Summer Reading Programme registrations are now OPEN

 

A good read about the Lit Quiz Competition!

The Amazing Lit Quiz Competition - and Wayne Mills 

Take a read of this great article that tells more about the Lit Quiz Competition, Wayne Mills, Alan Dingley and our competitive competition winners, the PNINS team, heading to South Africa. 

Books Alive - 2025 - With Pou Aya

 

New Books for Term 2, Week 4

New Books for Term 2, week 3

New Books for Term 2 Week 1

Event at Palmerston North City Library

Manawatu Literacy Quiz Competition

New Books for Week 11

School Holiday - Something to do

Deano Yepadee Show

Deano Yepadee from Nee Naw the little Fire Engine (Nee Naw series. Free 50 minutes show / performance at Feilding High School Hall on Sunday April 27th, from 10:30am.

New Books for Week 9

Book sale at the Dorothy Butler children's bookshop

Would you like to head to their website and find something new to read?? https://dorothybutler.co.nz/

May is National Family Reading Month!

NATIONAL FAMILY READING MONTH is an initiative that represents the heart of our business— literacy being the key to learning and achievement. We believe that all children, with the help of their families and reading role models, can benefit from a lifelong love of reading.

This year marks the 29th Scholastic’s National Family Reading Month (NFRM), which encourages families to read together on a regular basis to create strong reading habits. Most of us know how important reading together is and its long-term value to our children’s success in school and in life. However, we also know it is not always that easy to put into practice with our busy schedules and increasing competition with screen time.

That is why we ask you to take the 31-Day Challenge— to inspire you to make reading together for at least 10 minutes every day a focus, to create positive, long-lasting reading habits and lifelong readers!

NFRM will launch on, THURSDAY 1ST OF MAY 2025, AT 11AM AEST AND 1PM NZST where it will be livestreamed all across Australia and New Zealand via Facebook and YouTube. Mr Luke will read his book Guess What We Are Doing Today? together with illustrator Chris Kennett and kick off the 31-Day Challenge, as we
READ EVERY DAY! READ MORE IN MAY!

You are invited to go to our website to download more assets and join the 31-Day Reading Challenge with us. Visit scholastic.com.au/nfrm for downloads, reading tips and exclusive content from Mr Luke.

Let’s encourage the 31-Day Reading Challenge and celebrate National Family Reading Month together!

 

Indoor plants

 Thank you to our wonderful caretaker Wanda for bringing some indoor plants to our library.

They make our library look beautiful. But also did you know that indoor plants can bring positive benefits to our life??

• Stress reduction
• Mood enhancement
• Air quality improvement
• cognitive benefits
• sense of connection to nature   and many more.....

Any suggestions of indoor plants for the library, let me know !!

New Books - Week 8

 

New Book - Week 7

 

New Books - Week 6

 

Poster Competition 😀

SLANZA (The school Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa) is running a poster competition.

It would be fantastic if your art work is used to promote School Library this year and you might win a big prize too!!!

Why don't you give it a go???

If you have any questions, come and talk to me (Pou Aya) or email me (library@whakarongo.school.nz). 😊

Next week is ........... NZ Seaweek (1 March - 9 March)

 

                                                              https://seaweek.org.nz/

Next week is NZ seaweek.  There are a few books for you all to explore and connect to the sea around NZ.

Celia Seagull and the Plastic Sea

Celia Seagull rather likes plastic, and busily uses it to build herself a bigger and better next.  But while she's busily building, she realises that the plastic floating in the ocean can be hazard for sea creatures.  Celia also learns just how important it is to help others. The messages of conservation and kindness are such important ones that the book has been endorsed by Jane Goodall. 

Kaewa the Kororā

When Kaewa the kororā is injured she is taken to the National Aquarium of New Zealand. Kind old Captain looks after her as she settles in with the crew at Penguin Cove. The Penguins seems friendly, but who keeps knocking her over?  There's one kororā she's yet to meet, and when they collide it ends in a SPLASH!......

Wild Coasts, Exploring Aotearoa's Marine Reserves

Full of fascinating information and beautiful illustrations of sea life, Wild Coasts is an inspiring tribute to Aotearoa's marine reserves.  

There are now 44 of these special safe zones in New Zealand, created to protect our marine ecosystems, and in this book, Ned Barraud explores six of these in more detail. 

This is a deep dive into the spectacular world of our wild coasts and will be treasured by all young people who are interested in our ocean environment. 

Whiti Colossal Squid of the Deep

The colossal squid has been the most popular exhibit at Te Papa since she arrived there in 2007.  Now this appealing book for young readers tells the fascinating story of Whiti, one of these great creatures from the deep. 

Journey to the icy waters of the Ross Sea in Antarctica and descend into Whiti's dark underwater world.  Learn more about colossal squid and the plants and animals that live beneath the ice, and follow Whiti as she grows from newborn squid to massive queen of the depths. 

The eight gifts of Te Wheke

Te Wheke the octopus loves to collect things - pirate coins, glossy pearls, sparkly lamps, old toys, broken toasters.  But one day, he wants to get eight treasures all at once, and that gets him into trouble. 

and many more books...... 

SLANZA Annual Reading Survey Results