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The Library is Open
The Library is Open
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2023. The Library will be open from Wednesday 8th February for class introductions. Hopefully, issuing will commence from Wednesday 15th February.
Bug of the Year
Bug of the Year
Aotearoa is home to over 20,000 species of insects and spiders – and there are still more that need to be discovered! NZ Bug of the Year 2023 is: Ngaro Huruhuru – Native Bee - Leioproctus fulvescens
New books

Rema chronicles : Realm of the blue mist

The darkdeep

All the crooked saints

Five hundred miles

Keeper

Contact

Against all odds

The 156-storey treehouse (12)

The Books of the Dead (Prometheus High 2)

Deadhead

Almost there

It's the end of the world and I'm in my bathing suit

The Switch

One small hop

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Write a Review
Write a Review
Have you read a good book, watched a great movie or tv show or visited a museum/gallery, etc recently? Or read a terrible book, seen a bad movie or tv show? Write us a review and share your thoughts by following this link to fill in a review form. It will be shared with your teacher and possibly included in the Library newsletter. Submit your review and you might win a spot prize at the end of term.
Information Literacy
Information Literacy
How do you: Identify fake news? Recognise content that is biased? Understand what reliable information means? Check out these tools and resources.
On this day in NZ
On this day in NZ
News from NZ Herald
News from NZ Herald
Fantasy books to try

Jane Doe and the cradle of all worlds (1)

Frostfire

A place of stone and darkness

Nevermoor : the trials of Morrigan Crow (1)

The monster who wasn't

The little town of Marrowville

Pog

The fire maker

The night's realm

Heart of the moors

A most magical girl

Amari and the Night Brothers (1)

Malice in Underland

Oddity

The magic place

The quest begins (Seekers 1)

City of thieves (1)

Beswitched

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EBOOKS:
Looking for something to read and can't get to the Library? Here are links to some mostly free online ebook sources.
NZ Government Covid Information
NZ Government Covid Information
Covid Misinformation
Covid Misinformation
The red flags of Covid misinformation...As the Covid vaccine is extended to younger people and the omicron outbreak develops, the risk of a spike in misinformation is very real. Here’s what to look out for.
Inquiry: Who we are
The inquiry topic for term 1 is Who we are... All about me and where we're going.
Inquiry: Treaty of Waitangi
The inquiry topic for term 1 is Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Epic Web Search
Epic Web Search

