We are very fortunate as a school to have a fully funded membership of The London Library, a private members’ library for the field of Humanities. This is made possible by an anonymous donor, to whom we are extremely grateful.  Pupils can access their entire collection, both physical and digital, and it is of enormous use to 6^th formers researching projects for EPQ and NEA work.
This week we had the added treat of visiting in person. After a quick introduction to the history of the building and collection, and a guide to its physical layout, students were let loose in its 17 miles of shelved books. We had given our topics of interest to the librarian in advance, and she had kindly created a printed list of suggested resources relevant to their studies – our mission was to find those books in the mass of tunnels, shelves, raised platforms and slightly terrifying see-through wrought iron balconies.