Tsukuba International School has an extensive library of books for both students and teachers. There are currently aroTsukuba International School has an extensive library of multicultural, diverse books for both students and teachers that support the values and goals of TIS and the IB programs. There are currently around 10,000 volumes in our physical collection, with another 5,000 eBooks and audiobooks available online through ePlatform . All students are given library accounts and can borrow books and other resources from our library. Preschool and PYP students have weekly library sessions while MYP students come every two weeks. The library is also open during recess time. The library collaborates with other international schools in Japan in organizing the Sakura Medal reading promotion, as well as running our own in-house promotion, Chrysalis. TIS has a dedicated Reading Week early in the new year, where the whole school participates in a variety of book and reading-related activities, and we regularly host international authors.
Our library includes the following resources:
- Picture books in English and Japanese
- Elementary and secondary fiction books in English and Japanese
- Books nominated for Sakura Medal
- Graphic novels
- Books in languages represented in our school community (e.g. Korean, French, Chinese, Hindi etc.)
- Non-fiction books in English and Japanese
- Teacher resource books
- ePlatform, our collection of eBooks and audiobooks
- JSTOR, the academic online database
Our library collection can be searched through our public catalog: library.tis.ac.jp.
