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The

Library:
Guide
for
pupils

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Welcome to the Library
What does the Library offer?

A quiet space for you to read, do research and complete extended


learning

Lots of books, including non-fiction to help with your research and


fiction for reading for pleasure

The Library gets a selection of magazines, including Match, Shout


and Top Gear

National and local daily and weekly newspapers

Computers with internet access, from which you can print work for
your extended learning

Borrowing Rules

You can borrow up to four books at one time

You get to keep books for three weeks

You will be sent a reminder letter if your books are not returned by
their due date

If you have overdue books, you will not be able to borrow any further
books until they are returned

Library: Opening Times

Wednesd
Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday
ay
Before 8am – 8am – 8am – 8am – 8am –
School 8.40am 8.40am 8.40am 8.40am 8.40am
Lunchtim
Open Open Open Open Open
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After 4pm – 4pm – 4pm –
Closed Closed
School 4.45pm 4.45pm 4.45pm

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Reading for pleasure, raising literacy and
achievement
Books (fiction)

The Library is here to encourage reading for pleasure and to


support your emotional and social development. A broad range of
fiction is available for pupils of all reading abilities, with lots of books
by your favourite authors

Finding Fiction

Fiction books are arranged alphabetically (A-Z), by author’s


surname.

If you are looking for a particular book, you will need to know the
author’s name.

When you are browsing the shelves, you will find all the different
genres of books together to help you broaden your range of
reading.

Audio Books and Listening Books

The Library has a range of audio books on CD. If you would prefer
to listen to a book, rather than reading it, come and take a look.

The Library has also subscribed to an online audio-book service,


called Listening Books (http://www.listening-books.org.uk/), which
provides audio-books streamed through their website.

To access the service visit the website and log-in using the following
details:

Username: xxxx

Password: xxxx

Accelerated Reader

Pupils in years seven and eight are enrolled on the Accelerated


Reader programme. It assesses your reading levels and
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recommends books based on this, helping you to find and read
books that you will enjoy.

Once you have read a book, you can take an online quiz. For every
quiz you take, you will get two merits for a score of more than
70%, and three merits for 100%. Every 100% quiz score will see
you join the 100% Club, and members of the club will have prizes
awarded termly.

Newspapers and magazines

We have a range of magazines and newspapers available in the


Library. There are national daily newspapers (The Mirror and The
Guardian) and a weekly newspaper called First News. Also
available is a copy of the local newspaper.

Magazines available include…

Book-Swap Box

Come and swap books with others people.

You can bring in books you have read but do not want to keep any
more and add them to the swap-box, as well as taking away any
books that have been read and left by others.

We want to encourage you to read, and swap, great books.

DVDs

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There are a number of DVDs available for you to borrow. We have a
range of great movies, which are either adaptations of books or
linked to their curriculum, to encourage reading and learning
through film.

DVDs are loaned after school for one night and are to be returned
the following morning.

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Research and Finding Information:
the books
Non-fiction books are available to help you with your research
and extended learning. There are also books that will reflect your
interests outside of school.

Non-fiction books are arranged using the Dewey Decimal


Classification (DDC) System which arranges books together by their
subject. Each book has a number on the spine, which represents
the topic of the book.

The system was invented so that books were easier to find, with
those about similar things closer together.

Dewe Subject/Topic
y
000- Computer science, facts and general reference
099 information

100s Philosophy, psychology, ethics

200s Religion

300s Social issues and social sciences, e.g., law,


education

400s Languages

500s Sciences (physics, biology, chemistry), maths

600s Technology and applied science

700s Arts, sport and leisure

800s Literature, poetry and plays

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900s History, biography and travel

Other Resources for Research


World Book Online

This online encyclopaedia could be the starting point for any fact-
finding, research tasks you have. It is an accessible, relevant
and trustworthy web-resource for you to use.

You can use the search facility to locate articles, or choose to


browse the site by subject. Other useful tools and content include a
biography centre, an atlas, maps, a dictionary and plenty of
images and videos with the articles.

To use this resource, use the link on your desktop called ‘World Book
Online’.

Newspapers for Schools

This is an online database of newspaper articles. Articles can be


downloaded in pdf format and printed.

This is a very useful service if you are looking for information about
topical, current issues. Visit
http://newslibrary.newspapersforschools.co.uk and log-in using:

Username: xxxx

Password: xxxx.

Essential Articles

This is a collection of articles on current, topical, social issues


which cover a range of opinions, comments and opposing
viewpoints on the topics. Articles cover topics such as smoking,
animal rights, crime, racism and a huge range of others.

The book is available in the Library, as well as being online. To


access the online version go to http://www.carelpress.co.uk/EA12
and log-in with the following details:

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Username: xxxx

Password: xxxx

Fact File

The Fact File book provides statistics about a wide range of key
social, political and economic topics, for both the UK and the rest
of the world. A good resource if you need facts and statistics about
social/economic topics and issues.

Oxford Art Online

An online resource for Art, with all the information you could wish
for including biographies of artists, images, timelines, thematic
guides and a dictionary of terms.

You can log-in at http://www.oxfordartonline.com with the following


details:

Username: xxxx

Password: xxxx

Oxford Music Online

An online resource for Music which includes biographies,


timelines, reading lists, thematic guides and a dictionary of terms.

You can log-in at http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com with the


following details:

Username: xxxx

Password: xxxx

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Get involved
Student Librarians

If you would like to help out in the Library, see Mr Iona about
becoming a Student Librarian.

Suggestions

Make sure the Library has what you want by letting us know your
thoughts, suggestions and recommendations. Add them to the
list at the Library desk.

Manga Club

Manga Club is held every Tuesday, after school in the Library.


Get together with others who are into Manga, watch anime and draw
Manga-style

Scholastic Book Club

You can buy your own books through the Library from the Scholastic
Book Club. Come and pick up a catalogue from the Library and
take a look at what’s available. If you want to order anything,
complete the order form and take it to the finance office with
your money.

You will be able to pick up your order from the Library within a few
weeks

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