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December 2024

 

Haere mai and welcome to our newsletter for ages 0 to 12.

Highlighting library resources and fun events for babies, preschoolers, and kids.

 

Best of 2025 for Kids and Teens

Our selectors have picked the best books of 2025 for tamariki and rangatahi. Have a browse and find a great read!

 

Library events for kids

Video

Unconscious Bias on LinkedIn Learning

In this course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon Stacey explores the most common forms of unconscious bias and its implications.

Video

Excel Essential Training on LinkedIn Learning

Get up to speed with Excel expert Dennis Taylor as he demonstrates how to efficiently manage & analyse data in Microsoft Excel.

Website

Summertime Reading Challenge on until 31 January

Ages 0 to 18. Keep reading this summer & win. Pick up a postcard, do 3 challenges, & drop the postcard in. Enjoy events & win prizes!

More kids' events
 

Blog Post

Day of Dragons at Shirley Library - 17 January 2025

If you and your children are looking for some dragon-filled fun in these holidays, explore the Day of Dragons programmes at Shirley library!

 

New books

Board books

"Grumpy Monkey Mine!" by Lang, Suzanne
"Ocean" by Morton, Sasha
"Cars" by Dyrander, Johnny
"Cats in Pants" by Tipping, Naomi
"A World to Meet" by Harnett, Katie
"I Am Love" by Winter, Dana
"Ocean" by Morton, Sasha
More board books

Picture books

"Birdsong" by O'Rourke, Maris
"Grumpy Monkey Mine!" by Lang, Suzanne
"Elsie Ellen and Calvin" by Belgrave, Janice
"Llama Llama Red Pajama" by Dewdney, Anna, 1965-2016
"King of the Dump" by Wynne-Jones, Tim, 1948-
"The Little Cloud" by Fong, Pam
"Grumpy Monkey Mine!" by Lang, Suzanne
More picture books

Non-fiction for kids

"Facing Feelings" by Telgemeier, Raina
"Jamie Smart's Bunny Vs Monkey" by Smart, Jamie
"Cats With Jobs" by McGregor, Leanne
"What's Happening to Me?" by Frith, Alex (Children's author)
"A Different Kind of Power" by Ardern, Jacinda, 1980-
"Kane V. Bellingham" by Oldfield, Matt
"Jamie Smart's Bunny Vs Monkey" by Smart, Jamie
More non-fiction

Fiction for kids

"Dog Man" by Pilkey, Dav, 1966-
"Jamie Smart's Bunny Vs Monkey" by Smart, Jamie
"The Break in" by Do, Anh, 1977-
"Spy School Blackout" by Gibbs, Stuart, 1969-
"Santa & Son" by Walliams, David, 1971-
"Detective Time!" by Do, Anh, 1977-
"Jamie Smart's Bunny Vs Monkey" by Smart, Jamie
More fiction
 

Staff List

New For You - Children's - December 2024

A selection of new fiction and nonfiction for older readers.

 

Blog Post

Tuhia mai tō whare winners: Colouring in to laser cutting

Take a look at the winning entries in our Te wiki o te reo Māori colouring in competition for tamariki.

 
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