We have a fabulous new library in school which has 1,000s of wonderful books for children to enjoy.
Our school is strongly committed to improving literacy and knows the importance of reading for pleasure. There is good evidence to suggest that young people who read for pleasure daily perform better in reading tests than those who never do. We want to encourage children to enjoy reading and to read a wide range of good quality literature.
I am delighted to inform you that the school has recently made a significant investment in our library and we have also introduce an online version of our library catalogue. The new system allows pupils, staff and parents to view our school library catalogue online and pupils are encouraged to use this to help with research, to write reviews about books they have read and search for new books and other library resources.
The system includes a fantastic new feature called ‘Who Next’ which recommends new books and authors based on the books that your child has already read. You will be able to use this feature at home to help your child select their next book.
You can access the system via the school website (click on the logo above) or directly using the following link: https://u015521.microlibrarian.net
There is also an App called ‘iMLS’, available for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android & Windows Phone 7. This App can be freely downloaded from the App Store (Apple), Google Play or Marketplace.
Having the library accessible in this way and having parents engaged with reading, will help to support our commitment to improving literacy standards.
Once the children have been taught to use the library and the library system, you will be able to track their reading history and borrowing patterns using the website or app. We will send home a user name and password once this is established.
We hope you find the new facility useful and welcome any feedback.
Our school is strongly committed to improving literacy and knows the importance of reading for pleasure. There is good evidence to suggest that young people who read for pleasure daily perform better in reading tests than those who never do. We want to encourage children to enjoy reading and to read a wide range of good quality literature.
I am delighted to inform you that the school has recently made a significant investment in our library and we have also introduce an online version of our library catalogue. The new system allows pupils, staff and parents to view our school library catalogue online and pupils are encouraged to use this to help with research, to write reviews about books they have read and search for new books and other library resources.
The system includes a fantastic new feature called ‘Who Next’ which recommends new books and authors based on the books that your child has already read. You will be able to use this feature at home to help your child select their next book.
You can access the system via the school website (click on the logo above) or directly using the following link: https://u015521.microlibrarian.net
There is also an App called ‘iMLS’, available for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android & Windows Phone 7. This App can be freely downloaded from the App Store (Apple), Google Play or Marketplace.
Having the library accessible in this way and having parents engaged with reading, will help to support our commitment to improving literacy standards.
Once the children have been taught to use the library and the library system, you will be able to track their reading history and borrowing patterns using the website or app. We will send home a user name and password once this is established.
We hope you find the new facility useful and welcome any feedback.
