Create readers

This blog post about World Refugee Day has a wide range of resources and questions to inspire classroom discussion about refugees in New Zealand and worldwide.

Read about the exciting authors and activities from this year's Auckland Writers Festival that helped kindle passion for reading in students from across New Zealand.

One thing we comic nerds like to do is to endlessly debate the meaning of the word ‘comic’. What is a comic? What are its defining features?

Find out more about 2019 ComicFest in Wellington, and also local Free Comic Book Day events in your area.

Current research comparing print and on-screen reading experiences suggests we skim and scan better when we read online but understand and remember less. Discover the optimal skills of each reading style to help your students learn as well online as in print.

How would your secondary students like to enter an exciting creative writing competition? Entry is free and there is $3,000 in prize money!

The Book and Beyond guide is a tool developed to help teachers of all subjects and librarians facilitate discussions about books.

Services to Schools staff reflect on our standout reads from 2018.

As the weather gets warmer and the summer holidays approach, now is a great time to start thinking about strategies you can use to help your students continue reading for pleasure over summer to prevent the summer slide. eAudiobooks can be an enjoyable addition to print and eBook summer reading selections.

National Library Services to Schools held a workshop to explore the reading interests and reading lives of boys in years 6–9 from 5 Auckland schools. Here's what we found.