Falinge Park High School can proudly lay claim to one of the best school libraries in Rochdale. We have an impressive selection of up-to-date, exciting fiction for all reading ages and a great choice of non-fiction titles for you to enjoy.
The Library is open every day at break time and dinner time. It is used for English lessons throughout Years 7 and 8 and for specific lessons across the curriculum. It also plays host to Home Work Club where pupils can use the books to do research and make use of the IT facilities. It runs after school from 2.45pm until 4pm on a Friday to help pupils of all ages clear that stressful backlog of homework and leave the weekend clear for plenty of fun!
The Library also contains several interesting features that we think you’ll appreciate:
• A range of stunning displays linked to current reading trends. Recently these have included many movie ‘tie-ins’ including C. S. Lewis’ ‘The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe’,‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Indiana Jones’ fiction.
• Regular competitions and puzzles with great prizes and certificates to win. Recent competitions have included ‘design a card’, ‘environmental posters’ and a poetry competition. The library also recently held a Breakfast Reading Club event for World Book Day where pupils got a sneak preview of some new books whilst enjoying croissants and juice. It also housed a lunch time Book Quiz.
We have quiet study areas, a mezzanine level containing PCS for those pupils who want a place to complete homework, a comfy seating area with a sofa available for you to relax with a book.
• A growing number of magazines (including Dr Who, Shout, Bliss, Digital Arts, First News, Flipside, New Scientist) and graphic novels for you to enjoy. We even have graphic novels of Shakespeare texts if you’re struggling to read the real thing outside class!
• An easy to use fingerprint system which means that you don’t need to remember any cards to take a book out!
• A bank of Curriculum Support Boxes containing books that are clearly linked to the topics you are studying in class and are intended to allow you to deepen your breadth of knowledge and impress your teacher.
• A great selection of books specifically on the Performing Arts, including Dance, Drama and Music. We guarantee we’ll bring out the star in you!
• A range of Revision texts and study guides for most subjects and a selection of self-help books that teach you how to revise and study in different ways.
The Library has a large selection of reference texts which stay in the library at all times. These are clearly marked. The fiction is regularly updated and if you can’t find what you are looking for then don’t be afraid to ask Ms. Murtagh, our School Librarian for help. If we don’t have the book you want to read then just ask and we’ll do our best to make it available for you very shortly.
Come and visit the Library; it’s a fantastic place to study, read and learn... You may like it so much that you might want to become one of the pupil librarians!
Here are some links you may find usefull -
Rochdale Libraries, the children’s portal: http://libraries.rochdale.gov.uk/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=dial--11#focus
BBC Bitesize http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/
WH Smith Children’s Book Chart: http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/ChartResults.aspx?chart=chartkidsbooks
http://www.bookswithbite.co.uk/
http://www.readwriteexcite.co.uk
Author related links:
http://www.bibipublishing.co.uk/default.html
http://www.jacquelinewilson.co.uk/