Karere 'Youth featured' - 'Youth featured' stories
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Out on the Shelves: YA books recommended by our real-life librarians
There's nothing better than reading a book recommended to you by a friendly librarian, right? So we've put together a list of the rainbow books in our collection that we loved enough to recommend! -
Queer Creatives Panel: Event this Friday at Newtown Library
Join published writers and creatives Pip Adam, Emily Writes, Sylvan Spring, Joy Holley, Shaneel Lal, and Ruby Solly as they discuss getting started as young, queer creatives. -
What's on for Out on the Shelves 2025
June is the Out on the Shelves campaign month, and to celebrate we're running a fantastic range of events for tamariki and rangatahi across our libraries. -
The Wellington Comic Lover's Guide to... The Thunderbolts
Reading guides, like lightning, should always appear to few men’s ruin, but to all men’s cheer! It’s the WCL Guide to the Thunderbolts! -
G'Day, Kia ora, Hello! A Global Hangout for Rangatahi
11-15 years old? Sign up for our Global Hangout to meet other teens from overseas online, play games, and eat snacks! -
The Wellington Comic Lover's Guide to... Captain America
The star-spangled man with a plan... to help you read his adventures! It’s the Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to Captain America! -
Our 2024 picks: Young Adult favourites of the year
We're very lucky that YA books keep getting published and we keep getting to read them. And even luckier that we get to write about the YA books we like! Read on for our librarians' top picks of 2024. -
The Wellington Comic Lover's Guide to... The Joker and Harley Quinn
Here’s our not-so-serious guide to The Joker and Harley Quinn! -
Spooky YA reads to keep that Halloween 👻spirit👻 going
We get it. You're a fan of the uncanny and all October has just been leading up to the evening of the 31st. But once it's over, how do you keep those spooky vibes going? With a spooky book, of course! -
Sign up for our Teen Newsletter Please
DID YOU KNOW that we have a newsletter that goes out monthly for teens?! If you did, surely you're signed up for it already. If you didn't, read this and let us convince you to sign up! -
Mental Health Awareness Week: A librarian's guide to big sad thoughts and other weird growing-up things
Growing up is weird and sometimes you might not feel ready to talk to your parents about some topics. So for Mental Health Awareness Week, we thought we’d share some useful resources for young people. -
The Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to... Batman
It’s the Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to Batman! -
Queer Fantasy NOT for Pride Month! Because everyday is LGBTQ+!
Fantasy is the best genre. Obviously. You can do whatever you want in fantasy. Anything a “normal” book can do, fantasy can also do, AND have dragons. It’s also the perfect place for queer stories. -
The Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to... Wolverine
I’m the best at what I do, but what I do is tell you how to read comics in publication order. It’s the Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to Wolverine! -
The Defence of Poetry! Proving Poems Aren't All Bad for Bad Poetry Day
Do you think poetry is bad? / I’ll bet you it has made you mad / -
Small Libraries
Here are some small libraries in Wellington! These are a big deal and they would always love some support. Thanks in advance! -
A goblin's guide to young adult fantasy
Are you interested in fantasy? We've got worlds of goblins, necromancers and phoenixes. -
Coffee: A Guide for Teens
How old do you need to be before you drink coffee? It seems more like an adult drink, in the same way that things like blue cheese or ceviche are adult foods.