Saturday 31 August

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Register: Learning and support for new school library staff 2024

Learning and support for new school library staff — 2024

Monday 29 January 2024 to Friday 13 December 2024
Online — Microsoft Teams

New to your school library? If you're just getting started providing library services for your school, register to join our 2024 learning community. You'll receive support from National Library experts, attend regular local and national meetings, build your skills and connect with other library people.

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Public library partnerships, reading, using National Library's school lending service

Learning and support for new school library staff — 2024

Monday 22 July 2024 to Friday 27 September 2024
Online — Microsoft Teams

New to a school library role or want to meet local colleagues and learn more? Join our Term 3 online meeting. We'll talk about working with your public library colleagues, brainstorm ideas on how to make reading fun and share how to get the most out of using National Library's schools lending service.

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Registrations closed

Growing and shaping your school library collection

Monday 5 August 2024 to Sunday 22 September 2024
Online

A great school library collection reflects, includes and responds to your students and community. This requires good management and planning. Discover how to build a library collection that meets the needs of your students and teachers.

Words, a child of the sun, Katherine Mansfield's last year, with a small embrodiered detail of a plant and a bird.

‘A child of the sun’ exhibition

‘A child of the sun’: Katherine Mansfield’s last year

Friday 9 August 2024 to Saturday 9 November 2024
Te Puna Foundation Gallery, National Library Wellington

An exhibition exploring Katherine Mansfield's final year, featuring manuscripts, personal items, and her iconic silk Chinese shawl.

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Janet Frame: Centenary display

Wednesday 28 August 2024 to Friday 6 September 2024
Te Ahumairangi, National Library Wellington

This August marks the centenary of the birth of writer Janet Frame. Visit the Library to view a small display of collection items and interviews relating to her life and writing.

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‘A child of the sun’ curators’ talk

‘A child of the sun’: Katherine Mansfield’s last year

Saturday 31 August 2024, 10am to 11am
Te Ahumairangi, National Library Wellington

Join curators Fiona Oliver and Cherie Jacobson on a tour of our latest exhibition ‘A child of the sun: Katherine Mansfield’s last year’ and get to know Mansfield through original manuscripts, photographs and the personal objects she treasured.