Margaret Hallett Library

Explore. Discover. Grow.

The library is the heart of a school, where knowledge blooms, curiosity thrives, and minds are nourished. It's a sanctuary of learning, offering a treasure trove of books and resources. Here, students and teachers come together to explore the depths of knowledge and imagination, discover new ideas, and grow a lifelong love for learning.

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Readathon 2025: The Global Book Adventure

The annual Somersfield Readathon 2025 begins on Monday, October 27. This year’s theme, Global Book Adventure, invites students to travel the world through stories— one book at a time.

Click here to get a pdf of your reading log and reading sponsor sheets.

Click here to see Mrs. Feldman’s book recommendations.

Click here to see the book swap.

Click here to see to the Parent and Caregivers book swap and coffee event.

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View fullsize Somersfield was honoured to receive a copy of 𝘚𝘵. 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥’𝘴 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘶𝘥𝘢 – 𝘐𝘵𝘴 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 from its author, St Clair “Brinky” Tucker, during a visit from the St D
View fullsize Thank you, Pedro, for your Birthday Book donation to the Margaret Hallett Library, helping grow our collection and supporting a love of reading across Somersfield. #SomersfieldAcademy #MargaretHallettLibrary #BirthdayBook #BookLover #BookWorm
View fullsize The Readathon results are in! Our Secondary readers have been busy turning pages, and the results are in. Congratulations to our top Secondary readers: 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 Havilland H with 11,974 minutes 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 Sika Awith 12
View fullsize The Readathon results are in! Our Primary readers have been busy turning pages, and the results are in. Congratulations to our top Primary readers: 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 Sebastian D with 2,885 minutes 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 Remy H with 4,793
View fullsize 🆁🅴🅰🅳🅰🆃🅷🅾🅽 🆁🅴🅼🅸🅽🅳🅴🆁🆂 •𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟏 (midnight): Last day to add entries to your reading log. •𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟐: Return completed reading logs (with total minutes) and donati
View fullsize Somersfield families brought a love of reading to life at our first Parent and Caregiver Book Swap. A huge thank you to the SPTA for organising such a warm and welcoming event. The Margaret Hallett Library was buzzing — people chatting, laughi
View fullsize There is nothing better than finding your next great read. This year’s Book Swap gave students the chance to share much-loved stories and pick out something new. Thank you to Mrs Feldman and all our fantastic parent volunteers for bringing the
View fullsize Morning break is busy in the library
View fullsize Study sessions, card games, and chess battles—our newly remodeled library is a hive of activity! #SomersfieldAcademy #MargaretHallettLibrary #CheckmateAndChill #StudyBuddyVibes
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View fullsize Thank you, Oliver, for your #BirthdayBook donation to the Margaret Hallett Library! #BookWorm
View fullsize Thank you, Will, for your #BirthdayBook donation to the Margaret Hallett Libaray! #HappyReading
View fullsize Somersfield Academy’s M2 students made all the right moves with The Bermuda Gambit, a student-led chess tournament and bake sale that raised an impressive $700 for The Family Centre. Organised by Jameson Feldman, JitHom Liew, Emma Osborne, and
View fullsize Join us for The Bermuda Gambit, a student-led chess tournament organised by Jameson Feldman ’30 and JitHom Liew ’30 Running from May 28–30 in the Margaret Hallett Library from 1:20–1:50pm. Open to M1–DP2 students and s
View fullsize Story time in the library with Ms. Feldman