Information centre
The Information Centre provides all members of the school with a wide range of ICT facilities, books and other resources for research and for general interest. As well as fiction & non-fiction books there is a reference area, adult fiction, a local history collection and the Careers Area.
Daily newspapers and some magazines are also available.
The Information Centre is open from 9.00 am until 3.30 pm each day.
Provision of books
Students may borrow up to three books for a three week loan. Sixth Form students and staff may borrow up to five books for three weeks.
The Carnegie Medal
The Carnegie Medal is awarded each year to an outstanding children’s book. This year the shortlist contains some really fantastic reads.
So far I’ve read‘Trash’, an unputdownable story which follows three boys sifting rubbish and finding something extraordinary. ‘Everybody Jam’set on a cattle station in the Australian outback and vividly told by Danny, who misses his brother. ‘A Monster Calls’ a really powerful, harrowing read with amazing text and illustrations and ‘My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece’ another brilliant read that will make you laugh and cry. Which one is my favourite so far? A very difficult question! I think maybe ‘My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece’ for sending me on a rollercoaster of emotions, but the others are fantastic too…… Borrow one from the School Library today and tell us what you think! The official winner will be announced in June – will we agree with their choice?
Mrs Clark – Librarian
Click here to download details of the Carnegie Medal Shortlist for 2012