Library

At LGGS, our Library is the heart of the school. We have created a welcoming and inclusive environment that allows our students to reach their potential through disovery and enquiry-based learning. We aim to inspire and nurture a love of reading in every child.

Our physical collection includes just under 10,000 books, 600 periodicals and weekly newspapers from First News. We have fiction collections for junior, young adult and senior readers, and subcollections of dyslexia friendly print books, fiction in translation, neurodiversity fiction, and equality, diversity and inclusion fiction, among others. The diverstity of authors, themes and content represented in our collections reflects LGGS's values of inclusion and belonging.

Our non-fiction physical collections underpin teaching and learning at LGGS. Students will find both textbooks and wider reading materials for all their subject areas at KS3, GCSE and A Level. We have curated subject reading lists that are available for students to view through Accessit Library. Students can log in to manage their individual accounts using their library card number on the link here: Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

Our digital offering includes student access to electronic journals and academic magazines, such as New Scientist, the English and Media Centre's Emag publication, History Today, Financial Times and A Level subject magazines from Hachette Learning. We promote and aid students to access free online resources such as The British Medical Journal and the copious database of academic journals offered by JSTOR.

In the library, we have a lot of fun celebrating reading throughout the year with author events, book clubs, Reading Ambassador monthly video book reviews, competitions and quizzes, and, of course, World Book Day every March!

We have a team of knowledgeable and enthusiastic student librarians who help the library run smoothly during busy lunchtime periods. During the course of their two-year post, our team of 10 - 12 librarians from Years 8 and 9 work towards their bronze and gold awards from the School Library Association. They learn valuable skills in organisation, cataloguing of resources, digital literacy, teamwork and communication.

See you in the library!

National Literacy Trust's annual reading report for 2025: Children and young people's reading in 2025 | National Literacy Trust

Reading lists:

LGGS Library Moving Up Reading List.pdf

Best Authors by Year Group Booklet.pdf