Pangbourne College's Peter Points Library

Librarian:  Rhian Lane                     Phone: 0118 9767 464

Pangbourne College                          Fax: 0118 9845 443

Pangbourne Hill                               

Pangbourne                                      Email: library@pangcoll.co.uk

Berkshire

RG8 8LA

 

THE LIBRARY BOOK DATABASE IS FULLY SEARCHABLE ON THE SCHOOL NETWORK

 

It is more true than ever today that access to information is vital for effective study and learning.

The spacious, purpose-built school library, named after Peter Points MA, Headmaster of Pangbourne College from 1969 to 1988, was completed in 1994. It offers a full information service in support of teaching for the whole school in a pleasant environment designed to encourage the habit of study. Its areas for class teaching, private study, Information Technology and "browsing" can be used separately or in some cases together.

The non-fiction department holds a wide range of books appropriate to the curriculum as well as newspapers, magazines and CD ROMs. Stocks are reviewed on a continuous basis, and in any case annually, and updated as necessary.

The fiction section has both classical and contemporary works and includes a variety of audio books, which have been found particularly helpful for EFL students - those learning English as a foreign language - and in literacy projects. Altogether the Library has a stock, continually growing, of over 11,000 books. Each student may borrow up to five books at a time, initially for two weeks, which may be extended on request.

A computer area is equipped with printing, photocopying and scanning hardware and software to cater for students at every level. The computers are networked to the School System, giving access to the Internet, and all other networked software.

The Library is open during lesson times, for the "central hour" when students decide for themselves what sort of work to do, and during "Prep" for the use of the Sixth form.

Students take part in a variety of competitions and other events organised by outside bodies or within the School itself. Such events have recently included World Book Day, a young letter writers’ competition, Poetry Day and Readathon.