There are some great sequels and spin-offs in the library film collection at the moment! Cars and Despicable me are both in their third incarnation. With more problems and robberies involving bubblegum these movies are entertaining, fun and who wouldn’t want to see more minions?!
Looking for some DVDs to watch in the school holidays? There were the most popular ones borrowed from the library over the summer months – give them a whirl:
eAudiobooks and eBooks are a great way to read what you want when you can’t get into the library. Harry Potter is dominating the online borrowing at the moment. A significant addition to the Top 10 is Wonder. The book about dealing with difference at school has proved really popular in print, online and in movie theatres. The author uses four points of view to tell the story giving the reader an understanding how people are affected by August Pullman’s differences.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J. K. Rowling
Great children’s series with new additions! Author Rachel Renee Russell wrote her first book when she was still at school, she was around 10 years old! It was a birthday gift for her brothers. The Dork Diaries books are inspired by her daughter Nikki and Erin. Does one of those those names seem familiar? Russell credits her daughters in authoring the books. Cool!
Have you ever written a book for anyone’s birthday? It would be a such a great gift. Or an terrible one if you wrote awful things. Maybe don’t write terrible things!
But definitely check out these popular authors for some great ideas:
Dork Diaries, by Rachel Renée Russell
There are some fantastic new additions to some great comic series here in the library. It’s great to see they have been so popular with readers over summer.
Bad Guys author Aaron Blabey is heading into the movie making business! Yes his award winning talents have caught the eye of DreamWorks Animation who have brought him along for the ride as executive director. One of my favourites of his is The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon. 
I know it sounds serious for a funny writer and illustrator of books but it’s good!
What was your favourite comic over the Summer? Let us know in the comments. In the meantime, here are the Top 10 most popular over summer:
Smurfs, by PeyoSo favourite reads over summer? Minecraft and LEGO top the billing!
Did anyone go to see the Brickman exhibition at Te Papa? Were you inspired? If you were we have the perfect creative outlet for you Let’s Go LEGO
Karori Library: First Saturday of each month, 2:30-3:30pm
Cummings Park (Ngaio) Library: First Thursday of each month, 3:30-4:30pm
Mervyn Kemp (Tawa) Library: Second Thursday of each month, 3:30-4:30pm
Where you can create with others like yourselves =)
Harry Potter and the cursed child, by Jack Thorne, John Tiffany and J.K. RowlingSeaweek – Kaupapa Moana 2018 is on! Saturday 3 to Sunday 11 March 2018. The theme this year is “Toiora te Moana – Toiora te Tangata – Healthy Seas, Healthy People”. 71 percent of the world is covered with ocean! So this week is a great time to find out more about it.
We are so lucky living in a coastal city where the sea is right on out doorstep, or not too far away. There’s heaps of things to do in Wellington for sea week . To take a look at exciting creatures under the sea head to the behind the scenes trips at Te Papa and Victoria University Coastal Ecology Lab in Island Bay. How about on top of the water? A boat show!
Keen to investigate some of Wellington’s sea life yourself? How about some great books about our sea and shore life:
Rock pool secrets, by Narelle Oliver.
Narelle Oliver has created some great illustrations to show you who could be hiding in the tidepools. Fish, sea snails, shrimp, crabs and sea slugs. Some of the pages fold out to show you the creatures inside.
The new ocean : the fate of life in a changing sea, byBryn Barnard.
Want to know about how environmental changes are affecting sea life? Then this book has some facts and information for you, some of the information is challenging as it deals with oil-well accidents, litter, and pollution. Looking at different ocean dwellers: blue-green algae, coral, jellyfish, orcas, sea turtles, and tuna.
Ever wanted to train a shark? Then you have something in common with Eugenie Clark. This ichthyologist – a fish scientist discovered sharks were not just eating machines, but could be trained. Clark also discovered new species of fish in her underwater studies.
Fish Girl / by David Wiesner & Donna Jo Napoli.
This is a strory about captivity, friendship and greed. Fish Girl is an exhibit set up on the wharf like other sideshows. But why is this aquarium set up like a house? David Wiesner has written and illustrated some great books. A couple of them, Flotsam and Neptune rising have explored stories of the sea before.
20,000 leagues under the sea / by Jules Verne ; illustrated by Stephen Armes.
This classic underwater tale has inspired so many stories and re-tellings. Written nearly 150 years ago the story included some amazing ideas for the time. Not only in exploring under the sea, but also in submarine technology. Discover the original for yourself!
Wellington is known for it’s unpredictable summers so have some indoor entertainment ready! These are the Children’s favorites from our collection. Is one of them yours?
Sing! is a DVD for all of those who have struck a pose in front of a mirror, copied dance moves from their favourite songs or fleetingly thought about performing! If you get inspired, the library has some great stuff to help you with your performance =)
We have scores, music, play scripts and heaps of CDs and movies for you to sing or act along side of. Have a performance piece already? Let us know the the comments =)
Now that the Guinness World Records 2018 is all official and on the shelves you can see which record you want to go for! There are some impressive Christmas world records. If you were going for a record breaking number of lights for a home Christmas display you would have to top 601,736!
If your family force you to go to the beach you can take a world of interest with you! (The Star Wars books are still some of the most popular.) We’re waiting to see what will go on to the library 
shelves with the release of the new movie!
Guinness world records 2018.
Did you know there is a Scottish version of the David Walliams book Mr Stink? Translated by Matthew Fitt it’s called Mr Mingin, so you can decode the way they talk in Scotland. Your brains are marvellous things and in a few paragraphs it will all start to make sense. And you’ll have some great words to try out on your family and friends =)
Diary of a Minecraft Zombie, by Russell Robinson
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney
The latest adventures from Jeff Kinney and Liz Pichon are on the shelves. Jeff Kinney has the Heffleys escaping the holiday stress for their own special kind of fun in the twelfth Diary of a Wimpy Kid book.
The latest Tom Gates book release saw author Liz Pichon travelling around London in a Taxi covered in Fur! They were handing out free copies of the book Family, Friends and Furry Creatures. Want to read a copy for free? You can! head down to your library and reserve your copy now (it’s really popular!).
Diary of a wimpy kid series, by Jeff KinneyThe Secret Seven, by Enid Blyton
