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Media
RNZ with Jesse Mulligan
Newstalk ZB with Francesca Rudkin
At a time when our literacy rates are declining, Claudine wants to get more kids into libraries, more noses in books and more pages being turned.
The recipient of a Winston Churchill Memorial grant, Claudine has recently returned from a fact-finding mission overseas.
3 April 2025
Newstalk ZB with Francesca Rudkin
Newstalk ZB with Francesca Rudkin
New data estimates two thirds of schools don't have working libraries. Of around 2500 schools, there are only 56 full-time librarians, and 873 part-time.
Claudine Crabtree says libraries are crucial, as they encourage children to value reading. "Reading for pleasure has been shown to be the single biggest indicator of a child's future success- more than their family circumstances, their parent's education background and their income."
10 March 2024
Seven SharpTV1
Seven SharpTV1
Claudine Crabtree - Library Manager, talking to Hilary Barry and Jeremy Wells on Seven Sharp (TVNZ TV1) about how important school libraries are and why we need more of them in our schools!
6 March 2024
From The Sapling (NZ):
Aotearoa NZ's Literacy Crisis
Samantha Montgomerie examines New Zealand’s literacy crisis. News of our plummeting literacy rates shadows our long white cloud. It would seem our meadow has not been cultivated to allow the seeds of literacy to thrive. Read the full article here...
