The LRC was officially opened in September 2008 by popular author Frank Cottrell Boyce and a reception was held for staff, governors and pupils. Mr Boyce was visiting Oswestry as part of the Oswestry Reads initiative. Throughout the initiative, the Marches School had championed the author's "Framed" so it was a great pleasure to be able to welcome him to our new facility. Mr Boyce spent the morning talking to groups of pupils and said he was very impressed with the LRC and reiterated the importance of books and libraries.
The Learning Resource Centre is open from 8am - 3.55pm Monday -Thursday and from 8am - 3pm on Friday.
Your library staff are: Mrs S Richards, Mrs S Greville and Mrs K Kelly.
Come along before and after school, during breaks & lunchtime to use the Learning Resource Centre. We have over 10,500 books for your use and lots of resources to help with homework.
You can borrow up to 4 books at any one time and can keep them for two weeks. There are 8 Apple iMacs linked to the Internet for homework and research, cds to listen to, magazines, daily papers and a careers section all for your use.
TOP 10 MOST BORROWED BOOKS FROM SEP '09 TO MAR '10
Would you like to recommend a book to others? If you have read a book that you think other pupils (or staff!) would like to read, come along to the library and pick up a review form. They only take a few minutes to fill out and we will then display them here on our web-page.
Title: Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce
What this book is about: Framed is set in a small Welsh village called Manod and is about a boy called Dylan who tries to save the family business but gets involved in the art world by accident.
How easy was it to get into this book? It was very easy because the chapters are short and humorous.
Would you recommend this book to a friend and why? I would definitely recommend this book as it is very well written and easy to read.
Rating: * * * * * You must read this!
Title: Worry Website by Jacqueline Wilson
What this book is about: It is about a class in a school that has a teacher called Mr Speed. He sets up a website called The Worry Website and pupils can write in with their worries. In the end everyones worries and wants happen. Everyone is happy in the end.
How easy was it to get into this book? I think this book was quite easy to read but I did get lost in a few places.
Would you recommend this book to a friend and why? Yes , as its about peoples worries and understanding of things.
Rating: * * * Worth finishing.
Title: Blind Beauty by K M Peyton
What is this book about: A girl growing up. How her mother left her father when she was young and her abusive step-father. How she tried, and managed, to get expelled from every school. She got a part-time job on a farm and learnt to ride and train horses. She then got sent to jail for stabbing her step-father . She then found the foal of her father old horse and won the Grand National with him.
How easy was it to get into this book? Very easy because it is well written with a good story line.
Would you recommend this to a friend and why? Yes because it is enjoyable and has everything – love, danger, excitement, adventure, determination, sadness, loss and humour. Everything anyone could ever want from a book!
