Auckland Libraries blog

In the July school holidays, we ran the Ngā Tamariki o Matariki challenge for tamariki and rangatahi on Auckland Libraries Beanstack . Our young readers learned about Matariki, with reading suggestions for different ages and lots of activities to try. As they learned, they earned Ngā Tamariki o Matariki badges and entries into our prize draws. Together, our Ngā Tamariki o Matariki readers logged 894 days of reading over two weeks! Read on for details about our prize winners! Ngā Tamariki o Matariki 2023 reading challenge prize pack winners We’re pleased to announce the two winners in the kids’ category and one winner of the youth category! Tanzeel (8) from Botany Library, Matthew (7) from Glenfield Library and Pala (13) of Tupu Youth Library each won a Kaupapa boardgame .  Kaupapa boardgames are produced by Kura Rēhia and provide hours of fun while building your reo! Top Reader bonus draw winners All readers who logged 10 or more days of reading out of a possible 12 were entered into o

Thank you to everyone who took part in our Take 3 for Comic Book Month, aimed at encouraging all Aucklanders to explore the incredible worlds of graphics, manga and comics found in our libraries.  We had more entries than ever this year. KAPOW! Let’s do it again next year.  The 10 lucky winners of the passes to Armageddon Auckland being held this coming Labour weekend are: Carlos from Highland Park Library Janek from Devonport Library Zak from Takapuna Library Daniel from Pakuranga Library Winnie from Northcote Library Gabrielle from Central City Library Talia from Whangaparāoa Library Hamish from Titirangi Library Florence from Papatoetoe Library Jacob from Sir Edmund Hillary Library (Papakura) The lucky winners of the three POSTPocalypse graphic novels sets from Beyond Reality Media are: Max from Central City Library Amie from Papatoetoe Library Elizabeth from Ōtāhuhu Library Our congratulations to all the winners.    We are incredibly grateful to our s