Library

The Library at Walhampton is a beautiful, warm and welcoming space at the very heart of school life.

Aims of the Library

The Library aims to nurture a culture of reading across the whole school community and lay down positive reading foundations which will last a lifetime. For the students at Walhampton, reading is an integral part of personal wellbeing and academic success.

The Library aims to provide a broad range of high quality, accessible and inspiring books, electronic resources and media items to serve the needs of the school community for both academic research and reading for pleasure.

Aims of the stock

The primary aim of the non-fiction stock – both physical and electronic – is to support and enrich each curriculum subject and topic. Material must be high quality, relevant, accessible and up-to-date.

The primary aim of the fiction stock is to provide a rich and dynamic collection of novels and short stories to inspire students and staff, build reading confidence and literacy levels, and support the value of reflection and imagination.