Training for our new Student Librarians finished at the end of Term One with a rather lovely pizza lunch. We have many students this year who are enthusiastic about helping with everything that happens in the Library, which both librarians greatly appreciate.

We collaborated with the international department throughout term one to do an Asian Culture Craft Club. The students made a variety of paper crafts which were put on display. Those that participated in the Craft Club all got prizes.

On the last day of the term, we ran an Easter Craft session where students got to make some cute felt bunnies and paper easter eggs. We love doing these crafts and seeing all the different creations the students create.

The reading challenge is still going strong. In February, March and April, 56 books were read by 20 students and four staff members. Seeing so many people involved and enjoying the challenge and the variety of books read to fulfil the themes is fantastic. We will give out our first round of prizes for the Challenge during Library Week.

May is New Zealand/Aotearoa Music Month. Ms Middleton and the Student Librarians have created a superb display to celebrate.

Here are some library-related statistics for term one:

Most popular issues:

1. Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

2. Spare - Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

3. Divergent Trilogy - Veronica Roth

4. Straight Up - Ruby Tui

5. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid

Most popular authors:

1. Alice Oseman

2. Colleen Hoover

3. Raina Telgemeier

4. Tatsuya Endo tied with Rina Mapa

5. Stephenie Meyer tied with Veronica Roth

Most popular series:

1. ESA Study Guides

2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid

3. Divergent Trilogy

4. The Land of Stories

5. The Twilight Saga

How many items were issued: 1,163

There were 119 eBooks borrowed in term one, with 73 of them being Audiobooks

The most popular eBook and Audiobooks were:

1. The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

3. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan

4. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

5. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Some of the new books and magazines which have arrived in the library:

The Upper World

These Violent Delights

Someone Else's Shoes

Lorien Legacies

Promise Me

Long Way Down - Graphic Novel

Land of Lustrous

It Ends with Us

Good Girl’s Guide to Murder - Series

Better the Blood

Babel

The Afterlife of an Ice Cream Wrapper

Spare

Stamped (for Kids): Racism, antiracism and you

The Australian Women’s Weekly - May

BBC History - December 2022

NZ Geographic - May-June

NZ Horse and Pony - April 2023

NZ Memories - April/May

North & South - May

Uno - Autumn 2023

Coming up:

15-19 May - Library Week.

• We are so excited for Library Week this year! All sorts of activities are planned, including Book Charades, a Quiz, and more! Keep an eye out in a future newsletter for pictures from it.

June - Pride Month

• We are entering the Out On the Shelves library display competition. Watch this space.