The library resource collection of approximately 12,000 items is divided into the following main sections and resource types. Book categories can be recognized by their book spine labels:-

English Language Book Collection:

World Language Section

Library has a small but growing World Literature collection with Korean, German, Russian, Japanese and Uzbek books catering to the needs of our international student body.

Borrowing Books

The Elementary Grade Classes have one timetabled class every 4 days, during this time books are exchanged and classes are given in research skills and literature appreciation.

If your child selects a book that you feel is not appropriate, please return the next day and they may select another. If your child consistently makes choices which you feel are inappropriate please feel free to contact us.

Borrowing limits and periods

Elementary students may borrow books for a period of 4 days. Secondary students may borrow for a period of 14 days.

If books are not renewed after the date of return, the book becomes overdue.
Students are notified if they have overdue books via library staff.

Students with overdue books may become restricted borrowers, until the overdue books are returned. This is at the discretion of the library staff. Our aim is to encourage children to return books when they have finished with them, for them to understand that other students may be waiting to read the book they are holding.

If a book is not returned after 60 days, students will be notified that the book needs to be replaced or replacement cost shoudl be paid.

Accidents happen; puppies and younger siblings chew the books, juice containers leak in backpacks. Books get left in the playground. Most children are responsible and if a book gets lost or damaged we stress the responsibility to report, and if necessary to replace or pay for a book which gets damaged while in their care.

We promote reading skills and information literacy by

Teaching:
The specific teaching objectives of the Library are guided by the  IBOs Primary Years Programme (PYP) in developing the IBO Learner Profile.

That is, the students as learners are encouraged to become:
inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, risk-takers, open-minded, caring, balanced and reflective.

In particular the objective is to support the statement:

We want our students to become Inquirers:

They develop their natural curiosity. They acquire the skills necessary to conduct inquiry and research and shoe independence in learning.  They actively enjoy learning and this love of learning will be sustained throughout their lives.
From IBO Learner Profile Booklet 2006

The development and integration of information literacy skills and language literacy skills occurs through using the PYP Transdisciplinary Skills of :

These are achieved through working and planning in partnership with class and other specialist teachers using a wide range of resources and other subject curriculum objectives.

Attention To All TIS Parents!!!

To make our library services more effective, we have decided to have the library resources available for the parents as well. Parents of TIS students are welcome to come and become registered as TIS library members. Interested parents please do the following:

Book Fairs and Book Clubs:

Book fairs are organized regularly by the librarians 2-3 times during the school year and notices about them are sent out via Weekly news or by posters.  The Scholastic Book Club runs once a year and is organized by librarians. Order forms for these are sent out via the folders.  By supporting these events you will be supporting your child's reading!

TIS LMC is pleased to be at your service. We are looking forward to seeing you in our library.

TIS Library and Media Center (TIS LMC) has a brochure that includes important information that each TIS LMC member should know. You may print it out and keep it for your own reference.
Library Brochure

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