Our talented Librarians Mrs Cooper-Evans and Mrs Keohane work together tirelessly to promote a love of reading and of storytelling, and welcome everyone to the calm sanctuary of our beautiful Library, Antares.

To keep students busy over the summer, they have created a Summer Reading Challenge.

All the details are in the poster below, but it is simple: Read a Book, Write a Review, Get a Lolly! There are templates you can download below, or you can create your own. 

Click Here for the Editable Word Version of the Review Template

Click Here for the Printable PDF Version of the Review Template

For World Book Day 2024 in March, our Librarians prepared a Who's Who Quiz of staff members when they were young, and their favourite book from that time.

See what else we got up to this World Book Day in our News

Now more than ever, it is critical that we help and encourage our young people to nurture a habit of reading for pleasure, that will hopefully become a lifelong love. The benefits of this are so well-proven and range from supporting emotional and mental well-being, to developing empathy, through to building a vocabulary that will give them an edge in the future and support their achievements in all areas of the curriculum.

Here's a great Recommended Reading List specifically designed for Years 7 & 8, highlighting texts they will like if they have enjoyed Ghost Boy and the Hunger Games during lessons 

We use an Online System for our Library, called Accessit, that allows students to browse the library shelves, reserve books, renew loans and post reviews of books they have enjoyed from home or while out and about via their phone.