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speak up!
There will be regular sessions of 'Speak up'- keep alert for future meetings. Watch this space!
Harry potter lunchtime quiz in the library
Brilliant win from Nethmi Y8 and Briona Y3!
vote now for top nz book 2020
Have your say on the best fiction this year here
New story from J K Rowling
J K Rowling's new story 'The Ickabog' on line here!
competition for writers!!
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Guile
Guile n. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit. Particular skill and cleverness in tricking or deceiving people. “Considerable guile was involved in the transaction.” |
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Maori word of the day |
kāinga
house,home
Me hoki ki te kāinga.
Let’s return (go back) home.
house,home
Me hoki ki te kāinga.
Let’s return (go back) home.
Buenos dias
Good day!
Good day!
ONLINE graphic books for you!!
Here is a great site for your Graphic novel reading
ask a question of a librarian
Need some help with your inquiry? Go ahead and ask a librarian. They are online to help out live 10am-6pm Here
Maori online!!
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Download this app and boost your Te Reo! here This is a fun way to add to your Maori vocab.
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Competitions 2020
Billie B. competition Brown
Are you a Billie B. reader? Then sign up for the activities, worksheets and fun events planned over the next few weeks. Get your care giver to help you. Use your initials when you sign up (online safety is always important) Here
write a poem
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YEARS 4-6 Two winners will receive a
$20 Scorpio Books voucher
YEARS 7-8 Two winners will receive a
$30 Scorpio Books voucher
YEARS 9-10 Two winners will receive a
$50 Scorpio Books voucher
Check it out here
$20 Scorpio Books voucher
YEARS 7-8 Two winners will receive a
$30 Scorpio Books voucher
YEARS 9-10 Two winners will receive a
$50 Scorpio Books voucher
Check it out here
2020 poetry award
Entries for the 2020 National Schools Poetry Award (in te reo Māori or English) are open until 6 July. enter here
Good motivation to put your poetic ideas down on paper.
Good motivation to put your poetic ideas down on paper.
Charles Brasch Young Writers' Essay CompetitionLandfall runs the Charles Brasch Young Writers' Essay Competition, an annual award open to writers aged 16 to 21. Essays should not exceed 1500 words. The winner will be announced and published in each May issue of Landfall. The winner receives $500 and a year’s subscription to Landfall.
Entries for the 2020 Charles Brasch Young Writers' Essay competition close on 31 March 2020. Find out more: Charles Brasch Young Writers' Essay Competition. |
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Young keen writers competitions & publishing!!
www.youngwriters.weebly.com
YNZW has two writing competitions each year - Beyond ... for intermediate students and Write Off Line for secondary students. Winners and short listed pieces are also publish as a part of an anthology which are launched at our annual Young NZ Writers' Day Out. Keep your eye out on our home page for 2020 detail (entries open in February 2020)
YNZW has two writing competitions each year - Beyond ... for intermediate students and Write Off Line for secondary students. Winners and short listed pieces are also publish as a part of an anthology which are launched at our annual Young NZ Writers' Day Out. Keep your eye out on our home page for 2020 detail (entries open in February 2020)
New Magazine subscription!
wellbeing, mindfulness, creativity, escaping
If you're interested in these topics then this is the mag for you!
Have a look here for Good online
Other magazines for you!
THE ECONOMIST, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, BBC HISTORY, TIME
These are a few of the magazines we have in the QMC library.
These are a few of the magazines we have in the QMC library.
If you would like access to The Economist please email library@qmc.school.nz and I will give you username and password
2020 reading challenge
Come to the library and sign up for our reading challenge. If you achieve the goal you will win a prize- come and see what is on offer!
Podcast alert!
A science podcast for kids! Here
'A velocity of being'
'The velocity of reading' is a beautiful book that is coming to our library soon. Some of today's most wonderful culture-makers — writers, artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, and philosophers — reflect on the joys of reading, how books broaden and deepen human experience, and the ways in which the written word has formed their own character. On the page facing each letter, there is an illustration by an artist- it's a visual feast!
Reading improves your happiness..
Read more on mental health and its connection to reading
here
here
top 10 book must reads
-have you read all these??
new initiative-'plastic bag free'
library!
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Sharon Kennedy and Annika Peterson made bags that can be issued in the library- just like our books. Now you can take out a stack of books and use our bags. Such a great idea &and a very successful Community Project!!
Thank you Annika and Sharon.
Thank you Annika and Sharon.
Ask at the library about upcoming writing competitions...
Digital story to enjoy.. this is about Oat the Groat kindness.
Click here
He Tohu at the National Library- a must visit in level 2!
See New Zealand's founding documents- they are just up the road!
World War 1 resources in the library
Please check our OPAC resources on the First World War or come to the library and ask for assistance.
Whakatauki...Words from the wise...
