Library
The library is a well-resourced, vital and thriving part of life at Finham Park and is guaranteed to be very busy during the school day, and also before and after school.
Opening times:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
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8am - 5pm
8am - 6pm
8am - 5pm
8am - 6pm
8am - 4pm
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Staff:
Librarian - Ms L Collingwood
Library Assistant - Mr P Bates
Library Assistant - Mrs C Webb |
Our overriding aims are to:
- Support students and staff across the curriculum by providing up-to-date and relevant resources for information and research
- Provide a positive working atmosphere which encourages lifelong learning
- Promote the love of reading for pleasure and embrace students' curiosity about the world
 All students can use the library during their free time. Breaks and lunchtimes will find them browsing and reading books, magazines or newspapers, playing chess, Scrabble and other word games, or trying to solve their current craze, the Bedlam Cube. Before and after school is the ideal time for students to start or complete homework and the library staff are always on hand to help with research.
During classtime we have several departments, including English, Science, Geography and RE regularly using the library for class research. We have 15 networked computers and can seat over 90 students, so we are ideally suited to support a whole class using a mixture of book and electronic resources, whilst also being able to accommodate other students.
 Sixth form students use the library continuously during their free periods for work and research and we have extra laptops available for them to use in the library. There are 16 single study carrels available in a silent work area as well as numerous work tables in the body of the library.
The after-school library club is attended by Year 7 and 8 students. They have had opportunities to see authors talking about their work and have, recently, each been allocated a sum of money to spend on books for the library
during a visit to a local bookshop. Not only have they indulged their love of books but also learned how to budget and calculate percentage discount!
 Members of the library club and other students have been taking part in Coventry's first Inspiration Book Awards, posting comments and voting for their favourite reads and, each year, the library shadows the Carnegie, during late Spring and early Summer Term.
We also take a team to the regional heat of the Kids Lit Quiz, which has an international following with competing teams as far away as China, and which has been described by a guest author as "a really good pub quiz without the beer"!
If you're a parent looking for that elusive book to get your child reading or a student wishing to widen your reading horizons try a title from these tailored, recommended booklists (all books available from the school library) or use one of the last three 'useful websites' links below:
 Year 6
Year 7
Year 8 for boys
Year 8 for girls
Year 9
Years 10 & 11
Years 12 & 13
Other useful websites:
 My Home Library
Cool Reads
Reading Matters
Love Reading
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