Welcome to DHS Library.  Nau mai Haere mai 2026!
"encouraging confident, connected, actively involved life-long learners."

 
     Need any help? Contact your librarians - Emily [email protected]  Trudy and Katrina  [email protected]                                   
Kia ora!

​Doing some research? 
 Topics Term 4:
Yr 7 Kaitiakitanga in Action
Yr 10 Springbok Tour Protests
Yr 8 World War 2 resources
​Yr 12 Impact of Tragedy
Yr 7 Evaluating your sources - Quality information counts
Year 7 Identity
Year 8 The Home Front in WWll
Year 8 WW1 and family history
Year 8 Maori Battalion
Yr 7-9 Bibliography and Is this website reliable?
Yr 7/8 Early Pacific Migrations
Yr 7 /8 Significant places to Ngāi Tahu

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For more resources for Senior History and Geography - click here
​Padlet for Yr 12/13 Research
Yr 13 Socio-Scientific Resources

For some great databases try EPIC    
 (Find the EPIC password here if working from home)
  
​Teachers:   Put in an order for National Library books
                    Link to book library reading and research areas 
                     Quick links to Aotearoa/NZ history  ​
                     Teaching and Learning resources
Want to read

or listen to a book?
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                     READ 

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Click here to access all our online reading and audio book options
(Image: Steven Gazzardi)

              RESEARCH 

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Check out these resources for research topics and homework

       HOW TO...

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Videos and tips about researching, referencing and plagiarism
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Click here to access e and audio books - you will need your Selwyn Libraries login and password. See school librarians if you are not sure how to apply.
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DHS Library Catalogue
​Emily, Trudy and Katrina are very happy to help you if you have any questions or can't find what you want from this website.  To contact us just click on 'Ask a librarian' or email us at [email protected]