The Library, housed in the most beautiful and ancient building in the School, would seem to give the lie to the trusted adage that one cannot successfully put new wine into an old bottle. Its recent restoration and refurbishment now presents to pupils a wonderful opportunity to study at the very heart of the School using the best of modern learning facilities.
In addition to a book stock of over 13,000 volumes the Library has a growing collection of CDs and DVDs, a selection of daily newspapers and subscriptions to a wide range of journals and magazines.
The main room of the Library once served as the principle teaching area for the School from its foundation until the late nineteenth century; panelled in oak, with long mullioned windows, it houses the non-fiction collection.
The Audit Room is beautifully furnished, and is the ideal environment for quiet reading. For those wishing to investigate the School’s past there are many volumes of interest here, including all of the published histories and a complete set of bound Reptonian magazines.
Sykes corridor houses the Reference section and the CD and DVD Library. It has a number of individual study carrels to enable pupils to work undisturbed.
The computers in the Garth Room provide pupils with access to the School’s I.T. network.
Above the main Library the Hunter Room contains the Fiction section and a large selection of critical works on English Literature.