National Library Blog

What do Agnes Vallance, Agnes Skervington, Amy Laing, Amy Bennett, Amy Cameron, Amy Shannon, Amy Chanel, and Percy Redwood all have in common?

Thinking about your 2020 school library budget? Here are some handy tips for working out, and advocating for, the funding you need to support your readers and learners.

A small peek into a neglected part of our founder’s life.

Calling all NZ school and school library staff! The closing date for 2019 school library survey has been extended to 1 September. Read how the survey data helps support your work.

Read about our guest author, school librarian Crissi Blair's experience of being a judge and convenor for the 2019 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Artists' books are something between 'art' and 'book' for cataloguers. Cataloguing Marama Warren's artists' books raised some philosophical conundrums for our cataloguer. 

Use a range of quality resources to both inspire students curiosity and inform their understandings about Tuia — Encounters 250 themes.

Expanding the Archive to sustain and support future research into the art and the world of cartooning.

Use the new He Tohu learning activities and other resources to help students learn key concepts about He Whakaputanga, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and the Women's Suffrage Petition.

It’s not too late for students to enter the 2019 Smart Alex writing competition. Entries close 5pm 21 July 2019 so students can submit their entries over the holidays.