Library Blog

If you’ve spent any time on #BookTok or browsing the library shelves lately, you’ve probably seen the abundance of books by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. So just who is the genius behind them?

If you’re looking for a mystery that pulls you in and refuses to let go, Sarah Crossan’s Gone for Good needs to be next on your TBR pile.

Forget grades and mark schemes for twenty minutes, because the library’s latest YA arrivals are your official ticket out of the exam room and into space heists, underwater worlds and serial-killer swordsmen. 

Last night, the school library underwent a delicious transformation for World Book Night as we hosted our very first #SilentReadingHour. 

Hi everyone and welcome back! I hope you all had a brilliant Easter break and were able to make time to relax between bouts of revision.

Manga is quietly becoming the most borrowed genre in the library. If you’re one of those that thinks it’s just ‘Japanese comics’, Pokémon or people screaming while they level up, then you’re missing out on some of the most complex storytelling in the library.

This week, I’m highlighting a few titles from the library’s Maths section, which prove mathematics isn't just about solving for 𝒳, it’s something the world couldn’t run without.

Starting this coming Monday, 16th February, the Great Bede’s House Read 2026 officially kicks off!

The school library is home to some of the most intense, mind-bending stories ever written and they don't all involve 19th-century social etiquette, tragic heroines and down-on-their-luck orphans.

Think Economics is just about spreadsheets and graphs? Think again!

It’s time to sharpen your bookmarks and prepare to fight for your favourites - the Battle of the Books has officially begun!

Everyone enjoys books in different ways, and this week I thought it would be fun to imagine readers as animals.

2026 has been designated the National Year of Reading, and the theme is simple: Go All In.

It feels like only yesterday we were kicking off the new school year, and now we're already closing the book on an amazing term!

The scent of cinnamon and pine needles is almost in the air, which can only mean one thing: it's time to swap revision notes for some serious holiday cheer!

If you tore through Holly Jackson’s A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, staying up all night trying to solve the puzzle alongside Pip, then you know the thrilling rush of a great crime novel.

As the days grow shorter, we've swapped out spooky tales for something equally captivating: the real world.

The air is getting crisp, the evenings are drawing in, the leaves are turning bone-dry, and an eerie energy is settling over the school, which can only mean one thing: Halloween is coming and it’s time to curl up with a truly terrifying read!

That's why today isn't just another date in the calendar - World Mental Health Day is a global moment to throw a spotlight on the one thing we all have in common, but don’t talk about nearly as much as we should: our mental health.

Yesterday was National Poetry Day, and we’ve been celebrating all week!