ICS Singapore Library Media Center Panoramic view

Library Media Center

With flexible spaces, feel-good lighting, warm and qualified staff, and a richly diverse collection that is constantly and intentionally curated for the benefit of the community, the Library Media Center functions as the “living room” of ICS. The engaging and welcoming environment serves as a collaborative learning space where members of the ICS community read, study, engage, inquire, design, reflect, and grow.

Elementary students come to the library for Inquiry and Digital Design (IDD) and often revisit the space before and after school to explore the collection, participate in extracurricular STEAM activities, or simply spend time with friends. Middle and high school students utilize the Library Media Center space and resources during breaks, lunch, and study halls, as well as before and after school. Parents and faculty stop in throughout the day looking for a good read, meaningful conversation, or just a comfy place to work.

Like the living room in your home, community, learning, and connection happen in the ICS Library Media Center.

ICS Singapore elementary student reading in the Library Media Center

Your ICS Library Media Center

Meet Your Library Media Center Staff

Library Hours

Monday-Friday 7:45am-4:30pm

After school, elementary students must be accompanied by an adult.

Middle and high school students are welcome to come to the Library Media Center before school beginning at 7:45 (students are to wait in the canteen until that time), during lunch, and after school (until 4:30) to study, research, return books, browse and check out a book, enjoy a magazine, do a puzzle, play a board game with friends, or just read.

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ICS Singapore elementary student using an ipad in the Library Media Center

Library Media Center Policies

Who can use the Library Media Center?

The entire ICS community has access to all the resources held by the ICS Library Media Center. Please refer to the circulation policies for each member group.

The SmartCard ID card acts as your library card. Borrowers should not lend books to others, as they will be responsible for payment if the book is lost. A student using another person’s card will lose his/her borrowing privileges.

How do I locate library resources?

How many resources can I check out? How long can I keep borrowed resources?

How can I renew borrowed resources? What if my resource is overdue or lost?

Library Media Center items can be renewed:

By email: icslibrary@ics.edu.sg
In person: Please stop by during the Library Media Center opening hours (7:45am-4:30pm).

If your item is overdue, you will receive a daily email notice until the fine is paid. Please stop by the Library Media Center to pay the fine.

If your item is lost, please send an email or stop by the Library Media Center to resolve this issue.

Collection Development Policy

The ICS Library Media Center strives to meet the needs of the ICS community by maintaining a diverse collection that represents various points of view on current events, historical issues, and areas of personal, spiritual, and academic interest. We recognize our place in a changing world and endeavor to create a library and collection that addresses these changes without losing our identity as a school and in Christ. In offering the community open access to a variety of resources that express differing perspectives on global issues, we provide students with the opportunity to encounter these issues with equipped educators in a safe space from a biblical worldview.

Fees & Charges

Students may print from the computer for class assignments for a fee. Black and white printing is $.20 per page and color printing is $.50 per page.

When a book is overdue, a notice will be sent by email to the parent and student. A fine of $.20 will be charged for each school day a book is late.

An item is considered lost after ten days. At that point, the student must pay to have the book replaced. If a book is damaged or lost, parents will be notified and the student must pay to have the book replaced. If the item is later found and returned undamaged, the cost of the book is refunded, minus a $10.00 late fee. Parents are not exempt from overdue fines.

If a student is absent on the day the book is due, please bring the book directly to the library for check in once the student returns to school. All other books are to be placed in the “Book Return” slot in the circulation desk. Do not place books on top of the circulation desk when returning books.

Other Information

Holding Materials: Students may place a hold on a book through the student’s account within the ICS Follett Destiny catalog. When the book is ready for pickup, an email will be sent to the homeroom teacher and the student.

Reference Materials and Magazines: Reference books and materials may be used in the library or Research Lab but require special permission to check out. Magazines cannot be checked out.