Matthew Arnold School is a reading school and the library plays a central role in supporting students with their reading. It is a bright, relaxed space which seeks to embed a love of reading in all those who come to the library. The library offers a welcome environment for students who are looking for a place to read or to work quietly.
Students in Years 7, 8 and 9 attend the library for a library lesson every fortnight. During a library lesson they have the opportunity to borrow and return books, as well as to exchange book recommendations with the other students, the Librarian and the English teachers.
The library opens at 8.15am, and it stays open at break and lunch time every day. Feel free to spend your breaks here, and, except for Mondays, even stay after school! The library closes at 3. pm on Mondays, at 4.00 pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and at 4.30 pm on Thursdays and Fridays.
Remember that the library is a silent space at all times.
Food and drinks are not allowed.
Year 7, 8 and 9 students can use the library's computers before and after school, not during breaks.
The library hosts a number of clubs. Comic Book Club is on Thursdays from 3 to 4 pm. Book club is on Fridays at lunchtime, and Library Assistant Club is on Fridays from 3 to 4 pm. All library clubs are run by the librarian, Dr Balistreri.
Please look for the book you would like on the library catalogue.
Click here for the library catalogue and then email the librarian to request your book.
We have a wide range of resources including Fiction and Non-Fiction books, a Sixth Form Library, Graphic novels, DVDs and 12 computers.
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