Family, whānau, and community connections

A father and his son reading together.

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Find out how school staff, school and public libraries, and families and whānau can work together as a community to support and motivate students to read for pleasure.

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Author David Riley presenting about reading to school staff.

A school reading community

Effective school reading communities inspire students to read for pleasure. Watch a video where school staff and students discuss how they support and contribute to a reading community. Use our frameworks to help build your own community.
A boy filling up his bag with books to read at home

Home-school reading partnerships

Learn how to create a culture of reading that extends beyond school walls through home-school partnerships, and why it's important. This guide includes ​strategies parents and whānau​ can use to support their children as readers.
Reading Together Programme workshop St Jospehs Otahuhu.

Reading Together programme

The Reading Together® programme helps parents and whānau support their children’s reading more effectively at home. The National Library can provide extra books, and professional advice and support to help the programme succeed in your school.
Father and daughter reading at home.

Reading at home

Find out how you can support and encourage your children and teenagers to read for pleasure. This is one of the most powerful ways of improving their literacy, learning, and wellbeing.
Childrens' books on display at a public library.

Collaborating with public libraries

Working with your local public library improves student access to reading resources, services, and programmes. It supports reading for pleasure at home and during the holidays. Collaborating also helps public libraries respond to curriculum needs.
Reading engagement
Family, whānau, and community connections