Library
The school library is open from 10am until 2pm. This gives pupils the opportunity to exchange books and other items both before and after the school day as well as during morning interval and lunchtime.
First year pupils, after an initial introduction to the library, follow a library skills course within their English timetable. This aims to enable them to make full and efficient use of library resources. Pupils throughout the school carry out independent research as part of their coursework.
The library maintains a wide range of books and music and story tapes which pupils may borrow for a period of up to a fortnight. Lost books must be paid for at rrp price. The library also contains a reference section and careers section and carries a range of magazines and newspapers for both leisure reading and to supplement class work. A number of computers are situated in the library. These are used to access a wealth of current information. There is also a microfiche reader on which it is possible to peruse old issues of local newspapers and the 1851 census for the Dumfriesshire area.
First year pupils, after an initial introduction to the library, follow a library skills course within their English timetable. This aims to enable them to make full and efficient use of library resources. Pupils throughout the school carry out independent research as part of their coursework.
The library maintains a wide range of books and music and story tapes which pupils may borrow for a period of up to a fortnight. Lost books must be paid for at rrp price. The library also contains a reference section and careers section and carries a range of magazines and newspapers for both leisure reading and to supplement class work. A number of computers are situated in the library. These are used to access a wealth of current information. There is also a microfiche reader on which it is possible to peruse old issues of local newspapers and the 1851 census for the Dumfriesshire area.
