Here is an updated PowerPoint video presentation about the library. Note – there is no voice over. Use the video controls to control the presentation.

Over the last few years we have had a number of generous donations for our D&D and miniature painting groups which has enabled us to support the larger numbers of pupils opting into our Friday afternoon [timetabled] activity, on occasion … Continue reading →

How often have you put a word or phrase or sentence into a search in Google or other search engine? Do you ask a question?  Do you get lots of irrelevant results when you do this? When you search for … Continue reading →

All pupils have now been back for just under two weeks and we are getting into the swing of things again. Some classes have been coming in, in particular, the S2 History classes for the Explorers project. Small S3 groups … Continue reading →

OLIVER, our new online catalogue is now live. It gives access to the library catalogue from anywhere you can get the internet through a browser or an app you can download for your phone or tablet. Pupils and staff can … Continue reading →

Back in September we were meant to have our annual book fair in the library, however, COVID restrictions and worries meant we had to postponed the event, which is now scheduled for early March around World Book Day. In the … Continue reading →

Friday afternoon activities have been given the go ahead for S1-3 pupils therefore live Role Playing Games, Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder is able to restart. Plenty of work has been ongoing to enable it to be as COVID-safe as … Continue reading →

Spooky Happenings Last week saw the return to school after the October holidays with things still being different for us. On Friday the 30th October, pupils and staff in the school dressed up to raise funds and collect food for … Continue reading →

World Book Night was on 23rd April but due to library closures was not able to be celebrated in any form here. However, recently the Orkney Library & Archive passed on 20 copies of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy … Continue reading →

Thursday 1st October saw the annual national celebration of poetry take place, however this year in the school library, we had to scale the event down. The usual Poetry Picnic could not take place, however, almost at the last minute … Continue reading →