Being a long-term partner to schools and libraries means contributing more than great collections and reliable service. Wheelers Insights is one way Wheelers invests back into the sector — supporting the capability, confidence and connectedness of the people who help readers thrive.

It also keeps Wheelers listening. Regular engagement with practitioners, researchers and educators helps us stay connected to emerging needs and allows current thinking to inform our collections, advisory services and customer experience.

Keynote speaker Nathan Wallis, neuroscience educator, explored how boys learn, connect and engage. He was joined by Alan Dingley, Library Manager at Freyberg High School and former Te Awhi Rito New Zealand Reading Ambassador, and David Riley, children’s author and educator, bringing perspectives grounded in neuroscience, education, writing and frontline library practice.

The conversations were hosted by Rosemary Tisdall, Wheelers Children’s and Young Adult Selector, whose experience includes the National Library and judging the New Zealand Book Awards. Local practitioner perspectives came from Sally Brown of Riccarton High School in Ōtautahi Christchurch and Catherine Ross, Director of Library at Auckland Grammar School, in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

Together with participating librarians and educators, they explored the conditions, choices and relationships that can help pre-teen and teenage boys engage more deeply with reading.

The Resource Hub is where Wheelers Insights continues beyond each edition — with webinars, papers, curated collections and practical resources for schools, early learning centres and public libraries.

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