September 2019

Sail into Summer Reading: Keeping students reading over summer

Explore ideas and learn strategies for school summer reading initiatives to keep students reading for pleasure through the holidays to avoid a summer slide in reading levels.

Developing your school library services

Learn how to develop library services to support teaching and learning in your school, including using research, evidence, and feedback from your school community.

Pūkana — the exhibition

Come and hear Paul Diamond, lead curator for the Pūkana exhibition, talk about the background to this exciting new exhibition. Pūkana celebrates Māori performance across time.

Part of: Pūkana

Open the Book: Developing the school library to support reading for pleasure — Geraldine

Learn ways to develop your school library space, services, and collections to promote reading for pleasure in your school. You'll explore key factors that contribute to creating life-long readers and a reader-centred library. This workshop is the second in our Open the Book series, but you don't need to have attended the first workshop to learn from this one.

Te Kuia me te Pungawerewere — The Kuia and the Spider

A children’s production in te reo Māori, 'Te Kuia Me Te Pūngāwerewere' is devised from Patricia Grace’s classic story book 'The Kuia and The Spider'.

Part of: Pūkana

The essentials of oral history research, Auckland — Day two: Recording seriously

This is the second day of a two-day workshop. Attendance at day one (Saturday 3 August 2019) is essential. A practical introduction to oral history methodology, part two.

Part of: The essentials of oral history research — Auckland

Open the Book: Developing the school library to support reading for pleasure (primary) — Dunedin

Learn ways to develop your school library space, services, and collections to promote reading for pleasure in your school. You'll explore 6 key factors that contribute to creating life-long readers and a reader-centred library. This workshop is the second in our Open the Book series, but you don't need to have attended the first workshop to learn from this one.

T. Angus White and the Māori prisoners of war on the Marion

Who was Titus Angus White? And who was the man photographed with him in Auckland in about 1864? Come & hear Barbara Francis talk about her research and what she has found out about this interesting man and the times in which he lived.

Part of: Friends of the Turnbull Library Public Programme — 2019

The essentials of oral history research, Wellington — Day two: Recording seriously

This is the second day of a two-day workshop. Day one was on 10 August 2019 A practical introduction to oral history methodology.

Part of: The essentials of oral history research, Wellington

Creating a feeling for change: theatre and the arts in the information society

In this world of information overload, do we need to make more space for artistic engagements with the issues that matter? Can theatre provoke new thinking on social justice, inequality, poverty, climate change and other big challenges of our time?

Part of: Our changing world

Turning the page — Seeing the light

On Women's Suffrage Day hear Anna Whitehead talk about why the Women's Suffrage Petition scroll is moved on regularly to show new signatures. Stef Lash uncovers some insights into the newly-revealed signatories on display.

Part of: Connecting to collections

National Preservation Office Conservation Clinic

Get preservation advice on the care, handling and storage of your taonga.

Mahina

A pop-up exhibition showcasing posters, designed by students of Wellington’s Youbee School of Design as part of our inaugural Tapu Festival, the first season of which is Mahina.

Moving Between Tongues: Chinese Poetry in English

Yujing Liang and Chris Tse will explore what is found and gained in translation, with a focus on contemporary Chinese poetry. They’ll also discuss their own experiences of incorporating English and Chinese language in their own work.

Part of: Chinese Language week 2019

Teaching and learning Chinese in New Zealand schools

A panel discussion with three Mandarin Language Assistants and three secondary school students who are currently studying Chinese, discussing their experiences and goals. An event for Chinese Language Week.

Part of: Chinese Language week 2019

Language of Knots: Chinese Knots tying workshop

Wai Ching will lead participants in learning Chinese knotting techniques and developing discussions about the symbolism of knots as connection, considering what this means for tauiwi in relation to co-existing with diverse communities.

Part of: Chinese Language week 2019

Architecture Book Club: Expanded fields

Nga Aho and the New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) Wellington branch in partnership with the National Library presents the Architecture Book Club, helping to expand the realm of Architectural reading.

The essentials of oral history research, Dunedin — Day two: Recording seriously

This is the second day of a two-day workshop. Attendance at Day One (Saturday 24 August 2019) is essential. A practical introduction to oral history methodology, part two.

Part of: The essentials of oral history research, Dunedin

Tuvalu language week — Flag raising event

Join DIA Pacific staff to raise our 4th Pacific Island flag to celebrate Tuvalu language week beginning Sunday 29 September to Saturday 5 October 2019.