King's High School Library Blog

King's High Blog is in the Top 50 School Library Blogs - Awesome

2012-01-26T15:41:00.000+13:00

At the end of last year it was very very exciting to win an award for this blog. It was nominated in the Top 50 School Library blogs and you can see the full list here! "It was based on recommendations from other school library blogs and because we think your site is awesome for people interested in school libraries". It was a real thrill to receive this award and nice to be recognised out

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from King's Library

2011-12-13T13:02:00.000+13:00

Image from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/19387816@N00/2119550981 Wishing everyone a very very happy holiday and a great Christmas and New Year. Stay nice, stay safe and remember to be kind to each other. Looking forward to meeting all our new students in 2012 for another year full of great library experiences, be they learning new skills, finding great books to read and expanding

It's that time .... bring your books back time

2011-11-29T16:24:00.001+13:00

Image from http://chzb.gr/vrHuVK Borrowing has now closed for the year for students of King's High School. There are exceptions, members of the BookGang are encouraged to borrow over the holidays. Sorry to say that some students failed to return books from very early in the year, unfortunately the replacement costs of these books have now been added to their school accounts. If you do

Reading makes you smarter believes the KHS Dux!

2011-11-28T16:49:00.001+13:00

This photo is of Nathaniel Parsons, Head Student Librarian at King's High School in 2011 being awarded his Dux prizes on the stage at our Senior Prizegiving earlier this month. Nathaniel has been a library regular for the past three years and his love of high fantasy fiction, books with plenty of blood and gritty content are, I am sure, at least partly responsible for his wonderful academic

The Hunger Games Trailer - at last!

2011-11-22T16:31:00.001+13:00

At last, a good meaty trailer which shows us some idea of what the movie will actually be like. People it is looking good, we are calling ourselves very very excited!

The Bridge by Jane Higgins

2011-11-15T13:45:00.001+13:00

In the opening scenes of this book Nik is awaiting the decision which will determine his future. He has been trained all through his school life with one goal in mind, to make it to ISIS, the security force which control the part of the city he lives in. It is a city divided by a river, with bridges which are closely guarded. Nik's side of the city is the side of the educated, the well-fed and

Goodbye cookies

2011-11-14T13:55:00.001+13:00

Micah, regular contributor to this blog, marvellous reader of books, BookGang assistant, Library assistant, helper of many with computer problems, music suggester to Ms Schaumann, fellow lover of John Green, drummer extraordinare, singer, songwriter and guitarist of promise, blogger and friend to many at King's High School, made the cookies above to say goodbye. He leaves at the end of Year

Help with NCEA study

2011-11-11T11:44:00.001+13:00

Level 1, 2 and 3 students who are working at home or in the library, and who have questions relating to their courses (almost any subject) should go and check out Studyit. This online resource is manned by teachers of every subject who can answer your questions. It is great for those times when you think of a question and need the answer quickly, you can post your question onto one of the

Student helpers are awesome!

2011-11-11T10:56:00.001+13:00

The photo above is of Cameron and Oscar. This photo is a rare thing, they do not appreciate the camera being used near them as they are shy by nature. These guys have been the stalwarts of the issues desk during lunchtimes and interval all this year. They are unsung heroes of the library. They are here in the library before any other students every day, they man the desk and have become

We've got QR codes in our library!

2011-10-26T16:21:00.001+13:00

Morgan and Scott check out a QR Code on Scott's Smartphone For a couple of months we have had small black and white square codes appearing in various places in and around the library. You can see a couple of codes along the sidebar of this blog. They are a small barcode (just like we use on the back of our books to scan them in and out of the library when issuing and returning) and if you

Reasons for occupy Wall St and other protests

2011-10-25T13:39:00.000+13:00

Have you been watching the news recently and seen lots of people sitting in protest in various locations throughout the world? Have you been wondering what it is all about? Why the people are protesting? Information is Beautiful have made a video to explain why and it is embedded below. This video is from the American perspective. and so to get a more global look I have put another video

Steve Jobs speaks to students about life and death

2011-10-06T16:47:00.002+13:00

The man who was responsible, more than any other for how we use computers today has died, the founder of Apple computers and one of your librarians personal heroes as a true Apple geek, Steve Jobs died after a short but very interesting life. Below is a video from 2005 where he is addressing a graduating year of Stanford students. The video is full of great moments, especially when he talks

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick

2011-10-04T22:07:00.000+13:00

This book is so aptly named. It is a wondrously beautiful book. It is big, it is beautifully designed and it contains a really well crafted story, both in words and in pictures. Wonderstruck is one of those books which will appeal to lots of people for lots of different reasons. If you read books for a great story this book has one. If you love art, drawing and design, this book has loads

Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

2011-10-03T14:30:00.001+13:00

The wonderful Te Ara website has had a redesign, and it is now easier to use and even clearer than it was before. Use Te Ara if you are looking for New Zealand information. There are lots of categories to choose from where you can begin your search or you can search the whole site. Te Ara is the main place to go if you are looking for the kind of information you would look for in an

Whats going on with Social Media this year?

2011-10-03T13:42:00.000+13:00

Social media update from Socialnomics. The statistics get bigger each year. Facebook has become both a noun and a verb! Turn your sound up because the music is pretty cool!

"Miss there's a shark in the library"

2011-09-30T15:07:00.002+13:00

Shark browsing for books! Photos from the other day when Mr Greenfield bought his birthday present to school. His Mother loves him very much and bought him a remote controlled shark for his birthday. He does duty in the library at lunchtime and is usually found at The Last Card League table but not this day. It isn't every day you have a shark 'swimming' between the shelves and harassing the

Matched by Ally Condie

2011-09-29T12:09:00.000+13:00

I thought Matched might be a little more suited to girls rather than guys when I first picked it up but it is proving to be popular with the boys as well. It's a great read, lots to think about and mull over. It really appeals to those who have been all caught up in The Hunger Games, and who are looking for something new to try. Cassia lives in a world where everything is perfectly matched to

The Lord Of The Rings Speakalong - a BookGang event

2011-09-28T14:52:00.000+13:00