Māpuna Library’s: Pink Shirt Day 2022

#PINKSHIRTDAYNZ With the help of our Library Team! Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Speak Up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying!  Celebrated annually around the globe, Pink Shirt Day began in Canada in 2007 when two students took a stand against homophobic bullying, after a peer was bullied for wearing a pink shirt. In Aotearoa, Pink Shirt Day works to create schools, workplaces, communities and … Continue reading Māpuna Library’s: Pink Shirt Day 2022

Māpuna Library’s Read The Rainbow Display!

Our latest display has been READ THE RAINBOW display! #ReadTheRainbow Thank you to our library staff and student librarians, Tia, Zoe, Joel, Flynn who worked together on creating this display! Good luck to all seniors who are doing exams at the moment! Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Read The Rainbow Display!

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!

Māpuna Library’s Display: I can’t remember the title but it had a yellow cover…

The latest display in our library is inspired by quite a common question many librarians will be familiar with… Do you have this book? I can’t remember the title but…it had a *insert colour here* cover! This time we went with YELLOW! With the help of our wonderful student librarians we created this display. Happy Friday everyone! The Māpuna Library Team 😀 Continue reading Māpuna Library’s Display: I can’t remember the title but it had a yellow cover…