18/09/2026
We were delighted to open The Timaru Herald today and see our wonderful librarian Pip Black featured as she celebrates 30 years at Timaru Girls’ High School.
Many TGHS students will know Pip from the library, but her contribution to the school, as you all know, has gone much further than books.
During her 30 years here, she has helped with school productions and field trips, been involved with the PTA, archery and rifle shooting, sewn uniforms for our Pasifika group and created a house quiz competition for students.
And after three decades at TGHS, Pip is also one of those people you go to when you need to know something about the school’s past.
Principal Deb Hales told The Timaru Herald that Pip is “a really valued member” of staff, and spoke about the important place the library still holds in school life.
A lot has changed since Pip first joined TGHS, particularly the arrival of digital devices, but books and reading are still very much at the heart of her work.
We are very lucky to have you, Pip!
Congratulations on 30 years at TGHS.
You can read Rachael Comer’s full story in The Timaru Herald: “The magic of words: Timaru school librarian celebrates 30 years fostering love of reading.”
Pip Black believes literacy can lift a person’s achievement in life and she lives by that philosophy in her job.
