The library at SPWT is an integral part of the school community offering an inclusive and comfortable space for students to study and find a new book. We are keen to promote reading and learning and we recognise that students who read and use their school library are more likely to have a higher academic attainment, developed reading and writing skills, as well as having a positive impact on their attitude towards reading.
Our library is open from 08:30 until 16:30 every day. Our dedicated librarian, Ms Lloyd, with the help of the library assistant, Ms Sandra, are always there to help and make book recommendations.
Students can borrow one book at a time for up to two weeks, they must return their current book before getting another. It is important that students return their library books on time so that their peers have the opportunity to access these texts. Students can renew their library book by speaking to either Ms Lloyd or Ms Sandra.
Our library stocks a wide selection of books to appeal to all student’s interests including fiction, non-fiction, manga, graphic novels, poetry, short stories, anthologies, and classic literature. If you would like to make a book recommendation for the library, then please send an email to library@spwt.net. We also host a range of events across the school year including author visits, themed days, reading competitions, and other fun activities to promote reading for pleasure.
Accessit
Students can use Accessit to view the entire library catalogue as well as finding links to other resources to support their learning. Every student has their own library account where they can view their current and previous loans, and book recommendations based off their reading habits; they can also reserve a book, write a review of a book that they have read, and search external useful academic sites via Accessit, also. Ms Farley and Ms Sandra recommend making use of the 'Reserve a Book' feature to ensure that students have quick access to the books they would like to read.
Students can login to Accessit by using their school login details. Simply go to the Accessit website, click 'Guest' at the top right of the page, and select 'Login with school details' which will redirect you to the Microsoft login page.
Watch this short video to see how you can use your Accessit library account:
Competitions and Resources
Lead Reader
Lead Readers are chosen by the library team at the end of every half term. Lead Reader recognises students who go above and beyond in the library either by reading lots of books, or those who uphold the library values of kindness, helpfulness, and curiosity.
World Book Day 2023
We will be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 9th March with the theme 'You are a reader'. There will be a range of reading themed games and activities in the library before school, during break and lunch time. We will be welcoming Bali Rai, award winning author of (Un)arranged Marriage, the Soccer Squad series, as well as many more titles, to the school to deliver a presentation to our Year 9 pupils and for an exclusive after-school book signing event.
World Book Day tokens will be available for all students via the PDF attachment at the bottom of this page. This entitles students to a £1 World Book Day book or £1 off a full-price book at your local retailer.
Unlock the box
The library's unlock the box challenge is a competition that runs throughout the school year. To participate, students must write a review of a book on Accessit that they have recently read, once the review has been received, they will have the chance to unlock the prize box and take home all of the prizes. Students can ask Ms Farley and Ms Sandra for a clue which is linked to the theme of the prizes in the box.
Contact: library@spwt.net
You are a reader
