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Building a responsive collection (primary) — course registrations close 24 July
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Building a responsive collection (secondary) — course registrations close 24 July
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“Please, can you get some more of these books for the library?”
Jeannie Skinner's latest blog discusses how to include readers' suggestions when developing your collection.“Please, can you get some more of these books for the library?”
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Let's celebrate Matariki
Read our Let's celebrate Matariki blog for ideas about how to celebrate Matariki in your school and where to find resources to support you.Image: Matariki is the traditional Māori New Year by Ron Mader. CC BY-SA 2.0
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Raising readers online course — enrol now
Learn how to support reading at home and develop partnerships between your library and teachers.Register now for this upcoming online course — registrations close 4 August.
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Inquiry loan requests are open!
Requests for inquiry loans for terms 3 and 4 are open now through to 11 August.Read our blog for tips on how to support inquiry learning in your school
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Blog
Blog
“Please, can you get some more of these books for the library?”
06 Jul
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.
How user-friendly is your library? Part one
28 Jun
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.
Refugees, stories and empathy
19 Jun
Books offer a window into the experience of refugees, which many students might otherwise never have.Professional learning and support
Our Capability Building team provides school library staff and educators with advice and support on school library development and management, reading engagement and digital literacy.
Explore this website to find information to guide or help you. Call 0800 LIBLINE (0800 542 5463) to speak to one of our Capability Facilitators. Or email schoollibraryadvice@dia.govt.nz
Thinking of doing some professional learning? Our fully-facilitated online courses provide professional learning and development opportunities for school library staff and educators no matter where you live in New Zealand.
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Communities
20 March 2017
Services to Schools has hosted an online community since 2009. We appreciate the ideas and information you've shared in this online forum.
We're launching a new online community in 2017. It'll be hosted on a new platform, with content and discussions focused on our 3 strategic priorities: school libraries, reading engagement and digital literacy. We'll tell you more about the new community closer to its launch date.