Waiho ma te tangata e mihi, kia tau ai.
(It would be better to let others praise.)
(It would be better to let others praise.)
booktuber
You can be inspired by teen booktuber Marta Botet Borràs
In this TED talk she gets really enthusiastic about reading and ways to share the love!
It might even inspire you to have a go at creating your own Booktube posts - make one and we'll post it here. Come to the library and we can discuss...
In this TED talk she gets really enthusiastic about reading and ways to share the love!
It might even inspire you to have a go at creating your own Booktube posts - make one and we'll post it here. Come to the library and we can discuss...
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
– Thomas A. Edison
Attention parents!
Would you like to read a book on parenting issues? Please take a look at what we have on offer in our parent library. Go to the top of this page, in the banner and click on 'more' then 'for parents'.
Here you'll find a sample of what we have of offer.
See you in the library soon!
Here you'll find a sample of what we have of offer.
See you in the library soon!
Favourite books issued @ QMC library
Children and their families deserve to have access to the books of their culture, as well as the majority culture, regardless of where they live.
The Foundation aspires to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children's literature from the world community .here
The Foundation aspires to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children's literature from the world community .here
“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on the wall.”
― Roald Dahl
― Roald Dahl
A young adult and love listening to stories?
Radio NZ is fantastic for news and current events but did you know it also offers audio books?
Here
Here
In support of #blacklivesmatter
Come and find a book to read and you'll be enlightened on the subject of race, diversity and relationships. We've pulled out a selection for you and hope you'll enjoy a great book from our library collection.
new book- coming soon
Students writing comp
If you're a keen writer please consider tentering this competition: here
Michelle Obama reads..
Did you know that "former first lady Michelle Obama is hosting virtual read-alongs every Monday for the next four weeks. Each Monday, Mrs. Obama will choose a different children's book to read live at 12:00 p.m. on the PBS KIDS and Penguin Random House social media pages." Here is the link to her reading of The Gruffalo
https://youtu.be/WyhgubvRYF4
https://youtu.be/WyhgubvRYF4
creative writing comp!!!
“Everyone should be able to do one card trick, tell two jokes, and recite three poems, in case they are ever trapped in an elevator.”
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish
wellington city library
As a Wellington City Libraries member you have free and unlimited access to over 3500 online tutorials and courses via Lynda.com. Learn leadership skills, how to use software like Dreamweaver or Photoshop or even to promote a business through Facebook – and much more besides.
The courses are delivered by tutors who are both experts in their field and know how to teach. Added features allow for searching across courses, curated playlists and individual access enabling course progress to be saved.
All you have to do is login to Lynda.com with your library card details, set up a Lynda account to keep a course log, and then start learning!
The courses are delivered by tutors who are both experts in their field and know how to teach. Added features allow for searching across courses, curated playlists and individual access enabling course progress to be saved.
All you have to do is login to Lynda.com with your library card details, set up a Lynda account to keep a course log, and then start learning!
more from the wellington city library:
Write and draw a graphic memoir of your childhood
Find out more here
Find out more here
TVNZ on demand stories
Listen to these much loved stories by some of New Zealands well known personalities. Goodnight stories that are sure to make you smile! Here
REminder! - online resources available from WCL
If you have a library card you have access to 60 newspapers from around the world Here as well as all the other resouces the library offers
Get a card now, online, if you don't have one Here
JS Pumpkin growing competition |
get cooking!
Become the champion-pikelet-maker, an expert-afghan-baker or an award-winning-pizza-creator.
With the iconic illustrated step-by-step layout of the original EDMONDS JUNIOR COOKBOOK, you'll find it super easy to learn to cook these classic New Zealand recipes.
From breakfast through to dessert and all the meals and snacks in between, this collection of over 90 recipes will be the beginning of a life long love of baking and cooking.here
With the iconic illustrated step-by-step layout of the original EDMONDS JUNIOR COOKBOOK, you'll find it super easy to learn to cook these classic New Zealand recipes.
From breakfast through to dessert and all the meals and snacks in between, this collection of over 90 recipes will be the beginning of a life long love of baking and cooking.here
checkout NZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC for kids-
FREE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE!
This is a really fun web site! So many crazy facts, competitions and photos to make you laugh here
david walliams
Click on the link to listen to David Walliams tell his story!!
Find out stuff!! science for you:
A science podcast for kids. Answering your burning questions and showing the wonders of discovery. By RNZ & Nanogirl Labs Ltd. Made possible by the RNZ/NZ On Air Innovation Fund. Here
Pre-School in the library
Pre-school visit Monday 10 am and Friday 10am
Reading and loving books starts now!
Reading and loving books starts now!
Get your writing published!
Are you a budding writing? Send your work to Toitoi and if accepted youir work will be published and illustrated.
Here: https://www.toitoi.nz/
Here: https://www.toitoi.nz/
Are you a keen writer?
