Canterbury Circle of Libraries

The King's School
Library
Organisation Name: The King's School Library
Organisation Address: St Augustine's Abbey
Monastery Street
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 1NN
Telephone: 01227 595608
Fax: 01227 595608
Email Address:  
Web Address: http://www.kings-school.co.uk
Head of Library: Name: Sarah Gray
Title: Librarian
Telephone: 01227 595608
Email:salg@kings-school.co.uk
Additional Contacts:
(1)
Name: Mr Robert Barber
Title: Assistant Librarian
Telephone: 01227 595608
Email: rab@kings-school.co.uk
(2)
Name: Carrah Wright
Title: Senior Library Assistant
Telephone: 01227 595608
Opening Hours:
Term Time 09:00 - 22:00
08.30-18.00
11:00 - 22:00
Monday - Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Vacation Closed
Access: Restricted to members of the School, or by prior arrangement.

Access to the Walpole Collection is by prior arrangement with Mr Peter Henderson, the Walpole Librarian.
Brief Description of Library and its services: Housed in an impressive building in the grounds of St Augustine's Abbey, the library aims to meet the information and leisure needs of the whole school community.
Stock
Printed Stock:
Around 30,000 books plus a wide range of journals, DVDs, spoken word CDs and subscriptions to online services.
Electronic Resources: Internet access.
Special Holdings: The Early School Collection dating from 1480
The Somerset Maugham Library
The Sir Hugh Walpole Collection of English literary mss
Library Computer System: Heritage
Computing Facilities: 5 standalone PCs, 14 wireless laptops, colour photocopier, scanner


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This page is maintained by Helen Beton. If you have any problems in reading this page, or would like to suggest any amendments, please email
helen.beton@canterbury.ac.uk. Page last updated: February 2007.