Library

Te Ara Mātauranga is the School’s new library which was opened in March 2024. The Library and Information Centre’s ethos is to support the vision, values and mission of Auckland Grammar School.

Specific aims include to:

• Provide excellent services and a resource-rich dynamic environment that supports the curricular and recreational needs of the school community
• Facilitate both immediate and life-long learning by supporting the development of students’ independent research skills along with an understanding of the ethical use of information
• Promote reading and to foster a love of reading for pleasure

The library is open Monday to Thursday from 8am-4.30pm and Fridays from 8am-4.15pm, as well as interval and lunch each day.

Lending

Students may issue five books plus two magazines and two eBooks for a period of two weeks.

Student Library Monitors

A team of 30 student monitors work to support the running of the library. Senior students lead five daily teams.

Resources and Facilities

• Extensive and diverse Fiction and Non-Fiction collections
• Print as well as eBooks and magazines
• Electronic databases
• A very popular browsing collection comprised of a vast range of publications including manga and graphic novels along with fun factual books
• Four separate bookable spaces for classes
• A silent study room
• 32 computers in the Non-Fiction Room which are for individual and class use
• Scanning, printing and photocopying facilities

If you have any further questions, please contact our staff today.