National Library Blog

Balancing privacy and openness in the catalogue.

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

How do students at your school let you know what they’d like you to buy for the library? We look at some options for adding readers' voices to your collection development.

This first post in a series about user-friendly school libraries gets you thinking about how to make it easy for young library users to find what they need.

Books offer a window into the experience of refugees, which many students might otherwise never have.

This month, many people will be taking part in Matariki festivities around the country to celebrate the New Year. Here is some information about how you can celebrate Matariki in your school.

If your school’s pedagogy includes inquiry-based learning, there are many ways the school library can support that. Learn 3 things you can do right now to support inquiry learning.

A unique piece of New Zealand's sawmilling history.

You can now listen to Ben Schrader talk about his new book, The Big Smoke.

Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa: Sāmoan Language Week is a great opportunity to think about how you can keep Samoan identity, culture and language 'alive to thrive' in your library and across your school.