THE LIBRARY AREA
The school library
area is situated above the Chapel. It consists of: the main library,
which is a study area and resource centre; the fiction library, for
reading and relaxation; the careers library, for reference and
information.
Mrs Rosemary Harrison is the school librarian. She is on duty each
day from 12.30 – 5.30 pm. Mrs Harrison has breathed new life into both
the fiction and non-fiction libraries; they are now popular venues in
lunchtimes and tea breaks, and afternoon private study sessions take
place there, too. Mrs Harrison is always willing to help girls find
information, whether it be in book form or on the internet. She has
received many requests for new titles and she has also set up a DVD
lending facility which immediately proved a great success.
St
George's girls are also now taking part in
The Berkshire Book Award.
Although she
has only been here since the start of term, Mrs Harrison has introduced
a new library database, and she also intends to introduce exciting
fingerprint recognition software to make borrowing books and DVDs even
faster.... and more fun. If you are interested in finding out how this
software works, do follow this link to the
Education Executive article.
| The Main
Library The main
non-fiction and reference library
has approximately 9,000 books, an excellent selection of magazines
and journals and 5 daily newspapers. Within this area there
are 6 computers for pupils' use, and from which they can access the
internet, the school intranet and online resources such as the
Encyclopaedia Britannica and Collins English Dictionary.
Within the reference section
there are dictionaries for most languages, encyclopaedias, Who's
Who and many other books of reference. There is a large
selection of reference material for the younger pupils within the
school, such as The Junior Encyclopaedia and
History and Science encyclopaedias.
The seating area is a quiet place
for pupils to study and use their laptops for school work.
There is a qualified librarian on
duty from Monday to Friday during the school term. She is
always available to assist the pupils with research for their work,
and with collating information from the resources within the library
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The Fiction
Library
This area is for quiet reading
and relaxation. There are 1,500 fiction books here for
pupils to borrow. There is a separate section for the
junior members of the school. The librarian is always
available to help the pupils to select reading material and she
encourages them to ask for additional books that they think
their fellow pupils would enjoy.
This room has an area with
sofas and occasional tables where pupils can relax and read. |
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The Berkshire Book Award
Six pupils have been asked to read six newly written
books, and after they have read the books they are invited to write
a review and vote on the best book in their opinion. In
February next year the six girls will be accompanied by Mrs
Harrison, the School Librarian, to an award ceremony evening, during
which all six authors will give a short talk on their books.
The pupils will then be able to meet and chat to the authors and
will be there when the winning author is presented with the award. |
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