Little Libraries

06/10/2026

Calling our 2024 + 2025 Little Libraries recipients! 💚🌳📚

If you haven’t completed our annual evaluation survey yet, here’s a friendly little nudge from us!

Taking part in our annual evaluation is one of the few things we ask of Little Libraries recipients. Your feedback really matters! It helps us understand the difference Little Libraries is making for tamariki and how we can make the programme even better.

There’s something in it for your Little Library too! You can let us know if any of your well-loved books are ready to be replaced, or if there’s other support you need from us. 📙

🔗 Received your Little Library in 2024?
Complete your quick 5-minute check-in here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LittleLibrariesCatch-up

🔗 Received your Little Library in 2025?
Complete your annual survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LittleLibrary2026

Thank you to everyone who has already responded and for everything you grow brighter futures through the love of reading 💚

14/09/2026

It takes a community to grow our next generation of readers. 🌳 📚

We're so grateful to Love your Library NZ and the incredible librarians across Aotearoa who are helping Little Libraries recipients connect with their local library, story time and free resources. When early learning services and public libraries work together, our youngest tamariki have even more opportunities to discover the joy of reading. 💚

A huge thank you to everyone involved in making these local connections happen.

Read more about the collaboration here: https://loveyourlibrary.org.nz/libraries-in-action/library-stories/little-libraries-programme-helps-public-libraries-grow-young-bookworms

07/09/2026

“If I'm remembered 100 years from now, I hope it will be not for looks but for books.” - Dolly Parton

Remembering the incomparable Dolly Parton and the extraordinary legacy she leaves behind through her beloved Imagination Library. More than 300 million books gifted to children from birth to age five, along with all the joy, possibility and wonder that comes with them.

Thank you Dolly for inspiring generations of readers, dreamers and storytellers! And for showing the world just how powerful it can be to put a book in the hands of a child 💚📚😍

20/08/2026

Little book forests are growing all around Aotearoa. 🌳📚 Lovely to see this year's recipients of Little Libraries arriving, being set up and enjoyed!

We would love to give Tesh and Mai from Little Libraries a big ngā mihi nui for their generous donation of the beautiful literacy kitset to Tuakau Kindergarten. Our tamariki have absolutely loved exploring the new shelves and discovering the awesome New Zealand pukapuka (books) included. The resources have created more wonderful opportunities for our tamariki to develop their love of pukapuka, storytelling and learning together. Ngā mihi nui ki a kōrua for your aroha and support.

10/05/2026

The little team at Little Libraries has been working on something special behind the scenes with Tanya Batt ✨

Last year, many kaiako told us they’d love more PLD around early literacy. We were lucky enough to have Tanya facilitate beautiful, engaging workshops across the motu. We got an incredible response from those who were able to attend.

Now, we’re making some of those ideas and inspirations even more accessible!

We just wrapped filming a series of short videos with Tanya, designed to help kaiako feel more confident using their Little Library as a storytelling and literacy tool. Expect simple, practical ideas, playful prompts and real examples of what storytelling can look like in practice with tamariki.

We can’t wait to share them with you soon on www.littlelibraries.co.nz 🥳

In the meantime, we’d love to hear favourite way to engage tamariki in reading and stories 💚📚