The library is open before school from 8am for homework and every recess and lunch time.
Our library is staffed by a full-time teacher librarian and library assistant.
The school's technical support officer is based in the library and is available to support the use of the Department of Education funded laptops and student's own devices.
Facilities
The library has a comprehensive fiction collection and many non-fiction titles that support the curriculum and general interests of its users. Spaces include:
Learning space 1 has 15 desktop computers available for students to complete research or for recreational use during recess or lunch.
Learning space 2 is equipped with 30 laptops and a data projector available for classes.
The fuschia room is a seminar room for small groups. It can be booked for small groups by teachers or by students for recess or lunch. Students are able to make bookings for these spaces in the Library.
The fiction lounge is a place to sit and read or play games.
- The connected classroom has video-conferencing equipment and is available for staff to book virtual excursions for students. The room is also equipped with 30 computers.
- The mezzanine level is used by senior students during recess and lunch, providing access to the careers advisor and many career-related resources.
Printing and photocopying can be done in the Library. Printing is free if it school related.
Students can add requests for books to the wish list in the library, by speaking to the teacher librarian or by filling in the online survey.
Premier's Reading Challenge
The Premier's Reading Challenge is an initiative of the NSW state government with principal support from the Dymocks Literacy Foundation and The Sun Herald and associate support from OPSM. The challenge aims to encourage in students a love of reading for leisure and pleasure, and to enable students to experience quality literature. It is not a competition but a challenge to each student to read, to read more and to read more widely.
Students in Year 7 to Year 9 can register online from March 1st. They can do this from the school library or from home. At least 20 books must be read by September 1st. Fifteen of these books must be from the Premier Reading Challenge list and 5 may be books of their own choice. Students may read any books on the Year 5 to Year 6 and Year 7 to Year 9 reading lists.
Richmond High School library holds at least 600 books on the reading lists. These include fiction, non-fiction, biographies, picture books and graphic novels. These lists may be accessed through the student portal website and staff are currently labelling all the Premier Reading Challenege books to make it easier to recognise these on the shelves.
To register for the challenge, ask the school librarian or visit the Premiers Challenge website.
Learning links
Below are a list of websites that provides learning resources for students. This includes:
- Visit the research pathfinders website to find information on topics you would like to research. Ms Garcia has compiled a number of pathfinders for different topics.
- To search the library catalogue of your local public library, visit the Richmond and Windsor libraries website.
- Create a bibliography using the bibme website tool.
- Students can use an online encylcopedia by accessing the world book online website. Ask the library staff for the username and password.
Library blog
Visit the Richmond High School library blog website to add a book review and search for book recommendations. For every review contributed, the student gets one ticket in our raffle to be drawn at the end of each term. Prizes include movie tickets, itunes vouchers and book vouchers.
eBooks
Richmond High School has an eBook subscription. The subscription has over 1000 books to choose from. These can be downloaded onto a phone, iPad and computer. It is free to use and the books are available 24/7 on any day, including the holidays. Visit the Richmond High School eBook website for more details.
