About the library

Viewbank College Library

This guide contains information about the library’s resources and facilities.

The Library is usually open between 8am - 4.30pm (we sometimes need to close for staff meetings). 

Activities and events

• Book club - first Wednesday of the month

• Craft & Connect - breaktimes on Tuesdays

• Build & Board - breaktimes on Thursdays

• Study Hall after school until 5pm on Tuesdays

Resources

Our collection includes:

• Contemporary and classic fiction

• Graphic novels and manga

• Popular autobiographies

• Magazines and newspapers

• Non-fiction across a broad range of subjects

Use the library website to search the library collection, and to find book lists and recommendations. You can sign-in to view and manage your loans. 

We welcome your suggestions for the collection - add to the suggestions book at the library desk or send a message to vbclibrary.

Borrowing

You can borrow up to 5 items (although we can extend this for rapid readers!). 

Loans are for 4 weeks and you can renew books at the library desk or on the website. Please return books promptly when you are finished.

You can sign in to the library website to manage your loans.

Sora eBooks and audiobooks

We subscribe to Sora eBook and audiobooks - an online extension of the book collection. See our guide for more information or see us in the library and we can show you how it works!

Research resources

Facilities

Find us at the library desk for help with borrowing or finding books. We also lend out stationery, games, drawing and craft materials and more! 

There is a printer/copier in the library. Library staff can help with printing - there are instructions at the printer and here. 

An IT Helpdesk is in the library at breaktimes.  

Library spaces