Library

"The more you read, the more things you will know.  The more you learn, the more places you'll go"

Dr Seuss

At Coombe Hill Junior School, our aim is to create a library that is welcoming, pupil-centred and provides an environment in which children can successfully read, find books and seek information and ideas for their educational needs.

The Library seeks to promote a love of reading in our children, develop an appreciation of different genres of literature and give pupils positive experiences of books, computers and other media. 

The school has put a huge amount of time and energy into making the library a wonderfully creative  learning  environment for the children.  Mrs Lloyd has been volunteering the library on Friday afternoons and has completely reorganised and refreshed the shelves and the books.  There is now much more space, the books are up to date and hardly worn and the children are finding it a much more useable and welcoming space.  

Coombe Hill Junior’s Library maintains a collection of new and classic books, a range of non-fiction texts, magazines and games which can all be borrowed by children throughout the school. The library is a centre for learning and literacy development and seeks to ensure that our pupils acquire the necessary information and literacy skills they will need to become productive learners. Its role is to help create confident, enthusiastic readers and engage children in life-long learning.

Each class has a timetabled library slot in their weekly timetable. Children are able to take out two books each at a time and are encouraged to try a wide range of genres and authors. We maintain strong links with Kingston Library service and our year 3 pupils have a trip to Kingston Library in the Autumn term. We also run competitions within the school linking the children’s reading to writing and providing quizzes on current children’s literature.

We are always looking for parent helpers who might enable the library to be open at lunchtime and after school.  If you are able to help in this way please contact the school office on 0208 949 1743.