Dictionary Search
Dictionary Search
Thesaurus Search
Thesaurus Search
Encyclopedia Britannica
Britannica School EditionMiddle
Wikipedia Search
Wikipedia Search
Te Ara - Encyclopedia of NZ
Te Ara - Encyclopedia of NZ
Digital NZ
Digital NZ
On DigitalNZ, you'll find videos, newspapers, maps, photographs, audio recordings, artworks, news reports, and many other kinds of digital content from over 200 different organisations all around Aotearoa.
National Library Topic Explorer
National Library Topic Explorer
The Topic Explorer helps you find quality, curated resources on a range of topics to support and inspire inquiry. Each topic features a carefully selected set of national and international resources, including websites, images, videos, books and more.
The Aotearoa History Show
The Aotearoa History Show
Want to understand Aotearoa history? The Aotearoa History Show is for you... Check out this programme of the story of New Zealand and its people from its geological origins to modern day, hosted by William Ray & Leigh-Marama McLachlan.
The Aotearoa History Show Audio
The Aotearoa History Show Audio
An audio/podcast version of the story of New Zealand and its people from its geological origins to modern day, hosted by William Ray & Leigh-Marama McLachlan.
NZ History
NZ History
Learn about the Elements of the Periodic Table
Learn about the Elements of the Periodic Table
Are you interested in chemistry? Then try the Elemental podcast: A journey through the periodic table of elements, produced by RNZ. 5-10 minute sessions on each element of the periodic table, its history, application and miscellanous facts.
Many Answers
Many Answers
Any Questions
Any Questions
If you have a research question, and you've searched all your resources, contacted your teacher and Whaea Rachel and you still don't have the answer, you can contact the National Librarians and ask them for help. The Librarians are available between 10am-6pm.
Information for joining Auckland Libraries
Information for joining Auckland Libraries
Everyone should have membership with Auckland Libraries. It is free to join for Auckland residents, check the link to join up now. You are able to borrow ebooks and audiobooks without leaving home!
Auckland Libraries Ebooks
When you choose a book, you can log in with your library card number, and can start reading in your browser. When you have joined Auckland Libraries, and started reading books, you do have the option of downloading an app, such as Overdrive or Libby so that your book becomes a bit more portable, especially on a phone - Auckland Libraries has a guide for the apps.
International Children’s Digital Library
International Children’s Digital Library
You can read freely and anonymously on their site, or create an account to keep an ongoing bookshelf. And there are books from all over the world (you can even search by countries on the globe).
Many Books
Many Books
Many books, most of them classics but freely available, and downloadable for ereader devices or onscreen.
Gale Reference eBooks
Gale Reference eBooks
Access to a colelction of selected reference e-books containing biography, literature, science, history, social sciences and more. Accessible from within the school network.
COMICS:
Have some fun with online Comics.
Wormworld Saga
Wormworld Saga
Still reeling from the loss of his mother, Jonas escapes into his vivid daydreams. After making his way through a portal in his grandmother’s strange painting, he finds himself lost in a fantasy world, unable to return. A webcomic.
Breaking Cat News
Breaking Cat News
House cats Elvis, Puck, and Lupin report on such breaking news stories as “The people are missing!” and “There’s a box with a towel inside it on the kitchen table.” Select ‘Past Reports’ for a list of topics or click the random button you will find at the bottom of each comic.
Scared by the Bell
Scared by the Bell
Though being the new kid is never easy, it’s especially hard for Peter, an average kid whose classmates include a mummy, a pumpkinhead, and a skeleton. A webcomic.
Homestuck
Homestuck
This webcomic follows John Egbert, who on his 13th birthday plays a video game that unleashes the apocalypse
AUDIOBOOKS:
Do you like listening to stories while you're crafting or cooking? Try some of these mostly free options.
Auckland Libraries AudioBooks
Auckland Libraries have a great selection of audiobooks.
Radio NZ Storytime
Radio NZ Storytime
Radio NZ's Storytime has a selection of NZ novels and picture book stories you can listen to without needing to join up or download apps.
Goodnight Kiwi stories on TVNZ
Watch comedians, the PM and TV people read NZ bedtime stories at TVNZ. Maybe you could try and sit down with the younger people in your bubble for storytime.
Lit2Go
Lit2Go
Lit2Go offers audiobooks, plays, short stories, and poems that have been tailored for use in classrooms. Along with each free audiobook, you’ll get citation information, play time, and word count. Some, like Shakespeare’s Hamlet, have an accompanying PDF that can be used to read-along with the text.
MindWebs
MindWebs
For Sci-Fi readers… Mind Webs was a radio series that began in the 1970s. Over 169 half-hour shows were recorded until the series ended in 1984, of which over 150 shows have been archived and can be accessed.
Spotify
Spotify
If you have access to Spotify, check out Spotify’s “Audiobooks” playlist for a list of audiobooks that are always being added to by the service. Spotify is free to listen, or you can go premium if you don’t want the ads.
Short Story Guide
Short Story Guide
Short Story Guide is designed to help middle school / high school teachers, students, and reading lovers find the right story and allow them to easily read online short stories free, where possible. It has examples of many types of stories. The stories are listed by theme, note that if the story isn't freely available there is no link.
The Book of Hopes
Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain Children in Lockdown... A collection of short stories, poems, essays and pictures has contributions from more than 110 children’s writers and illustrators, including Lauren Child, Anthony Horowitz, Greg James and Chris Smith, Michael Morpurgo, Liz Pichon, Axel Scheffler, Francesca Simon and Jacqueline Wilson. The collection, published by Bloomsbury, is dedicated to the doctors, nurses, carers, porters, cleaners and everyone currently working in hospitals.
Who am I?
Who am I?
Topic Explorer: Identity, self-awareness, families, beliefs, values, feelings, and attitudes are all part of being yourself. Explore a range of resources on body and mind, healthy lifestyles, diversity, genealogy, emotions, and citizenship.
Culture
Culture
These books in our library have discussions on culture.
Countries of the World
Countries of the World
The National Library has some collections of resources of countries around the world, their celebrations and traditions.
Festivals and celebrations
Festivals and celebrations
New Zealand observes many different festivals and celebrations throughout the year. These include arts, music and film festivals, as well as traditional celebrations like Easter and Christmas. Some of these special days are also public holidays.
Books on Festivals
Books on Festivals
We have a variety of books on festivals and celebrations.
Careers Resources
Who are you? What career might suit you? What interests you? Also resources to develop your financial literacy. How do jobs and money work?
What are character strengths?
A video on the science of character.
What are your character strengths?
What are your character strengths?
Take the VIA character test in 15 minutes or less and reveal your greatest strengths.
The Algorithmic Age
The Algorithmic Age
Futurist Mike Walsh believes the really important aspect of contemplating likely futures, is not so much when technology changes, but when people change. He says it is critical that we think about the role of education in building the society of the future, and the generation we should be paying attention to are the very young, who intuitively understand the use of technology and who will grow up with a very different perspective on the
Careers
Careers
Career inspiration and job hunting support.
Do the CareerQuest Quiz
Do the CareerQuest Quiz
CareerQuest takes just 15 minutes. Complete the 78 question photo quiz and
CareerQuest will suggest job ideas matched to your interests.
Career Videos
Career Videos
A range of informative clips from the NZ TV series 'Just the Job'. Videos are arranged under their vocational pathway to give you information on different careers.
Navigating career ideas
Navigating career ideas
Get insight into different career journeys, hear about the kinds of skills that are being looked for when recruiting and some all-round helpful advice from those already on their career path
Sort It Careers and Training
Sort It Careers and Training
Each webinar designed to introduce you to a different industry or career pathway that you can explore.
The Future of Jobs
The Future of Jobs
A series of articles looking at the types of jobs of the future and what to consider.
The 13 Best Jobs for the Future
The 13 Best Jobs for the Future
When contemplating your career plans, focus not only on the kind of work that fits you well now but also on what offers a path to the best jobs of the future.
Financial Literacy
Financial Literacy
Topic explorer: Explore the history and world of currency and learn how to spend or bank your money. Understand concepts such as saving, inflation, investment, budgeting, profit, loss, interest, EFTPOS, credit cards and why to be wary of loan sharks.
What is money
A short animated video about how money works - its functions and the role the Reserve Bank plays in it.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Toby Morris' comic on the Treaty of Waitangi for the School Journal
Te Tiriti - Aotearoa History Show
Episode 4 of the Aotearoa History Show is on te Tiriti.
About the Treaty
About the Treaty
Te Tiriti o Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document, was meant to be a partnership between Māori and the British Crown. Although it was intended to create unity, different understandings of the treaty, and breaches of it, have caused conflict. From the 1970s the general public gradually came to know more about the treaty, and efforts to honour the treaty and its principles expanded.
What really happened at Waitangi?
What really happened at Waitangi?
This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi’s signing on 6 February 1840.
The Treaty and Waitangi Day
The Treaty and Waitangi Day
Information about the Treaty of Waitangi and Waitangi Day, including who was involved.
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi
In the late 20th century judges, the government and the Waitangi Tribunal began to hammer out the principles of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi / the Treaty of Waitangi. The treaty is deemed to bind Māori and the Crown in a partnership in which both must act reasonably and with the utmost good faith.
Treaty of Waitangi Quiz
Treaty of Waitangi Quiz
What about the Declaration?
What about the Declaration?
He Whakaputanga – Declaration of Independence: In 1835 northern chiefs signed a Declaration of Independence, asserting their sovereignty over New Zealand. The declaration had been drafted by a British official, prompted in part by rumours that a Frenchman was planning to declare himself king of New Zealand.
Accessing EPIC Databases
Accessing EPIC Databases
Within school, you do not need passwords to access the EPIC databases, including Encyclopedia Britannica. Outside of the school network (when you are at home) you will need a log in and password. Please contact your teacher or the Librarian for the log in details.
Contact the Librarian
Contact Whaea Rachel by email if you have a question about any of these links, or have suggestions for other links.