Library Services
Welcome to the ISHR library, a centre of literacy and learning dedicated to our school community.
Our goal is to foster a love of reading and learning for our students to help them reach for their dreams.
“Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination.
They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve,
and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better.“
– Sidney Sheldon
What can you expect?
Students in Early Years and Grades 1- 7 can expect regular library sessions focused on developing their connection with literature of all kinds. We are keen to encourage students to make book recommendations so that we can tailor our collection to suit their interests.
The library team works closely with classroom and specialist teachers to support units of inquiry, and develop skills lessons that are necessary for students to become life-long learners. Students in grades 9-12 are supported by the Head Librarian with the Personal Projects and Extended Essays. Students can request one on one support sessions for research, referencing and citation skills on top of the lessons already provided to them through their subject classes.
The library holds special events and activities (ex. visiting authors, book clubs, book fairs) throughout the school year with the support of the PTA and wider school community. We welcome volunteers who can help us to make these events special.
Looking for a book to read?
Our online catalog as well as other resources including research databases, Britannica, JSTOR, and Lote4Kids, can be accessed 24 hours a day via our Library Webpage. Parents are welcome to borrow books from the library and can set up an appointment to register and have a tour by emailing.
Our book collection provides students with an array of options including picture books, chapter books for all ages, graphic novels & manga, and nonfiction to satisfy any fact addict! We have a small but growing home language section supporting multiple languages other than English.
Library Hours
The library opens daily at 8:15am, and parents are welcome to browse before school. Closing times vary per day and we recommend you check the library webpage or the signs posted around school for the most up to date hours. Students can drop by any time during the day to check out a book, browse, study, read quietly, or ask a research question.
Need to return a book when we’re not available? Please feel free to use the library drop box located outside the front doors of the library.
Book Swap Books
The school also has a Community Book Swap shelf located on the right hand side outside the Aula. These are mostly books for adults and are aimed at our parent community. Feel free to grab a book or add one to the collection!
Book Donations
The library does accept book donations but we kindly ask that you contact us in advance to ensure that we want them and have the space to store them. Books donated to the library are either added to the collection (if they are of nearly new quality and not books we already have), or are kept for our yearly second hand book sale. The money we make from this book sale goes towards new books for the library.
