Henley School, Richmond

At Henley School we believe that the library is the heart of the school, a vibrant place of discovery. Our Learning Centre was opened in August 2004 by the Prime Minister Helen Clark.  It comprises:

• The Library
• A Computer Suite
• An Audio Visual Room
• Teachers Resource Room

All children visit the Library once a week with their class, as well as being encouraged to use it at lunchtimes. Your support can be given by reading to your children, giving home training in the care of library books, and helping ensure that they return their books each week.

Our library is well stocked and all staff, from our principal down, are fully supportive and pro-active in encouraging our students to develop a love of reading and to feel comfortable in the library environment whether reading for pleasure or researching a topic.

Notes for Parents

Each class comes to the library once a week to exchange their books. Please remind your Junior child to bring their book on that day each week - the Middle and Senior children should be remembering for themselves!          

Don’t forget to make sure your child has a library bag for bringing their library books safely home in. These can be made at home or are available from the office for $4.50.

Please be aware that leaking drink bottles, and pottles of yoghurt, will wreck library and reading books, and the school will have to issue you with a bill for the replacement cost should this happen. I recommend either keeping the drink bottle in an outside pocket that keeps it upright (many newer backpacks have pockets for this purpose) or keeping library bags in a plastic supermarket bag for protection.

If you have any suggestions for great books or authors you'd like to see in the Henley Library, please let me know and we'll put them on the wishlist.

Please feel free to come and see me at any time, especially if you are hunting for a library book and your child is worried about getting in trouble! (Been there, done that.)

Miss Tillson