Whitcoulls Top 50 Kids' Books

If you are looking for good books for Christmas presents, check out the Whitcoulls Top 50 Kids' Books. Click on this link

End of the Year

It is hard to believe that another school year is nearly over!  Whatever you do though, don't stop reading! In the holidays you can borrow great books from the Palmerston North City Library and check their website for places the mobile library visits. It might stop near your house and it's an easy way to change your library books. Also second-hand shops have cheap books and for as little as 50c you might grab yourself an awesome read.
The Hub will be closing for issues at the end of November but keep bringing your returns as we will doing a stocktake in early December.

Great Series!

These are two books from the 'Sword Girl' series by Frances Watts. The first book in the series is 'The Secret of the Swords' and this sets the scene for the next 4 books. It makes sense to read this first but it is not essential to read the books in order.  These stories are fun and quick to read. They have interesting story-lines and a cool heroine called Tommy. You will find this series in the Adventure section of the Hub.

New Magazines!

Come and check out the September and October issues of your favourite magazines.

 




There are some cool ideas for Halloween, reviews of all the new movies and competitions you can enter to win some great prizes. 

We Give Books - Have a read

The Librarians at Russell Street have been exploring the site www.wegivebooks.org/books and adding narration to some of the books they discovered.   Have a listen to Jessica and Tyla reading Chico the Brave by Dave Horowitz or read it yourself by clicking the link above.    

Meet Our Librarian

Welcome back to the library blog. I would like to introduce myself. My name is Rebecca and I am excited to be the new librarian at Russell Street School. I have already had lots of fabulous visitors since I started but I would love some more! Please come to the library at lunchtime on Monday, Tuesday or Thursday if you want to meet me and enjoy some exciting books and activities. Starting next term there will be even more changes in the library, so watch this space!

James' Favourite Book

This is one of my favourite childhood books. I wonder if you can guess what made it so appealing?