End of Year 2024 - Update

Congratulations to Room's 4 & 5 who were the first classes with all student library books returned, followed some days later by Room 8. Lets hope the last of the books come back over the next few days! 

The library stocktake is now completed. We still have a number of books that are missing - they are not in the library and they are not on issue. We'd love to have these books back again, so if you find any hiding behind shelves or under the furniture over the holidays, at school or at home, please put them in a safe place ready to drop back to the library next year.

(Updated every day or so until 17 December 2024)

The Little, Big and Even Bigger Read 2024

Upper Hutt Libraries are very excited to be joining once again with Hutt City Libraries to offer an amazing summer reading challenge to encourage tamariki to get excited about reading this summer, have fun playing, and be in to win cool prizes!

For more information about The Little, Big and Even Bigger Read 2024 click HERE

Getting Ready for End of Year 2024

The Christmas School Holidays are not far away now, but before they arrive there are some important tasks to get done. In the library we are preparing for our annual end of year stocktake!

All library books are due back on or before next Tuesday, 3 December. You can help by returning all your library books to the library "As Soon As Possible" and before next Tuesday please.

Will your class will be first to return all their library books this year? 

If you have any other school books, such as journals, junior reading books and class books lying around at home then now is a good time to return these to school too.

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture: 

• "Dear Santasaur" by Chae STRATHIE; illustrated by Nicola O'BYRNE

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture: 

• "I Love Lemonade" by Mark SOMMERSET; illustrated by Rowan SOMMERSET
• "Sleep is for Babies!" by Emily McDOWELL; illustrated by Julia HEGETUSCH

Fiction:

• "The Bad Guys : Episode 19 - The Serpent and the Beast" by Aaron BLABEY (The Bad Guys series)
• "Amorangi and Millie's Trip Through Time" by Lauren KEENAN
• "Things That Go Bump" by Kathryn FOXFIELD; illustrated by Robin BOYDEN
• "Diary of a Netball Star : Let's Party" by Liz WATSON & Fiona HARRIS (Diary of a Netball Star series)

Senior Fiction:

• "This Land : The Fall of Tāne" by Mark ABNETT; illustrated by P.R. DEDELIS (This Land series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture: 

• "The Great Kiwi School Day" by Donovan BIXLEY
• "The Lighthouse Princess" by Susan WARDELL; illustrated by Rose NORTHEY

Fiction:

• "LOL Collection" by Marcus EMERSON (LOL Collection series)
• "Magic Ballerina : Delphie and the Glass Slippers" by Darcey BUSSELL (Magic Ballerina series)
• "Shiny Misfits" by Maysoon ZAYID; illustrated by S AMIN
• "Boy vs Beast : Rock Beast" by Mac PARK (Boy vs Beast series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Heroes" by Alan GRATZ

Reference:

• "Lower Hutt the First Garden City" by David McGILL

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture: 

• "Ko Kiwipihi" by Kat QUIN; translated by Pānia PAPA
• "Pipi Dance" by Angie BELCHER; illustrated by Lily UIVEL

Fiction:

• "Flying Fergus - The Best Birthday Bike" by Chris HOY; illustrated by Clare ELSOM (Flying Fergus series)
• "Diary of a Pug - Pug's Sleepover" by Kyla MAY (Diary of a Pug series)
• "Kristy and the Walking Disaster" by Ann M MARTIN; illustrated by Ellen T CHRENSHAW (Baby-Sitters Club - Graphic Novel series)
• "Pirate Spacecat Attack" by Geronimo STILTON (Geronimo Stilton - Spacemice series)

Non-fiction:

• "Swim : The Story of Hinemoa and Tūtānekai" by Chris SZEKELY

Senior Fiction:

• "This Land : The Search for Māui" by Mark ABNETT; illustrated by P.R. DEDELIS (This Land series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture: 

