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Posts tagged with events and celebrations
2024 Auckland Writers Festival — books and beyond
By Fiona (Ona) 'Ofamo'oni
29 April 2024
National Library Services to Schools is once again partnering with Auckland Writers Festival.
Create readers
Chinese New Zealanders — a dynamic history
By Dylan Owen
2 February 2024
Check out our resource celebrating Aotearoa New Zealand’s dynamic Chinese heritage.
Libraries and learning
The word on our literary partnerships and events programme
By Zoe Roland
6 December 2023
Our partnerships with the literary community.
Events
Wāhine, mana and te reo Māori
By Erena Williamson
4 September 2023
Hepetema brings lots of opportunities to engage with the taonga te reo Māori.
Libraries and learning
Celebrating Aotearoa NZ School Library Week 2023
By Miriam Tuohy
7 August 2023
In this blog post, we share ideas to help your school library join in the celebrations.
Libraries and learning
Celebrating mathematics in your school library
By Sara Neville
31 July 2023
Discover some great resources to bring mathematics into the school library.
Libraries and learning
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.
Create readers
Unleash the power of shadowing book awards
By Tracey Greenwood
26 June 2023
Embark on this ultimate reading experience to (re)engage your students.
Create readers
Mānawatia a Matariki — Happy Māori New Year!
By Chelsea Ritchie
22 June 2023
Teaching and learning resources about Matariki and ideas for celebrating Matariki.
Libraries and learning
Ink and identity: NZCYA 2023 awards finalists
By Crissi Blair
19 June 2023
Discover the familiar and fascinating in amongst the 2023 NZCYA finalists.
Create readers
World Environment Day — resources and books on plastic pollution
By Janice Rodrigues
29 May 2023
Resources and books to explore solutions to plastic pollution with your ākonga.
Libraries and learning
Interning with the Public Engagement team
By Ella Ayto
17 May 2023
Celebrating Waitangi Day and a programme for older adults.
Events
Pink Shirt Day — resources and books on bullying
By Chelsea Ritchie
8 May 2023
Explore resources and books about bullying with your ākonga.
Libraries and learning
Weather and climate resources for World Meteorological Day 23 March
By Dylan Owen
20 March 2023
Find some great resources to support teaching and learning about weather and climate.
Libraries and learning
Neurodiversity Celebration Week in your school library
By Maxine Ramsay
13 March 2023
Neurodiversity Celebration Week (13–19 March) is a good time to reflect on different ways that school libraries can support neurodiverse learners.
Libraries and learning
Polyfest — reconnecting youth to their languages
By Matirini Ngari
20 February 2023
Learn about ASB Polyfest, its history and ways we can support Pacific communities to reconnect to their languages.
Libraries and learning
Waitangi Day: Rā maumahara, rā whakanui
By Tereora Crane
3 February 2023
There have been many memorable Waitangi Days. This year is an opportunity to reconsider this special event.
Libraries and learning
Digitising audiovisual items — Utaina project milestone
By Jessica Moran
21 December 2022
Digitising begins on the National Library's audiovisual collections.
Collections
Behind the scenes
Armistice — how we celebrated the end of World War 1
By Dylan Owen
7 November 2022
In 1918 — on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month — the First World War ended. Read how New Zealanders celebrated and commemorated this historic event.
Libraries and learning
Remembering Parihaka
By Dylan Owen
1 November 2022
For Taranaki Māori, 5 November 1881 is known as ‘Te Rā o te Pāhua’ or the ‘Day of Plunder’.
Libraries and learning
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