Search for: About Us Information School Life Extra Curricular Curriculum Sixth Form News Support & Resources Contact Us Home › Students › Library Resource Centre Library Resource Centre “My favourite part of the school” (Year 8 girl, 2017) For regular updates and reading recommendations follow us on Twitter @KingEddiesLRC The Team The Library Resource Centre is staffed by a professional librarian, a library assistant and parent volunteers. The LRC runs with the help of a team of over 20 student library helpers. Opening Hours The library is open every break and lunch time, in the morning before school begins and after school until 4:30pm. “Libraries are special places.” (Parent of Year 7 girl, April 2018) Facilities Alongside the library’s 11,000 fiction, non-fiction and reference books, there are twelve desktop computers, sixteen iPads, printers and photocopying facilities. There is a quiet area with soft seating for reading, and a Sixth Form study space upstairs. All students can search the library catalogue Reading Cloud at https://u003964.microlibrarian.net/default.aspx They can also log in to see their current and past loans, review books and set up reading lists (Username is their school email, password is their date of birth as an 8 digit number) Non-fiction stock The LRC has a large collection of non-fiction books on all topics, with many especially selected to support and accompany curriculum areas. Students can use Reading Cloud to search for useful books. We use the Be Alert acronym to aid students research skills. Fiction stock We stock a wide range of fiction and non-fiction books to support students’ reading for pleasure. Our collection caters for all tastes and abilities, including graphic novels, manga, and shorter books for reluctant readers. Our team strive to find the perfect book for every student. Need help finding your next book? Looking for a novel you won’t want to put down? Then come to the LRC and ask for your own ‘personal shopper experience’ with one of our expert library staff. They will help you find that next book just right for you. Why not try this fabulous resource from Book Trust and come and borrow a copy from the LRC – for free! Book Finder from Book Trust Why not check out these Reading Hacks suggested by our fabulous Library Assistant Mrs Edwards. Hacks on reading More PDF Wellbeing We are particularly proud to be part of the whole school focus on student wellbeing – an inclusive and supportive space, students can be themselves in the LRC. Our Shelf Help selection of books covers topics such as bereavement, mental health, online safety and exam stress. Simply search these topics on The Reading Cloud, visit the shelf help section or contact Library Staff. Book Clubs Years 7, 8 and 9 are all welcome at the weekly book club, which provides a variety of activities throughout the year, with the aim of encouraging wider reading and book chat! Sixth Form reading group meet half termly at Lichfield public library. Events The LRC is regularly involved in local, national, and international events to celebrate books and reading, including World Book Day, Storytelling Week, the Carnegie Medal for children’s books, the Staffordshire Young Teen Fiction Prize (staffordshire.gov.uk/ytf), and the Stan Lee Excelsior Prize for comic books. A KES student is a reading student All students at King Edward VI School are encouraged to become life long readers – to help see what this looks like in practice we have created Expectations of a King Edward VI Reader. The following activities are offered to support our students achieve these expectations. Sixth Form Use Our Library Resource Centre is the ideal place for 6th form students to explore their chosen subjects further. There is a specific private study area exclusively for sixth form, specialist collections of books aimed at specific sixth form courses, subscription to Online Products which are password protected exclusively for student use and a half-termly 6th form reading group held in collaboration with Lichfield Public Library. King Edward VI School, Upper St. John Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9EE Telephone: 01543 255714 | E-Mail: office@keslichfield.org.uk © 2021 King Edward VI School Lichfield ↑ Powered by WordPress