Library
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The aim of the Library is to provide a range of resources in order to support the curricular and leisure needs of our pupils, in a friendly, welcoming environment.
The FHS library staff comprises four librarians who work together to create a welcoming space for students seeking respite, book recommendations and conversations on topics ranging from the Moomins to Virginia Woolf. Every breaktime, our librarians are on hand to meet the reading-for-pleasure and research needs of bibliophiles from the school’s youngest junior students all the way up to the Sixth Form.
Book Lists are available for all years throughout the school, from Reception to Sixth Form, and are put together by the Librarian. Each entry gives brief details of the book. Subject guides are available to older students working on self-directed research and essay subjects, and compiled at the request of students and teachers.
The school library, the Centre for Creative Learning, opened in 2019 and is a unique, versatile and welcoming space that complements Francis Holland’s commitment to creativity and innovation. It is also the winner of a RIBA National Award for its architecture.
Library Mission Statement
Our mission is to make readers. Whether you become a nuclear scientist, pilot or artist, we want books to be part of your life journey. With this in mind, we encourage students to read to their interests and passions – that might be manga, fast-paced detective stories or romance. We don’t look down on any book – everybody, no matter what your reading taste or level, is welcome!
Book Week
Book Week is held every year at Francis Holland and is a major event in the School’s calendar. There is always a theme so that the children can dress up and esteemed authors attend to speak to the girls.
Author visits have included former pupil Dame Rose Tremain, Caroline Lawrence, Sally Gardner, Magda Archer, Lauren Child, Michael Morpurgo, Anne Fine, Jacqueline Wilson, John Ryan, Michelle Magorian, Doris Lessing and Jackie Kay.
The school archive is housed on the mezzanine of the library, in a specially dedicated area. Here, everything from Canon Francis Holland’s diary to every edition of the school magazine, plus photographs, admission registers and ephemera are stored in archive standard boxes.
We are delighted to be able to offer the following for sale:
- Set of 12 blank notecards plus envelopes (3 of 4 pictures) for £8 per set plus £1 postage and packing per order.
- Set of 4 bookmarks (printed on front and reverse) for £4 per set plus £1 postage & packing per order.
Special offer: To purchase a set of notecards and a set of bookmarks please send £10 (saving of £2) plus £1 postage and packing.
All photographs depict pupils and staff at Francis Holland School in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century.
Please send all orders to The Librarian, Anderson Library. 39 Graham Terrace, London SW1W 8JF. Please include a cheque payable to Francis Holland Schools’ Trust together with your name and address.
All queries with regard to orders to be emailed to The Librarian at librarian@fhs-sw1.org.uk
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