Stone Soup magazine is a great place to get started and present your writing to an international audience.
Stone Soup publishes stories (2,500 words or less) and poetry. book reviews and art by kids 13 and younger from around the world.
Stone Soup's aims are:
Stone Soup publishes stories (2,500 words or less) and poetry. book reviews and art by kids 13 and younger from around the world.
Stone Soup's aims are:
- Encourage reading
- Inspire writing
- Inspire artistic endeavors
- Give young creators a real sense of achievement when they make Honor Roll or publication
- Get kids involved in an an international project
Student Support Programmes
QMC has a new website dedicated to sharing news, opportunities, information, and advice on student learning support, further education, and career pathways.
There are fantastic opportunities here for writers, creators, performers, budding entrepreneurs!
Please click here to be taken to the website.
There are fantastic opportunities here for writers, creators, performers, budding entrepreneurs!
Please click here to be taken to the website.
Are you wanting to read for relaxation but are finding it hard to make time? We have the answer- 'quick reads'. We have recently bought some latest publications that are recommended as
'great, short reads'.
Come to the library and kick-start your 2019 reading now!
'great, short reads'.
Come to the library and kick-start your 2019 reading now!
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
3 easy ways to reduce use of plastic -
1. Take a canvas/cotton tote bag with you when you pop to the shops or library
2. Stop using plastic straws
3. Use a steel drink bottle.
1. Take a canvas/cotton tote bag with you when you pop to the shops or library
2. Stop using plastic straws
3. Use a steel drink bottle.
Consider getting an Audio Book....
Wellington City Libraries eLibrary provides access to eBooks, eAudio, eMagazines, online databases and digitised heritage, catalogues and storytime videos. Make sure you have joined the Wellington City Library to take advantage of all of these resources.
Need some science in your life?
here
Must reads! Books that will blow your mind!!
Join Wellington City Library
-it's free (even tho it's closed!)
To have access to all the fiction & non fiction books and e-books your heart desires
Free!
To access amazing data bases including daily newspapers from around the world- Free!
To look at a multitude of magazines- Free!
Listening to audio books- Free!
QMC girls living out of Wellington can join too - Free!
Listen to an Agatha Christie mystery novel
Would you like to have a mystery novel read to you? -maybe while you're sitting on a train or about to drift off to sleep?- that's a good time to listen to a story.
Famous crime fiction
author, Agatha Christie is a master story teller, and you can hear one of her novels After the funeral, for free, here.
Famous crime fiction
author, Agatha Christie is a master story teller, and you can hear one of her novels After the funeral, for free, here.
E-books and audio books
Join Wellington City library to have access to all the fiction books, audio books and e-books your heart desires-
Free!
To access amazing data bases including daily newspapers from around the world- Free!
To look at a multitude of magazines- Free!
QMC girls living out of Wellington can join too - Free!
To find the latest books and resources at the Wellington City Library please look here.
Please email us library@qmc.school.nz with your book recommendations
“some books introduce us to characters who are different from us, allowing us to see the world from a new perspective. But for children in the process of figuring out who they are, and who they want to be, it is just as important to also read stories about characters they can relate to, and see themselves in.”
If you have a book you or topic that you would like to see in our library please come and talk to us in the library
If you have a book you or topic that you would like to see in our library please come and talk to us in the library
We highly recommend this site..
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This is a great website- full of fun and inspirational books and activities- check it out!
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Be smart, be thoughtful, be generous..
stuck with 'what to read next'?
Ask our book seer about what books he would recommend for you here
why is a library important?
“A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life raft and a festival. They are cathedrals of the mind; hospitals of the soul; theme parks of the imagination. On a cold, rainy island, they are the only sheltered public spaces where you are not a consumer, but a citizen, instead. A human with a brain and a heart and a desire to be uplifted, rather than a customer with a credit card and an inchoate "need" for "stuff." A mall–the shops–are places where your money makes the wealthy wealthier. But a library is where the wealthy's taxes pay for you to become a little more extraordinary, instead. A satisfying reversal. A balancing of the power.”
– Caitlin Moran
Come to QMC and see what else Caitin Moran has to say about the world, women and universal issues.
We have fiction and non fiction books by this wonderful, intellectual and funny author.
– Caitlin Moran
Come to QMC and see what else Caitin Moran has to say about the world, women and universal issues.
We have fiction and non fiction books by this wonderful, intellectual and funny author.
Do you love David Walliams?
listen to David Walliams
here
here
MEET 5 BEASTLY BOYS AND 5 GRUESOME GIRLS IN DAVID WALLIAMS LATEST BOOK!
If you'd enjoy to read about
some really naughty children and what they get up to- and have a laugh- then this is the book for you!
If you'd enjoy to read about
some really naughty children and what they get up to- and have a laugh- then this is the book for you!
