LENT TERM 2010
World Book Day 2010
This year's WBD takes place on Thursday March 4th. We will be celebrating WBD all week with displays in the Libraries and there will also be the following special events:
Monday 1st March: we welcome Will Self who will be talking in the Wodehouse Library from 13:30
Tuesday 2nd - Thursday 4th: we will have a book store selling books by Old Alleynians. All titles are reduced and you can use your WBD token to get an extra £1 off!
All assemblies and tutor periods throughout the week will also have a book related theme.
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25/02/2010
MICHAELMAS TERM 2009
ICT
Our old PCs have now been replaced with shiny new ones. We will also soon be receiving some new laptops.
Audio-Visual Room
We have had a new radiator installed with thermostatic controls so pupils using the room will no longer have to bake when the heating is on. Phew!
Author visits
On Friday October 9th we will welcome author, Matt Whyman, who will be talking to the whole of Year 9 in the Edward Alleyn Theatre. There will be books for sale nearer the date - watch this space for details. [See the Author Visits page for photos and a report on the visit]
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MICHAELMAS TERM 2008
Author visits - CANCELLED DUE TO ILL HEALTH
On Monday October 6th we will welcome author, Marcus Sedgwick, who will be talking to the whole of Year 9 in the Old Library. Marcus is the author of some great books - all available in the Library - and copies of My Swordhand is Singing (£6.99), Blood Red, Snow White (£6.99) and his latest book, Kiss of Death (£9.99) are available to buy in the Wodehouse Library.
LENT TERM 2008
Author visits
This term we have welcomed two highly-acclaimed authors of books for teenagers. Melvin Burgess visited us on January 22nd and Kevin Brooks on February 5th. They spoke to boys in Years 9 and 10 respectively and signed books during the lunch break.
Report on Melvin Burgess's visit
Report on Kevin Brooks's visit
Charities
We have now raised enough money (£75) to Adopt a Book at the British Library. The book we have chosen to adopt is The Boys Book of Modern Scientific Wonders and Inventions.
Our charity book sale in the week before half term raised £72.58 for the Buwembe School in Busia, Uganda.
Library Survey
Throughout this term we are conducting a survey of the use of the Wodehouse Library by boys throughout the Middle and Upper Schools. Boys from a number of forms will visit the Library each week to complete the survey online. This week it is the turn of boys in Year 11.
MICHAELMAS TERM 2007
Last term we sadly said goodbye to Gilly Hargreaves who had been a Library Assistant here for six years. This Term we welcome a new Library Assistant, Mrs Hazel Forbes who joins us from Yale University Press.
There have been many changes and improvements to the library over the Summer.
THE ISSUE DESK: has received a facelift to make it a more attractive and comfortable place to work at.
CARPET: the carpet in the Entrance way, Periodicals' Room, ICT Area and Issue Desk Area has been replaced.
CEEFAX: the old tv has been replaced with a lovely new flat screen.
The re-vamped Issue Desk and new carpet The new television
We have taken out subscriptions to some new PERIODICALS: Church Times, Frieze and The Art Newspaper.
We have added five new ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS to our learning resources: American Scientist Online, New Scientist Online, History Study Centre, KNOW UK and NEWS UK. There are links to them on the Learning Resources page of the intranet.
SUMMER TERM 2007
THE PERIODICALS ROOM : has been reorganised and two new titles - GQ and Tatler - have been added.
THE AUDIO-VISUAL ROOM : has been modernised with the introduction of a new 20" flat screen tv and a new video/dvd player. The tv can be used by boys in the Upper School to watch Wodehouse Library dvds or videos (of an educational nature). The dvds and videos have been re-organised - please ask a member of staff if you need help to find anything!
BOOK & BREAKFAST CLUB : meets every week on Thursdays at 8:00 - please see a member of the Library staff if you would like to join. We are now reading the shortlisted books for the Carnegie Medal.
04/02/2008
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