Our visit to Maungaraki School LibraryWe loved the use of their bay window as a nice, quiet reading area for children to stop and relax with a good book:)

Maungaraki use a colourful front facing display for their Picture books. A great way to encourage children to pick them up.

Networks and support groups

School library network/cluster meetings are held once a term in different geographical areas of Wellington. They provide a great opportunity to meet up with school library colleagues and to visit other school libraries in the Wellington area.

The Wellington regional SLANZA group meets once a term too. Come along to their next meeting on 16 June.

School Library Association New Zealand Aotearoa (SLANZA)

http://www.slanza.org.nz

The impact of school libraries on learning

This article from Ross Todd in the SCAN journal has some excellent insights into the role of school libraries and the future of school libraries. Read the article at:

http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/schoollibraries/assets/pdf/21cexsum.pdf


School Libraries Work is another excellent piece of research:
http://www2.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/s/slw3_2008.pdf

School library displays and photos

Northland School Library

Take a look at the excellent library display ideas available on http://schoollibrarydisplays.blogspot.com




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Welcome to the Wellington School Libraries and learning blog

This blog has been set up for all participants in the Introduction to School Libraries and learning course 2010. It's a place for you to share ideas, ask questions and post photos of your school library. We will post links to other blogs, useful websites, research and the National Library guides for school libraries.