• "Baa Baa Smart Sheep" by Mark SOMMERSET; illustrated by Rowan SOMMERSET
• "Sun Shower" by Melinda SYZMANIK; illustrated by Isobel Joy TE AHO-WHITE

Fiction:

• "Dragon Games : The Battle for Imperia" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Games series)
• "Ella and Olivia : Dance Divas" by Yvette POSHOGLIAN; illustrated by Danielle McDONALD (Ella and Olivia series)
• "A Rovers Story" by Jasmine WARGA
• "Hot Dog : Garden Time" by Ahn DO; Dan McGUINESS (Hot Dog series)

 Mature Picture: 

• "Ariā and the Kūmara God" by Witi IHIMAERA; illustrated by Isobel Joy TE AHO-WHITE
• "A Ariā me te Atua o te Kūmara" by Witi IHIMAERA; illustrated by Isobel Joy TE AHO-WHITE

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture: 

• "Nōu te Ao, e Hika e!" by Dr SEUSS; translated by Karena KELLY; illustrated by Philip BUNTING
• "Trevor the Daring Duck" by Lynda FINN; illustrated by Nikki SLADE ROBINSON

Fiction:

• "Ella Diaries : Sleepover Fail" by Yvette POSOGLIAN; illustrated by Danielle McDONALD (Ella Diaries series)
• "Zombie Season" by Justin WEINBERGER (Zombie Season series)
• "Boy vs Beast : Air Beast" by Mat PARK (Boy vs Beast series)

Non-fiction:

• "The Treaty of Waitangi / Te Tiriti o Waitangi" by Toby MORRIS, Ross CALMAN & Mark DARBY; translated by Piripi WALKER

Senior Fiction:

• "Bone : Eyes of the Storm" by Jeff SMITH (Bone series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Errol" by Zanni LOUISE; illustrated by Philip BUNTING
• "Kei hea te Hipi Kākāriki?" by Mem FOX; illustrated by Judy HORACEK

Fiction:

• "Dragon Girls : Zoe the Beach Dragon" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Girls series)
• "Bad Guys : Episode 18 - Look Who's Talking" by Aaron BLABEY (Bad Guys series)
• "Te Rātaka a Tama Hūngoingoi" by Jeff KINNEY (Te Rātaka series)

Non-fiction:

• "The Animal Book" by John FARNDON, Steve PARKER, Clint TWIST & Camilla DE LA BÉDOYÈRE

Senior Fiction:

• "Rainbow Warrior" by Sharon HOLT (My New Zealand Story series)

Beyond the Page with Upper Hutt Libraries

Holiday activities at Upper Hutt Libraries.

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Cars and Trucks and Things That Go" by Richard SCARRY
• "After Dark : Nocturnal Forest Creatures of Aotearoa" by Julia CROUTH

Fiction:

• "Dragon Games : The Frozen Sea" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Games series)
• "Finally Seen" by Kelly YANG
• "Twinning : BFF's (Not)" by Alexa MOSES (Twinning series)
• "Jason Mason and the Flightless Bird Fiasco" by Jason & Andrew (Jason Mason series)

Non-fiction:

• "Children's Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs" by Caire HIBBERT

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "But Then ... The Almost True Story of an Overdue Book" by Swapna HADDOW; illustrated by Daron PARTON
• "A Unicorn, A Dinosaur and a Shark Walk into a Book " by Jonathan FENSKE; illustrated by Jo PEARSON

Fiction:

• "Owl Diaries : Nature Club" by Rebecca ELLIOT (Owl Diaries series)
• "Diary of a Netball Star : New Player" by Liz WATSON & Fiona HARRIS (Diary of a Netball Star series)
• "The Worlds Worst Monsters" by David WALLIAMS

Senior Fiction:

• "Gold" by Pauline CARTWRIGHT (My New Zealand Story series)

Reference:

• "The Story of a Treaty / He Kōrero Tiriti" by Claudia ORANGE
• "The Treaty of Waitangi / Te Tiriti o Waitangi" by Claudia ORANGE