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A selection of books published in 2023 (or late 2022), available to borrow through the National Library's school lending service.

Our best children's and YA books for 2023

By Services to Schools staff

20 November 2023

Services to Schools staff are back with their pick of books published in 2023.

2 stacks of verse novels, showing their spines — available for schools to borrow from National Library's school lending service.

Try a verse novel for National Poetry Day

By Crissi Blair

21 August 2023

Verse novels provide rewarding reading for all ages and abilities.

Poster for 'Best books of the year for young NZ readers — read our 2023 finalists!' from New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults (NZCYA). The background has colourful ink spots.

Seeing ourselves in the awards finalists — NZCYA 2023

By Crissi Blair and other Services to School staff

3 July 2023

See your world and its stories reflected in the 2023 NZCYA finalists.

Poster for 'Best books of the year for young NZ readers — 2023 finalists announced!' from New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults (NZCYA). The background has colourful ink spots.

Ink and identity: NZCYA 2023 awards finalists

By Crissi Blair

19 June 2023

Discover the familiar and fascinating in amongst the 2023 NZCYA finalists.

Detail from a book cover featuring a colourful tiki.

Ngā pukapuka hou – What’s new in the Māori Reference Collection?

By Trish Beamsley

7 February 2023

New books in the Māori Reference Collection

Selection of books published in 2022 available through the National Library's school lending service.

Our best children’s and YA books for 2022

By Services to Schools staff

7 November 2022

Here's our annual selection of the best children's and young adult (YA) books published in 2022.

Posters showing NZCYA finalists for Picture Book Award and Russell Clark Illustration Award in 2022.

Books for all ages, rich in story and illustration — NZCYA 2022

By Crissi Blair

18 July 2022

There are creatures galore and something for all ages in the NZCYA 2022 picture book and illustration categories.

Posters of the NZCYA finalists for junior and young adult fiction in 2022.

Great junior and YA fiction in and out of the classroom — NZCYA 2022

By Anne Dickson

11 July 2022

There's a wealth of wonderful writing in the finalists for the 2022 NZCYA junior and young adult fiction awards.

NZCYA finalists for the Te Kura Pounamu Award in 2022.

Te reo Māori tales to tempt young readers — NZCYA 2022

By Kodi Hapi

4 July 2022

Te Kura Pounamu finalists offer young te reo Māori readers a splendid selection in 2022's New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Posters showing NZCYA finalists for Best First Book and Elsie Locke Award For Non-fiction.

Fabulous firsts and non-fiction stars — NZCYA 2022

By Rosemary Tisdall and Chelsea Heap

27 June 2022

First book and non-fiction finalists reach across wide-ranging topics in 2022's New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults (NZCYA).

A black cat at Waikumete Cemetery.

Anzac memories

By Mini Prasad

11 April 2022

Ahead of Anzac Day, let’s take a look at a small selection of our books about World War 1 (WW1) available through the National Library's school lending service.

An arch of rainbow coloured lights against a black background.

Queer fiction for intermediate readers

By Madeline Stevens

4 April 2022

Looking for LGBTQIA+ books for intermediate age readers? Here are some ideas.

A black cat sitting amongst some children's books.

Paw-some cat books for the feline inclined

By Mini Prasad

9 February 2022

CATS! CATS! Books about cats! What more do you need from life? Here's a tiny selection from our school lending collection.

Hand holding a Christmas decoration globe reflecting books.

Our best children's and YA books for 2021

By Services to Schools staff

22 November 2021

Here's a round-up of Services to School staff picks for best children's and young adult (YA) books published in 2021.

Poster advertising Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award for te reo Māori finalists, showing show finalists' book covers and #NZCYA.

Rich variety for the Te Kura Pounamu Award — 2021 NZCYA

By Horowaitai Roberts-Tuahine, Erena Williamson, Rosemary Nisbet

2 August 2021

This year's NZCYA te reo Māori finalists offer a range of inspiring and evocative pūrakau for taitamariki and rangatahi.

2 posters for NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2021 finalists — Elsie Locke Award for Non-fiction and Best First Book Award. Both show finalists' book covers and #NZCYA.

Quality non-fiction and phenomenal firsts — NZCYA 2021

By Rosemary Tisdall and Chelsea Heap

27 July 2021

There are rich themes in the non-fiction and first book finalists in 2021's New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

2 posters for NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2021 finalists — Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction and Young Adult Fiction Award. Both show finalists' book covers and #NZCYA.

Unlock the secrets in junior and YA fiction — NZCYA 2021

By Anne Dickson

20 July 2021

Secrets are at the heart of the junior and young adult fiction finalists in 2021's New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults (NZCYA).

A glorious array of picture books — NZCYA 2021

By Crissi Blair

13 July 2021

A glorious array of picture books are finalists in the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults (NZCYA).

Person painting the word 'Poetry' on a mural.

Celebrate World Poetry Day 2021

By Crissi Blair

15 March 2021

World Poetry Day — write it, read it, perform it, celebrate it!

Adult reading aloud to class of students

Read-alouds for juniors and seniors

By Services to Schools staff

2 February 2021

It's World Read Aloud Day on 3 February so here are some of our staff's favourite read-alouds. We've also got links to more information and resources such our reading aloud guide.