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• Summer Reading Programme - Power to Read

  iRead POWER TO READ! FREE FOR ALL 11-16 YEAR OLDS! ONLINE REGISTRATIONS OPEN 3 DECEMBER 2018 Escape with books and lose yourself in stories this summer. On the deck, in the car, or at the beach, you can read anywhere! This super-fun programme runs from 10 Dec to 18 Jan, and online registrations open 3 Dec.  For more details, or assistance contact 834 4180 or 845 9005 Email jessieh@napierlibrary.co.nz or adavis@napierlibrary.co.nz How it works. Come pick up your reading journal from Napier or T...
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• Content: The Definitive Writings of (Retired Judge) Fred McElrea on Restorative Justice

  Content: The Definitive Writings of (Retired) Judge Fred McElrea on Restorative Justice   Welcome! This is the definitive, full-text, curated collection of retired Judge Fred McElrea’s writings on restorative justice, or “rj” – together with a few writings by others which he refers to and some court cases where he or other judges applied restorative justice. You’ll see McElrea’s own 65-odd papers range from lectures at conferences in New Zealand, Australia, the UK, Europe, North a...
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• Purpose of the McElrea Restorative Justice Collection

  Purpose and Audience of the Judge McElrea Restorative Justice Collection Purpose of the Collection: Spreading Good News – and Further Reform The purpose of the collection is to gather all McElrea’s work in one place and make it as accessible, prominent, organised and reader- and researcher-friendly as possible. At the times of writing them over some 20 years, McElrea composed each paper for a specific occasion or forum, mostly by invitation. But he already had a unifying purpose. That was...
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• Books and Literature

  Books and Literature Databases What Book Next.Com Need just the right fiction title for class discussions, student projects, or read-a-louds? Or simply a great read for yourself? Whatbooknext.com is a searchable site of reviewed children’s and teens’ books, enabling teachers, librarians, students, parents, and readers to select appropriate reads for children with ease. Choose from dozens of themes and genres, and hundreds of topics. Search by age group, from picture books to teen fiction. AC...
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• YA - Read and Recommend - Goodreads

  
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• Love Your Library

  We've been on a remarkable journey of discovery to find out what your libraries of the future looks like. Thank you for your feedback on our draft Library Strategy! Now the feedback on the Library Strategy is completed and we have considered the responses, we will be seeking its adoption by council and then we can progress with planning and developing a new city centre library for our community.   The steps will be: Develop and recommend a process for site selection including assessment crite...
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• 'Maths is Fun' Programme

    Maths is Fun! October Holiday Programme: Finding your Way 'Math is Fun' is a free programme that aims to encourage children to have fun with numbers, increase confidence in maths, and understand how maths is used in everyday life outside of school.  This is done through interactive games and activities.The sessions (which are being run at Taradale Library) are led by trained educators and teachers and are suitable for primary and intermediate age children. Registrations are essential and can...
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• Spark Jump

    Ask Us About Spark Jump - subsidised broadband for learning at home Spark Foundation and Digital Inclusion Alliance Aotearoa are making subsidised broadband available to families in Napier through Napier Library, enabling more students to keep up with the digital skills necessary for today. As classroom learning goes digital, students without broadband at home are at risk of being left behind.  Spark Jump enables more children to go online outside of classroom hours and get on the right side...
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