Learning Information Centre (LIC)

The LIC is situated in the centre of the school and is a wonderfully quiet study area providing essential information and support to pupils and staff at Nicholas Breakspear.

Opening Hours & Facilities

The LIC is open daily, 8am-4pm (it is open later on some days for homework club).  It has seating for 48 students, 16 computers (all internet connected) and over 10,000 books; fiction and non-fiction and quick reads. Comfy seating to enjoy lunchtime reading books, newspapers and magazines.  As well as photocopying facilities for students and staff.

Using the L.I.C

Everyone is welcome to use the L.I.C. during break, lunch and after school to research, borrow books, complete homework and to relax.  Subject Teachers regularly book their classes into the L.I.C. to use resources to support their studies. The L.I.C. staff encourage students to use the resources in their own time for pleasure and homework.

We have an exciting new library Web App which gives users access to all of our resources; plus other relevant news articles and items of interest for your independent learning: https://uk.accessit.online/nch00/#!dashboard

Ofsted Inspection Report – November 2023 – “The school considers reading to be hugely important. There is a comprehensive range of reading programmes, which ensures that the weakest readers keep up with their peers. These programmes include regular library lessons and support from trained sixth-form reading mentors.”

Activities

The library is full of different things to do:

  • Borrow Books
  • Quiet Study
  • Research your homework
  • Play chess or draughts
  • Read a book from our fun lunchtime ready collection
  • Join a book club
  • Read Latest ‘News, Facts & Information’ board
  • Read Newspapers and Magazines
  • Write a book review
  • Events / Author visits
  • A book club Magazine ‘C2C’ from Scholastic is distributed to students each month which contains new releases and special offers. The Librarian arranges Author visits and organises the involvement of students in the Red House Children’s Book Award.

Borrowing Books

  • All NBS students are automatically members of the LIC
  • You may borrow one book at a time
  • Books are issued for two weeks
  • The date by which books should be returned is stamped on the date label in the front of the book
  • If you wish to keep books for longer, please bring them to the library on or before the due date and we can renew them for you
  • You can return books you have borrowed by placing them on the shelf by the front desk or handing them in directly

Librarians

Mrs E Graham and Mrs C Evans