The High School Library: 2017

Friday 24 November 2017

Science Week Competition Winners!

Loads of pupils entered the Library Science Week competitions. There were winners for the Word Search, the Crossword and the Guess the Science Object - which was very difficult. Congratulations to all who entered, and to those who won prizes.

Monday 13 November 2017

Science Week

Science Week competition in the Library. Identify the 10 science-related items in the glass cabinet, and win a great prize. Entry forms available in the Library.

Come and see other fun science objects, as well as quizzes and books!

The High School achieves Wellread National Award

The High School achieved the Wellread National Award, for reading and literacy. This was presented at Citywest Hotel, as part of a PDST awards ceremony. Below are members of the Wellread Committee, as well as winners of last year's Readathon.

Monday 6 November 2017

Fall into a book for Autumn

Fall into a book for the Autumn season. Come up and see the Library's autumn-coloured books and take one out to enjoy!

Bank, Bench, Wooden Bench, Old Bench

Wednesday 25 October 2017

Space Week

The Library helped to celebrate Space Week, with book and poster displays, quizzes and word searches. Winners were selected at random, from those who handed in a completed quiz or word search. Winners received Mars Bars, Milky Ways and Galaxys!!

Banned Books

September 24 - 30th is Banned Books Week. The Library had a display of some books that were banned worldwide in 2016. Many of these are in The High School Library!

Wednesday 15 March 2017

Library Pi Day

New books in the Library

Tuesday 28 February 2017

World Book Day

World Book Day Thursday 2nd March Bring a Book, Buy a Book

World Book Day is Thursday 2nd March. Come to the Library and take out your favourite book! Free book tokens also available - call to Ms Wiggle and she will give you a book token to take away.

Come up to the Library on World Book Day and join in the "Bring a Book, Buy a Book" - drop in a book you have finished with, and buy a new one for only €2! All monies collected are in aid of St. Michael's House, who provide services for people with intellectual disabilities. You might be able to pick up a bargain!!

Thursday 26 January 2017

MORE new books in the Library

"Humanism" - Peter Cave
"Judaism : the basics" - Jacob Neusner
"Introduction to Buddhism" - G.K. Gyatso
"Ethics" - Peter Cave
Christianity" - Keith Ward
"Comparative Religion for Dummies" - William P. Lazarus & Mark Sullivan
"What is Humanism?" - Michael Rosen & Annemarie Young
"Science & Religion" - Alister E. McGrath
"The Philosophy Book"
"A Journey Through Life in Hinduism" - Jane A.C. West, Jay Lakhani, Seeta Lakhani
"All About Religion" - Aled Jones