The Library is run on weekdays from 8.30 to 17.00 hrs by our chartered librarian, Mrs Sheerin. There are areas for reading, for studying, for thinking and for using computers. We have 6000 books for loan, with an excellent range of fiction and general interest non-fiction books to suit all ages and ability levels, as well as books to help pupils in their studies. Pupils make good use of the library in their spare time, especially at breaks and lunchtimes with over two thousand books borrowed every year. We also have a range of magazines and a subscription to The Week.
Teachers from nearly all school departments book the Library for class use as we have twenty eight PCs with Internet access and educational subscriptions such as Mathletics and Grid Club. Some after-school hobbies take place in the Library, for example the Newspaper hobby and the Astronomy hobby. Sixth year pupils have the privilege of using the Library during their study periods as well as the evenings and weekends.
In September we hosted a very successful visit from the author Marcus Sedgwick who spoke to our S1s, S2s and some S3s. This was part of Stirling Council Libraries ‘Off the page' book festival. Many of the pupils bought his books and had them signed.
