The Librarian's

​​The Librarians
​Ms Butcher - Alternate Mondays and Tuesday
Mrs Grabowska - Alternate Mondays and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

The School Library

The School Library
Library is open all week:
Monday – Thursday:  8.30 am – 3.45 pm
Friday: 8.30 pm – 3 pm


​The library is open during every scheduled period for drop in access and class visits. In addition, it is open at break times, before and after school.
All year groups are encouraged to use the library during their free time for PC access, quiet study, reading or research.
Please note that food is not allowed in the library.
Resources:
There are three main sections in the library: fiction, non-fiction and careers. There are approximately 12,000 physical items in stock. Resources may be borrowed for two weeks, but may be renewed. Stock for the library is selected by concentrating on two main objectives:
- Material that supports Curriculum for Excellence
- Material that supports pupil’s recreational reading, literacy and encourages reading for pleasure
Pupils are encouraged to recommend books that they wish the library to purchase and pupils have been involved in stock selection trips to Waterstones.
Study guides and past papers for all subjects are available to for loan.
The library also subscribes an electronic resources:
Complete Issues (http://www.completeissues.co.uk/)
Many subject departments make use of the library at various times throughout the year and the librarians are able to create topic boxes and provide research guidance for work being done in class.
PC:
The library has 6 PCs available for student use. They can be used for leisure, however priority is given for pupils who would like to work on PC on their homework.
Borrowing:
Each student can borrow up to 4 fiction books and 2 non-fiction books for period of 2 weeks. After this time, books may be renewed, if there is no reservation by another student. All pupils are responsible for books and must returned items before summer holidays.
Activities:

• Reading Bingo - A reading challenge that requires to read 9 books from different categories. Everyone who will complete the challenge is going to receive a certificate during Award Ceremony. For each of the activity in Reading Bingo participants receive 25 points for YoungScotCard and 250 after completing all challenge.
• Bookclub – Bookclub will meet on Wednesdays during lunchtime. Come in for reading support and activities about books.
• Silent Reading Lunch on Thursdays – this is a time for everyone who would like to spend time reading quietly without being interrupted.
• Comic BookClub Friday Lunchtime – Do you love graphic novels? This Comic Book Club is for you! How Comic books coming up to life will be explored.
• Book themed events: Book Week Scotland, World Book Day, Live Literature meetings with authors and many more!
• Games corner: there is small selection of board games, including Monopoly, Chess and Dungeon and Dragons.