Your Place for Fun, Your Place for Knowledge.

West Craven High School is a Reading Academy

The school library is a dynamic facility which provides a supportive study and research environment for all.  On a daily basis, there are library based lessons which support students' learning and personal development. 

Our aim is to develop students skills to: understand and retrieve information; confidently use both print and ICT based resources; raise standards of literacy by encouraging students to grow their love and enjoyment of books and reading – skills essential for life!

As you’d expect, we stock a vast range of resources including: books, e-readers, laptops, CDs and newspapers.

Each lunchtime, the library offers a relaxed atmosphere where students can read quietly, play games, or just ‘chill-out’ in our beanbag area!

The library is open each day at 8:30 am, during lunch time and after school for lower school prep until 4 pm, Monday to Thursday.

Reading Cloud
The school library catalogue is available online.  This offers remote access to the Reading Cloud and the iMLS App allows access to the school library and its resources from personal mobile phones or tablets. 

Students can access Reading Cloud using their own personal login; this allows them to check stock, view the latest and most popular books and request books for the school to purchase; it also offers access to a comprehensive collection of safe websites that students can use to help with homework topics.  Please email Mrs Boardman for your username and password.
Reading Cloud

Accelerated Reader (AR)
Key Stage 3 - Years 7 and 8

Accelerated Reader is an online software program that monitors and manages independent reading, allowing staff to help students select books of an appropriate reading age and level of challenge. This ensures each student’s progress in comprehension and vocabulary is monitored and supported closely throughout their formative years of their secondary education.

Accelerated Reader is part of a whole school strategy to continue to raise literacy standards for all abilities and develop a lifelong love of reading; enhancing a smooth transition from primary to secondary education.

To login to Accelerated Reader, click the icon below.

Home Connect

Home Connect allows students and parents to monitor reading progress after reading and quizzing on a book using the Accelerated Reader program in school.  Parents are immediately informed of their child’s successes through setting up an email link with school.

To login to Home Connect, click the icon below.

We are a Reading Academy
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
Dr. Seuss

Key Stage 3 and 4

100 fiction books all children should read before leaving secondary school – according to teachers
From The Time Machine to 1984, take a journey through the top 100 books teachers have recommended for students at key stages 3 and 4.

Librarian: Mrs Julie Boardman

Teen Book Club – to browse books or place your order please click here

Borrowbox

We are supporting Lancashire’s BorrowBox. 
BorrowBox your library in one app

For NEW members or existing members who need a pin you can apply online at Keep in touch - libraries