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Welcome to the Learning Resource Centre!
Breakfast Club: If you get to school early, the LRC is a nice place to have a quiet read and, in the winter months, we will give you a slice of toast to eat while you read!
Homework Club: We are also open after school - come along to the LRC to use our resources and finish your homework in peace and quiet.
We have a wide range of resources, including Fiction, Non-fiction, DVDs, Newspapers and Magazines and Educational Games.
There are 5 networked PCs, plus a printer, which can be booked in advance at the LRC counter.
Your Librarians are Miss Kislingbury and Ms Mount.
A team of student Library Monitors help out before school and at Break and Lunch.
Behaviour in the LRC should be according to the LRC Code of Conduct.
GET INVOLVED!
Reading Challenge
Challenge yourself! Widen your reading horizons and develop your reading skills by reading books at Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum levels. Ask the Librarian for further details.
Student Librarians
Are you interested in working in the LRC? Ask the librarians for an application form, job description and details of the training programme.
Scholastic Book Club
Order new books at discount prices through the Scholastic Book Club.
Resources
We have over 8,000 resources for you to choose from in the library. These include:
Fiction
We have books of all genres and for all tastes including popular fiction, classics, graphic novels, Manga, picture books and Quick Reads.
Most fiction is arranged alphabetically. We also have some fiction in other languages, for example Polish, Bengali and Albanian.
Reference
Resources such as encyclopaedias and atlases are available in our Reference Section. There are also many different language dictionaries as well as English ones.
Non-fiction
Books are arranged in subject order, using the Dewey Decimal system.
Newspapers and periodicals
A variety of newspapers and magazines are available for reading in the LRC, including GamesMaster, Top of the Pops Magazine, Flipside, BBC Focus and School Sport.
DVDs and audio-CDs
The library has a good collection of films on DVD which can be borrowed – you will need to join the DVD Club.
Learning Resource Centre
- Welcome to the Learning Resource Centre!
