Library Resource Center

HOURS
The LRC is open from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.  Early closings may occur for special meetings or facility usage for special events. 

SERVICES
As a full-service library, the NCHS LRC offers a wide variety of services available to students and staff.

• Quiet study areas
• Photo copy service (ten cents per copy, max of ten copies per original)
• Classrooms and meeting areas
• Computer access (17 computers) to online catalog, databases, and the Internet
• Adjacent CAI Lab computers and technology service personnel
• Satellite Dish capabilities
• Interlibrary Loan of materials from 45 Illinois universities and colleges as well as from most Illinois public libraries
• Recreational reading materials
• Reference & Research assistance 

RESOURCES
Not only are the services broad, but the resources provided are directly related to the special needs of students and their curricular demands.

• Computerized catalog, available 24/7 from both inside and outside the building
• 15,000+ collection of books, videos, maps, posters, and reference materials
• Access to more than subscription online databases (full-text peridicals, unique reference works, and other educationally relevant tools) available 24/7 from both inside and outside the building
• Daily and weekly newspapers
• 80+ popular magazines 

CIRCULATION
Students and staff are encouraged to check out the resources available to them.  Few are restricted to in-library use only.  Below is a table listing the types of circulation times and fines imposed for overdue materials.  Fines are calculated on a Per School Day basis.
 

STAFF
The staff in the LRC consists of:

• Two full-time, certified Library Media Specialists, Tom Bohdan and Lauren Peterson
• Three full-time library assistants
  • Donna Finke
  • Donna Schuster
  • Marikay Caravello