Library

Librarian - Caoimhe Ní Mhaicín

Opening hours:

8.30am – 12.20pm / 1.00pm – 4.30pm (Monday to Thursday)
8.30am – 12.20pm / 1.00pm - 3.30pm (Friday)

Email: clunylibrary@gmail.com

The Library’s role is to provide a wide range of resources in order to support teaching and learning, and to further a reading and information culture that promotes independent motivated readers and learners for life. As such it is be available to the whole school community during and outside the school day. There are many library resources:

• Books for loan – There is a range of fiction and information books for loan in the library.
• Journals/magazines – The library stocks a range of journals and magazines covering a variety of different topics.
• Reference library – Materials for consultation within the library.
• Careers library – Prospectuses from Irish & UK third level colleges, career guides, and internet access to careers portal with links to Qualifax, Career Directions, CAO, professional associations, etc.
• 4 PCs with broadband internet access and word processing facilities.
• The library has seating for 32 students and students can have classes in the library setting.
• The library is open at lunch time and after school hours.

 

Aims of the Library:

• Curriculum support - The librarian provides a range of services to support the curriculum. These range from selecting and acquiring suitable materials to developing subject guides for students.
• Development of information skills - The librarian will develop a range of Library & Information sessions to enable the students to become independent, resourceful and successful learners and researchers.
• Promotion of leisure reading - Leisure reading is promoted by the Librarian by providing reading lists for different year groups, and selecting and acquiring reading materials. You can find the booklists for all years here.