In times of austerity and budget cuts the opportunity to visit a new school library is always welcome. Whitcliffe Mount is a mixed secondary school in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire. The original school was founded over 100 years ago, but in September 2017 new premises opened, which are adjacent to the old site. Part of the new build is an LRC on the first floor, which has a very different feel to the traditional library I last visited over two years ago.The LRC was planned and designed by Constellations and has a contemporary, modular feel which still functions as a busy, well-used multi-purpose space: as a lending library, as a forum for events and reader development activities and as a teaching and learning area. During my visit, I had the chance to observe Librarian Amanda Rabey and her assistant, Vicki Cawley, team teaching a Year 8 class alongside a member of the school's English faculty, something which is routine at Whitcliffe Mount and highlights the need for statutory school libraries. Stock standards are an issue as reduced shelf space in the new LRC has resulted in the collection's reduction from 12,000 volumes to 9,000. I was impressed with Amanda's and Vicki's positive attitude and commitment in ensuring the LRC was open in time for the new school year, and that service to staff and pupils hasn't been compromised (a challenge under any circumstances). In October 2018 Whitcliffe Mount's LRC will host Kirklees' secondary/middle schools network meeting, giving Amanda and Vicki the opportunity to share good practice with other school librarians and LRC managers.