Renovated in 2017, the library is modern and enticing, whilst retaining echoes of its past life, meeting the needs of an expanding and diverse cohort and curriculum by supplying over 30,000 physical books alongside eBooks, audiobooks and over 30 electronic databases to support the scholarly ambitions of our students, ensuring reliable and relevant information.
Staffed by two qualified librarians, the library promotes reading for pleasure as well as providing academic support to the Sixth Form. We offer 1-1 assistance for boys undertaking research e.g. EPQs or coursework, and our Firefly pages are filled with valuable academic literacy support. The librarians curates reading lists for departments, for university applications and for social awareness, encouraging boys to be intellectually curious outside of their subject choices.
Shelves are stocked with current best sellers, award winners and books featured prominently in the press to entice casual browsers to pick up their next read. If additional materials are required, purchase requests can be made for both academic and personal interest.
The library covers two floors, an upper silent university style study floor with bookable rooms and a more relaxed lower floor for English reading classes and quiet conversation. At break times the library loosens its rules and welcomes boys from across Houses and year groups to catch up with each other in an informal setting, perhaps enjoying a treat from the Chan café.
Also housed within the library building is our Global Futures Department on the ground floor and the Learning Strategies Department on the lower ground floor.
