Welcome to St. Theresa's Catholic School Library
St Theresa's Catholic School (Learning Hub) - Te Kura Katorika O Hata Terēhia (Te Tari Akoranga)
Welcome to the library! Haere mai ki te whare pukapuka!
Our school library is a central Learning Hub for all students and staff members throughout the school year. Our School promotes a strong reading culture by having an effective library to support each child's learning journey during their time at St Theresa's.
The library supports the curriculum needs of the school and includes teacher resources. Our library is open 8.30-3.30 Mon-Fri and is staffed by a qualified school librarian.
New books are added to the collection each term and are available via a reserve loans system each week. Our library is a place for students to seek information, research classroom inquiry-based topics, and ignite and foster learning about their personal interests.
Programmes and Services include:
- Full Online presence via our Learning Hub website
- Access to student borrower accounts 24/7 via online library portal
- Weekly scheduled class visits for recreational borrowing
- Reader advisory interviews
- Emergent reader support
- Advanced reader support
- Dyslexic friendly collections
- Curriculum support
- National Library collaborations
- Online safety workshops
- Research and inquiry support
- Y6 Student Leadership Programme - Hub Leaders/Library Monitors
- Book promotion and clubs
- Lunchtime sessions in the winter terms
- New books available each week
- Displays and events for celebrations throughout the year
- Annual Scholastic book fair
- Annual book week and book character parade
- Promotion of NZ Book Awards for Children and YA
- Literary shows and author visits from time to time
- Summer Reading Programme
- Summer/holiday reading challenges and competitions
A Library is like an open pair of arms.
COME JOIN US and with books as our guides we will travel the world and beyond!
