National Library Blog

Retracing the journey of an ancestor from her death in the Auckland Lunatic Asylum to her birth in Dunkineely, Ireland.

Celebrating the publication of C.K. Stead's new book of poetry and the conclusion to his successful laureateship.

How do we get out of the way and create magical reading experiences?

A new series highlighting the National Library’s attempts to grapple with collecting social media.

This week we're all about financial literacy — managing your school library budget, why it’s important to teach financial literacy in schools, and where to find resources to support you for Money Week 2017 on 14–20 August.

Creating engaged, confident lifelong readers takes a school-wide reading culture with strong, home-school partnerships to help foster literacy and reading.

Set the course for contributing to digital literacy in your school.

2018 marks 125 years since women in Aotearoa gained the right to vote in general elections — a world first. It's a great opportunity to explore how women and men worked together to achieve this important milestone.

Balancing privacy and openness in the catalogue.

Fifty years ago, Mr Dollar showed us how to let go of pounds, shillings, and pence.