School Library

The school library is run by the library assistants and Sr. Brigid. The library opening times are Monday-Friday mornings at 08:25-08:50 and Monday-Thursday lunchtimes at 01:15-01:55.
The library assistants 2014-2015 school year are:
6th year: Cliodhna Duffy, (senior library assistant), 
5th year: Orla Dillon, (deputy senior library assistant),                                                                             

4th year: Sadie Byrne, Eimear O’Connor, Emma Doyle, Beatrice Read, Emily Walsh,
3rd year:  Clodagh Plunkett, Sophie Hamzat, Emily O’Rourke,
2nd year:Amy Byrne, Alison Cox, Nicole Dunne, Sara Ryan,
1st year:Jessica Swords, Caroline Corr, Erin McCafferty, Hannah Jordan, Eilyn Jimmy, Aislinn Bambury, Sorcha Dolly, Grace Grimes, Roisin Costello, Alana Lacey, Lucile Desmond, Ciana Byrne-Deans, Amber Martin

Library Assistant Duties

• We assist Sr. Bridget with running and maintaining the library
• We supervise students who are studying, reading or using the computers.
• We make sure no-one eats or drinks in the library and everyone observes silence at all times (especially in the computer area).
• We clean the library and hoover, when possible.
• We arrange and set up the library for important events: Parent-Teacher meetings, Board of Management meetings etc.
• We check that all books are in the correct sections and fiction books are in order.
• We scan borrowed & returned books.
• We also repair books, if necessary.

Our aim this year (2014-2015) is to encourage students to come to the library to...
• Enter the Sudoku competition- Three levels available.
• Study.
• Take out/return/renew/reserve books for up to a month.
• Catch up on homework.
• Read.
• Use the computers for research.
• Finish a project and print it out.
• Hold a meeting- Student Council, Meitheal, Staff, Debating, Equestrian, Parents Association, Board of Management, Mini-Company, etc.

Types of books in the school library

There are many different types of books available in the library for you to read and borrow!
• Romance • Junior Fiction • Sci-fi • Adventure
• Language books- Magazines, books, dictionaries, etc. in Irish, French, Spanish and German.
• Revise Wise revision books- most subjects available for Junior Cert and Leaving Cert
• Classics • Senior Fiction • School books • All-time favourites

We update our collection of books as much as possible in growing popularity with new series’ and new books.