LRC – Library

During Lessons – Access is available through your teachers.

Lunchtime – 12:30 to 1:10 PM – access to year groups on the following days:

• Monday – Year 7, 8, and 11
• Tuesday – Year 7, 8, and 11
• Wednesday – Year 9, 10, and 11
• Thursday – Year 9, 10, and 11
• Friday – All year groups welcome

After School – Monday to Thursday until 4:00 PM
Please note: Closed on Fridays.

How do I borrow books?

• If you wish to borrow books, then bring them to  the LRC desk to be issued to your name.
• You may borrow books for a period of 2 weeks.
• The LRC staff will write the date your book is due back inside the book.
• If you need your book for longer then you can renew it – just bring it to the LRC desk.
• You are responsible for books you borrow. Please don’t give them to anyone else and take good care of them. Remember other people will want to borrow them after you.

How do I return books?

• Please return your book by the due date written inside the book.
• Put the book inside the returns box just outside the LRC or give it to one of the LRC staff.
• Please do not return it to the shelf yourself as it will still be issued to your name.

What if my book is lost or damaged?

• There will be a charge of £5 per lost book.
• Please let the LRC staff know if your book is damaged.

• We have over 5,500 non-fiction books.
• These books are ordered by number using the Dewey Decimal System. This system places the books on the shelf by subject using numbers from 000 to 999

e.g. 610= Medicine.

• It is called “decimal” because it uses numbers to the right of the decimal point for more detail g. 610.73=Nursing.
• Each subject has its own group of numbers.

• To find a non-fiction book on the shelf you need to know its Dewey number. You can find this by looking in the ‘Crack the Code’ booklet in the LRC. This booklet lists subjects alphabetically and gives you the Dewey number you need g. look under ‘U’ for UFOs = 001.942.
• We also have Reference books such as dictionaries and encyclopaedias. These cannot be taken out of the LRC.

Non-Fiction is writing that deals with facts and true events. What will you find in the LRC?

The Becket Book Week is the first week in December. We have visits from authors and poets, reading and writing workshops, library activities and ‘dress up as a book character’ day.

Paired Reading Some Year 7 students are invited to read with a Year 12 partner once a week during registration.

The Brilliant Book Award This is a local, annual award involving schools across Nottinghamshire. Students in Year 7 read the nominated books and have the opportunity to meet some of the authors at various events. There is an inter-school quiz involving schools from across the county.

The CILIP Carnegie Medal This is awarded annually for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people. Students in Year 8 and 9 read the 8 shortlisted books between mid-March and mid-June, meeting weekly to discuss them. In early June they participate in book-related activities with Carnegie readers from another school. The whole thing finishes with a Lunchtime Carnegie Celebration and live link to the awards ceremony in London.