The Nottingham High School Library 

Key dates

The Parker Bequest of around 19 books in the Eighteenth Century.

1933 - When the conversion of the great West School into a Library of 8000 books with tables and bays for private study and a librarian’s room in light oak began.

 1954  - R.S Bridge’s re-founding and enlarging of the Library in 1954 with much of his own personal collection and integration of school archive materials and Local History.

1971  - Insertion of a floor in the West School to facilitate the Headmaster’s offices at reception level with the Library above, the same light oak fittings a little darker by then, the narrow upper room used variously as sixth form study and careers, large team of pupil Librarians cataloguing collection overseen by DJ Peters.

1986  - Refurbishment with metal shelving, individual study carrels, and some soft seating managed by the School’s first professional Librarian, Marilyn Clarke and William Ruff (Former Head of English).  Start of formal organisation of Archive materials.

2003  - Total refurbishment of the Library with replacement of 1933 oak panelling and fittings with light wooden tables and bookcases.  A reception desk and extension into two classrooms on the east side to create a less formal Lower School Library with space for reading and research lessons.  Desk top computers.

2024. Refurbishment of Upper School Library.