South Taranaki Librarians have been running online events with some of our favourite New Zealand authors. Pamela Jones writes about how their libraries have been responding to their patrons unique needs in unusual times. As Librarians our mission and purpose is to provide access and connect knowledge to the needs of our communities. In lockdown that hasn’t changed. What has changed is our service delivery. It has required library staff to expand their roles, increase their su

Author and illustrator Paul Beavis shares the behind-the-scenes work (and doubt, angst and inspiration) that goes into making his picture books, like the just-released What Are You Supposed to Be?. Paul Beavis Paul Beavis is a Wellington-based author and illustrator whose latest book is What Are You Supposed to Be? His debut, Mrs Mo's Monster, won the 2015 LIANZA Russell Clark Award for illustration. Paul also illustrates work for other writers, such as Deano Yipadee with Nee

Mark Broatch reviews four recent picture books by New Zealand authors and illustrators – Inspector Brunswick: The Case of the Missing Eyebrow about a feline detective and an art gallery, What Are You Supposed to Be? about a weird wolf, Grandad's Guitar which celebrates inter-generational bonds and We're Off to Find a Kiwi, in which two siblings go on an adventure in search of the quiet bird. A spread from Inspector Brunswick: The Case of the Missing Eyebrow by Chris Lam Sam a