Our Library
At the heart of Ramsgrange Community School, our library is far more than a room filled with books — it is a welcoming, inclusive and dynamic learning space used by students, staff, parents and the wider school community throughout the school week.
The library supports literacy, wellbeing, collaboration and student engagement across all year groups and programmes. It provides a calm and supportive environment for reading, study, homework completion, small-group work, research, reflection and connection. Students regularly use the space before school, during lunchtime and throughout the day as a positive hub within the school community.
In keeping with the school’s strong focus on biodiversity, sustainability and place-based learning, the library is also home to an indoor propagation station and plant nursery area, where students engage with seed sowing, propagation and plant care as part of cross-curricular learning and environmental awareness initiatives.
The library acts as the central base for our “Rolling Reads” mobile library trolleys, which are renewed termly and distributed throughout classrooms across the school. These curated collections help ensure that students have regular and accessible opportunities to engage with reading for pleasure within their everyday classroom environment.
Designed to be inclusive and welcoming to all learners, the library functions as both a learning environment and a social space where students can feel safe, supported, and connected. Whether students are borrowing books, attending a small-group activity, completing homework, participating in a literacy initiative, engaging in environmental projects, or simply taking a quiet moment during a busy school day, the library remains a central and valued part of daily life in Ramsgrange Community School.
Our library also serves as the school’s JCSP Resources Hub, supporting a wide range of literacy, numeracy and active learning initiatives across Junior Cycle. It plays an important role in many school-wide programmes and activities, including Paired Reading and Paired Maths involving students, staff and parents, literacy support initiatives, collaborative learning, board games and Games Club activities, lunchtime clubs, wellbeing initiatives and student mentoring opportunities.
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PARENT LED LITERACY INITIATIVES
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Through initiatives linked to our WellRead journey, DEIS literacy targets and our wider school wellbeing approach, the library continues to evolve as a vibrant, student-centred space that promotes reading for pleasure, curiosity, creativity, collaboration, and lifelong learning.