Welcome to Stromness Academy Library’s blog and website. In it we hope to keep you informed about the day-to-day life of the library, including book reviewing, pupil librarians, and special events as well as providing general information about the library.
Opening Times
The library is available:
- Before registration
- During classes – get permission from your teacher
- Lunchtime
- After School – get permission from the Librarian.
OPENS: 8.35am Monday – Friday (8.30am for Pupil Library Assistants)
CLOSES:
4pm Mon, Wed, Thurs
4.45pm Tues
3.00pm Friday
Closing times might vary throughout the school year due to meetings, etc. Keep an eye on the daily bulletin for changes.
The library is CLOSED:
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during Morning Interval
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during the Librarian’s lunch: 1.15 – 1.45pm Mon – Thurs
The Librarian is usually in the library during lesson periods and is available if you need any help. If the Librarian is not there carry on with your work quietly. She shouldn’t be away longer than 5 or 10 minutes unless a notice states otherwise.
Access & Inclusion
- The library will be inclusive and welcoming to all.
- The library will provide support and resources to meet the needs of all pupils, staff, and other members of the school community irrespective of background, gender, learning needs, disability, and race and ethnic origin, including colour, religion or belief, sexual orientation. In doing so, people will be treated with dignity and respect and we recognise that different people will bring different perspectives, ideas, knowledge and culture. This includes ensuring we have a diverse range of resources. Stromness Academy Collection Development Policy
- The library maintains opening hours that will provide access to pupils and staff throughout the school day (with exception of the librarian’s lunchbreak when access will have to be restricted).
- The library promotes and supports reading to pupils and staff across the school, and the community beyond.
- The library will provide extra-curricular opportunities before registration, at lunchtimes, during timetabled Friday activities, and after school on a Tuesday.
- Pupils can be sent to the library for educational needs as well as respite or pastoral needs. Pupils should not be sent to the library if removed from the classroom for behavioural reasons or used as a sanction.
- The librarian will maintain links with external partners and organisations where necessary, including the librarian at Kirkwall Grammar school library, Orkney Library & Archive, and professional networks and organisations, suppliers, and publishers.
Facilities
Study space: Upper Library – 35; Lower Library – 38
11 Computers
Video and audio playback
Stationery: loan of pens, pencils, rulers, glue, etc.
Resources
- Approx. 6000 books: Fiction; Non-fiction; Reference; Graphic Novels; Careers Books
- Local newspaper
- Magazines
- 11 PCs with internet access
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