“No need to reinvent the wheel.. or could we?” In this article, Lyn Malakou of Christchurch City Libraries presents a unique approach to the challenge of summertime reading programs. She asks how we can retain the proven methods while also exploring new possibilities for the benefit of tamariki and rangatahi. Writer and illustrator Bob Kerr […]
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Over summer the Far North District Libraries ran their Raumati Toa Summer Legends, a version of the traditional reading programme. Ange Simonsen tells us about this new initiative. Usually, we would run our summer reading programme the same way as many other libraries in Aotearoa, starting in December and finishing at the end of January.
Far North District Libraries’ Raumati Toa Summer Legends Read more >
PLANNINGOur Summer Reading Programme theme this year was “the beach,” and many of our activities featured this theme. We brainstormed potential events, and invited individuals and organisations to collaborate, planning the long holiday period to ensure varied activities targeting all age groups were featured weekly. Funding from Eastern and Central Community Trust supported the running
Napier Libraries make a splash this summer! Read more >
Sammy Yu is a youth librarian at Auckland Central City Library. He tells us about his Junior Librarian Programme for youth aged 9-13 years. After planning several events at the library for the school holidays, several years ago, I was left with the impression that the events were fun but lacked depth and focus. I
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