This article was written by Siren Deluxe, mother and Manager of Libraries and Cultural Services at Kāpiti District Council, in praise of her children’s school librarian. At the end of the school year, primary school teachers are inundated by home-baking and coffee mugs with attempted humour on them. The bond formed between student and […]
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In the US, the American Library Association (ALA) endorses April as School Library Month. This month is a time to celebrate the essential role school libraries play in transforming learning. The Library Research Service indicates studies that show how school librarians are linked to improved test scores for students through librarians teaching information literacy, being
Maungaraki School Library is a new school-public library partnership that opened in March 2023 on the western hills of Lower Hutt. School principal, Shane Robinson, is a Hutt Valley local who is passionate about this community and his school. He has been the principal at Maungaraki School for six years and says that “The school
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