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YES!!! we are open -
YES!!! we are open -
We are OPEN at Interval and ALL Lunchtimes Monday- Tuesday and Thursday and Friday. Wednesdays Closed for Issuing and Returning. OR you can use our "CLICK & COLLECT" option.
Use Topic Lists in the menu above to search for books and digital resources on current classroom topics.
"CLICK & COLLECT"
"CLICK & COLLECT"
To browse for books, LOG-IN in the green bar above, using the first part of your email address and your PC log in. Once in use Quick Search to search for the book(s) you want, click on RESERVE at the bottom of the window and it's all yours. Then wait for our email to come and collect it.
Gale Elementary YR 7& 8
Gale Elementary YR 7& 8
Gale provides libraries with original and curated content, as well as the modern research tools that are crucial in connecting libraries to learning, and learners to libraries.
BITS - Listen and Read
BITS - Listen and Read
The sole purpose of this site is to help students improve their listening and reading comprehension of the English language.
"BITS" is an online-only site. No links for downloading items are available and none will be provided.
Many Books (free e-books)
Many Books (free e-books)
ManyBooks was established in 2004 with the vision to provide an extensive library of books in digital format for free on the Internet.
Project Gutenburg
Project Gutenburg
Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks
Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world’s great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired.
More Audio books and Poetry
Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
Audio Books Brian Falkner
Audio Books Brian Falkner
Hi I’m Brian, I write exciting adventure books for young people
Oh, and I also run writing workshops for keen young writers, maybe that’s you.
Goodreads
Goodreads
See what books your friends are reading.
Track the books you're reading, have read, and want to read.
Check out your personalized book recommendations.
Find out if a book is a good fit for you from our community’s reviews.
Copyright for students
Copyright for students
A brief explanation about copyright is given in the section 'What is copyright?' and information on 'Your stuff', 'Using other people's, and 'Student guide'
Fake News?
Fake News?
Netsafe have launched a new campaign to help us figure out when a news item might actually be fake news.
Mrs Lodge's Library game
Mrs Lodge's Library game
Your job is to put the books in call number order, e.g. ABC, DAH etc.
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
Explore the life stories of over 3,000 people who shaped our culture and history.
Tasman District Libraries
Tasman District Libraries
Tasman District Library homepage.
GBHS Wide Reading wiki
GBHS Wide Reading wiki
Golden Bay High Schools Wide Reading wiki.

This wiki has been set up to provide lists of resources for our students when selecting titles for their Wide Reading unit and also provide suggestions for themed reading. Just added Personal response list.
Personal response titles for senior students

Havoc

I am Malala : the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban

Night

Face

Angela's ashes : a memoir of a childhood

Red Dog in bandit country

Thunder road

Walk in my shoes

Roll of thunder, hear my cry

The catcher in the rye

The crossing

Black like me

The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian

The outsiders

The impossible knife of memory

Before I die

If you find me

Lord of the flies

A thousand splendid suns

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This is just a small selection of titles that can be found on our shelves. You can find more titles by using GBHS Wide Reading wiki link.
EPIC resources for NZ Schools
EPIC resources for NZ Schools
EPIC gives us access to thousands of electronic resources. Magazines, newspapers, biographies, reference works, images, ebooks, and multi-media. Resources cover all curriculum learning areas. Scroll down the page to access resources.
For use at home use Epic password : Username:gbhs
Password: 33gbhs
APA Quick Referencing link
APA Quick Referencing link
Auckland University Quickcite page. For other referencing information check out their Referencing Guides page.