Library
LIBRARIAN: Miss Rachel-Amelia Johnson ILS
2003 - Present Day
OUR ETHOS:
We at Shoreham Academy believe the most important thing we can teach children today is a love of reading for pleasure. With so much emphasis on learning, reading for pleasure seems to have been left behind as a treat only for the very young. It is because of this that we feel the Library should be at the centre of every school and community. It should be a hub for learning, and a place where reading is positively and actively promoted. A centre where new technologies and book-based resources complement and reflect each other and in the case of a school library, complement the current curriculum, meeting the needs of all children, adults, students and teachers, and where an "open-door policy" welcomes everyone.
DAY TO DAY:
The Library is open Monday to Friday, every break and lunchtime, before and after school, for all students and staff.
Lunchtimes are segregated by year and are as follows:
MONDAY 8.30 - 4.00
Yrs 7 & 8 LUNCHTIME
TUESDAY 8.00 - 4.00
Yrs 9, 10 & 11 LUNCHTIME
WEDNESDAY 8.00 - 4.00
GUTTENBERG (BOOK) CLUB
THURSDAY 8.30 - 4.00
Yrs 7 & 8 LUNCHTIME
FRIDAY 8.00 - 4.00
Yrs 9, 10 & 11 LUNCHTIME
THE LIBRARY COLLECTION:
We currently have over 10,000 items on our shelves, over 7,000 of which are available for home loan.
The non-fiction section is classified and ordered using a simplified version of the Dewey Decimal Classification System. (DDCS 2004)
NON-FICTION:
0.00 to 0.99 - GENERALITIES
100 to 199 - PSYCHOLOGIES
200 to 299 - RELIGION
300 to 399 - SOCIETY AND SOCIAL ISSUES
400 to 499 - LANGUAGES
500 to 599 - THE SCIENCES
600 to 699 - TECHNOLOGIES AND MEDICINE
700 to 799 - THE ARTS AND RECREATION
800 to 899 - LITERATURE AND POETRY
900 to 999 - BIOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
The fiction collection has been colour coded and classified in genre order.
FICTION:
Adventure - WHITE
Animals - BABY BLUE
Classics - MOULDY GREEN
Comedy - YELLOW
Crime - RED
Easy Reads - BLUE
Graphic Novels - LUMINOUS GREEN
Horror - BROWN
Romance - PINK
Science Fiction - PURPLE
Sixth Form - HOT PINK
Staff - ORANGE
War and Conflict - DARK GREEN
GENERAL LOANS:
- Students may borrow up to 3 items for a period of two weeks, after which they may be renewed.
- Staff may borrow up to 10 books for a period of three weeks.
- Departments can borrow up to 100 books a term for up to 6 weeks.
Overdue, lost or damaged books are subject to fines and fees at the discretion of the Librarian.
LIBRARY ASSISTANTS:
Every year I appoint a number of Student Librarians. Often these students are recommended to me by members of staff.
Yrs 7, 8 and 9 - JUNIOR LIBRARY ASSISTANTS
Yrs 10 and 11 - SENIOR LIBRARY ASSISTANTS.
Students are asked to help in various Library tasks, from issuing and returning books, jacketing, tidying and selecting new books. At the end of each year students receive a certificate and a reward for their hard work throughout the year.
COMPETITIONS:
Every year the Library holds a number of competitions. With Competitions ranging from; The Library Mouse Poetry Competition to Desert Island Books to designing your own book cover.