Hygge at home? What Winter means to our culturally diverse librarians. Now that Matariki has risen and marked the beginning of the Māori New Year, we find ourselves well and truly in mid-winter here in Aotearoa. Check out our fabulous Matariki resources and blogs to prolong the New Year’s festivities and celebrations. Every whānau has…
Cook Islands Language Week Craft – Ei Katu
Kia orana. Cook Islands Language Week - Te 'epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani is on this week (2 to 10 August). Visit our page on Cook Islands Language Week to explore the Cook Islands language resources in our collection. Here is a Cook Islands Language Week Craft from Tiresa: Ei Katu Ei Katu is…
Talking Books Book Club: The Rock Blaster
Talking Books Book Club from uLibrary has a great new title for August, The Rock Blaster by Henning Mankell.
Bookworms Book Club: Gabriel and the Phantom Sleepers
Bookworms Book Club, uLibrary's kids bookclub for young listeners, has a great new eAudiobook, Gabriel and the Phantom Sleeper by Jenny Nimmo.
The History Speech by Mark Sweet: Books Alive (New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults)
The History Speech is short-listed for the Young Adult Fiction Award in this year's New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults (NZCYA). In its nomination, it was described as "Aotearoa Gothic for the young adult reader" and as not "[shying] away from issues such as racism and child abuse". Learn more about this…
