theme was: … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: Sāmoan Language Week 2022!

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!