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 :: News ::
The good news for College members is that reservations are available again - remember to use the orange forms at the counter please, not the Internet or OPAC.
The bad news? The College fine rate will soon be active - so return your overdue books a.s.a.p. See Overdues below for details.
 :: Hours :: PCC Library for Staff & Students (Term Time) Mile Oak Public Library
Monday 8.15am - 4pm 2pm - 5pm
Tuesday 8.15am - 4pm 2pm - 5pm
Wednesday 8.15am - 4pm 2pm - 5pm
Thursday 8.15am - 4pm 2pm - 7pm
Friday 8.15am - 1:10pm
&   1:50pm - 4pm 		2pm - 5pm
Saturday N/A 9.30am - 12.30pm
The College Library is available to College staff and students before, during and after the school day for borrowing & returning books, reading and studying. Please see the menu to the left for the services available to College members.
bulletAll students are welcome on the understanding that it is a is a 'quiet area' and that       sensible, considerate behaviour is expected at all times.
bulletStudents may not eat or drink in the library. In very hot weather water may be allowed       in study lessons.
bulletDuring lesson times, students must have visible proof of their teacher's permission to use       the library - either a Library Permit or a signed note in their planner on the appropriate       day.
bulletStudents who choose to disregard these conditions of use will be asked to leave and may       incur other sanctions.
For information about Brighton & Hove Public Library Services available to our community members via our dual-use partner, please see Mile Oak Library.
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 :: College Library facilities ::

bulletBooks, fiction and nonfiction, for curriculum and leisure needs. These are shelved as       Children's, Teen Reads and Adult. New items are listed on the lobby notice board.
bulletStory tapes & CDs
bulletMagazines - some, like 'Flip Side' and 'Top Gear', are kept at the counter. Please ask.
bulletQuiet reading & study areas
bulletOnline Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) at the back of the library. Use this to access the      Catalogue to see the books available at this library - that is those items shown as location      PCC or Mile Oak libraries. If you would like to reserve any, see below.
     You may also access your own borrower details on the OPAC. To do this you will need      your card number and your library PIN. To get your PIN, present your College Library      Card and 1 other form of ID, such as your planner, to a member of staff at the counter.
     If any items are overdue, remember to return or renew them at the counter not via the      OPAC or website.
bulletPhotocopier. Although it is not free, it is one of the cheapest in the area.
     A4 - 5p per copy for black & white and 50p for colour.
     A3 - 10p per copy for black & white and £1.00 for colour.
     Please note that it does not give change. If required, change and help are available
     from the counter.
 :: Library Membership ::
If you would like to borrow books etc during 'College Library Opening Times', you must complete and return a PCC Student Membership form. A College Library Card will then be issued, which will be valid for 5 years or until the end of a your Year 11, whichever comes first. These can be extended on a yearly basis if you join our 6th Form. These cards may only be used in this library during the 'school' day and while in College uniform. They must be produced when borrowing a book or story tape. They may not be used to borrow B&H library chargeable items such as DVDs. If forgotten, use your planner or an exercise book as ID. Although you may return items borrowed on your Brighton & Hove Public Library card, you may not use it to borrow or reserve items in 'school' time - basically until 4pm, or while in uniform. Except for some nonfiction items, most books etc are issued for 3 weeks or longer to cover a school holiday period.
Students who have opted for G.C.S.E. Music, please click Music Collection for details. Top of page
:: Reservations ::
If you wish to reserve a particular book using your College Library Card, please use the orange slips at the counter. These may be reserved on your College card at the counter. Simply complete an orange reservation slip and hand it in. You may use these to reserve any book at this library - PCC or Mile Oak. Use the OPAC terminal to check if we have a copy but do NOT use the OPAC terminal to reserve items.
When it is available for you, a slip will be sent via your Tutor.
If the item is not available at this library, ask if I have ordered or would order it. Or you may use your public library card - not your College card - to reserve it from another Brighton & Hove library .
:: Overdues ::
Remember to return your books on time. Late items incur fines of 5p per item per day for 6 days increasing thereafter to 10p per item per day to a maximum of £5 per item. If you do forget, we'll send a reminder to which you should respond a.s.a.p.
If you have overdue items because you have been ill, as long as your tutor tells us, we will renew the item and cancel any fines.
Please see your Student F.A.Q. leaflet for further details.
:: Fiction Books, CDs and Story Tape ::
Fiction books are usually shelved alphabetically by the authors' surnames. However, if a Fiction series is written by different authors, the books are now shelved together by the SERIES name, e.g. Dr Who, Mary, Kate & Ashley, My Story etc
Also, some short story anthologies are shelved under the genre - e.g. Animals, Ghosts, Sport

bulletChildren's fiction, to the right as you enter the Library, has many of you favourite      authors, e.g. Roald Dahl, Philip Pullman, J K Rowling, Jacqueline Wilson etc. Plus some    Quick Reads on the coloured carousel.
bulletTeen Reads fiction, to the front of the ICT area, may be more to your liking.
     Here you'll find Dr Who books, Meg Cabot, Anthony Horowitz, the 'My Story' series,      Garth Nix, Philip Pullman, Louise Rennison, Tolkien and many more.
bulletIn Year 9 or above? Then you may borrow books from the Adult Fiction section.
bulletIf you like listening to your favourite books, there are story tapes & cds in each of the      above fiction sections. These are FREE to borrow and they are issued for 3 weeks. Only      1 at a time.
bulletSee Fiction Focus for full details of our fiction promotions.
bulletSuggestions for new books? ... please see me.

For more information see: Fiction Focus and the KS3 Reading Challenge, plus of course the New Books listings.
Nonfiction Materials
Nonfiction books are shelved in subject order. Each subject has a number. To find the number you need look in a Subject Index. You'll soon get to know where your favourite topics are and their numbers.
bulletBooks about Brighton, Hove & Portslade etc are in the Local Information section on the      shelves backing onto the College ICT Area. Whether it's haunted houses, football or      music - if it happened in this area, it'll be here.
bulletChildren's nonfiction begins to the right of the photocopier along the whole of that wall.
bulletTeen Reads nonfiction is on the back wall.
bulletAdult nonfiction begins after the Local Studies section.
     Unlike the adult fiction,Year 7s and 8s may borrow these.
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Updated March 2008
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