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The Stone Library

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Library Assistant:	Mrs Jill Bevington

The Stone Library is situated on the ground floor of the Science School. It was founded through the generous donations of Old Cliftonians, and contains over 5000 scientific books, covering almost everything students need for their studies at Clifton. Volumes date from the sixteenth century to the present day, and the library continues to expand, with hundreds of items bought annually, including subscriptions to all of the main scientific periodicals, such as Nature, National Geographic, Scientific American, and so on. The collection also features many of the books recommended on reading lists for university applications.

We are always looking for suggestions of books to add to the stock, so if a favourite book isn’t there, please ask for it to be bought and catalogued. This facility is of particular importance to Sixth Form project students, researching for coursework or tracking down references to printed works that simply are not available digitally.

Also available are computers for student research, along with online access to many pay-per-view scientific articles. The Stone Library has recently been refurbished to the very highest standards, with large desks, original oak shelving, and comfortable leather sofas for a quiet spot in which to read up on the latest scientific news. One former Head Master described the Stone Library as “the jewel in the crown of the Science School” – a fitting description for what must surely be one of the finest school science libraries in the country.

In recent years the Stone Library has also been stocked with scientific DVDs, and suggestions are always welcome for further purchases. Students may borrow items such as Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, or the complete Attenborough’s “Life on Earth...” series, as well as popular documentaries by Stephen Hawking or Robert Winston (who opened the refurbished Science School in 2008).

The Stone Library is open during normal school hours every day throughout term. For students wishing to work in the evenings, the Stone Library is open three nights a week and staffed by teachers from within the science school. This extra staff time is arranged to help students with particular problems and revision and should be the first port of call for any student struggling with their A levels or Fifth Form work. These popular clinics run as follows:

7:30 – 9:00 pm
Mondays – Biology
Tuesdays – Chemistry
Wednesdays – Physics

Details of staffing are posted in the Stone Library. If you have a specific enquiry, please get in touch with the Stone Library staff, Mrs Bevington and Mr Hasthorpe, who will be happy to help.

Stone Library opening times, 2010-2011

Monday 8am – 6pm
Tuesday 8am – 4pm
Wednesday 8am – 6pm
Thursday 8am – 2pm
Friday 8am – 4.30pm
Saturday 8am – 12pm

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