Welcome to St. George’s International School Library!

Key resources

Reading & research

Destiny Discover: Integrated search of multiple sources (library catalog, websites, Encyclopaedia Britannica, and more). Login required.

Massolit: Video lectures in 14 IGCSE and IB subjects

Sora: Ebook and audiobooks. From the Swiss Group of International Schools landing page, choose St. George’s, then login with school email and password.

PressReader: Thousands of newspapers and magazines in digital format. ‘Sign in’ > ‘Library or Group’ > ‘St George’s’ > school email address.

Encyclopaedia Britannica School: St. George’s subscription – login required from this link.

NoodleTools: Citation and research tool. Login with school email & school password.

Scholarly literature

Gale Schools: St. George’s subscription to Gale General Onefile, Gale High School Edition, Gale News, and Gale Ebooks databases.

London Library: St. George’s subscription to 43 databases, including JSTOR – login details required.

BCU Lausanne: Search university catalog (membership required; on-site access only).

Current events

The Day: St. George’s subscription to news and current issues for all students (5 reading levels).

Recommendations

Summer Reading Recommendations 2022

Summer Reading Recommendations 2021

Summer Reading Recommendations 2020

Summer Reading Recommendations 2019

Summer Reading Recommendations 2018

Papercut

To install the school printer on your device:

Make sure you are on the SG-Students network.
Click on this link and choose your operating system.
Download Mobility Print Installer, open it, and follow the directions.
Enter the user name and password for your device (OR use your fingerprint).

To print a document:

Open your document and select “Print.”
Choose “Stgeorges Printer.”
Username is your school email address; password is your school password.
Tick “Remember” – then you never have to enter your details again.
Click submit.
Go to the printer and enter your Papercut login number. (If you forgot it, ask librarian.)
Select “Print.”

Free digital libraries

Epic: E-books, audiobooks, read-to-me books, and more in several languages for children up to age 12. Free access with class code M-F, 8h to 16h.

Open Library: Access to millions of e-books and audiobooks. Create a free account.

Project Gutenburg: 60,000 free e-books.

ICDL: The International Children’s Digital Library offers free access to ebooks in 50+ languages.

Storyweaver: Read, listen to, translate, and create ebooks in a huge range of languages.

Library News

Graphic Novels

Check out this week’s recommendations based on the theme “Graphic Novels”:

Senior: Beast Boy; Raven; Beast Boy Loves Raven; Robin; Pumpkin Heads; Kiss Number 8

Middle: Space Boy; School Trip; Allergic; All Summer Long; Invisible Emmie; Positively Izzy

Junior: Crunch; Pizza and Taco: Who’s the Best?; Stargazing; George and Harold’s Epic Comix Collection; Mummies in the Morning; The Horror at Happy Landings

June 2nd, 2023|

Sports

Check out this week’s recommendations based on the theme “Sports”:

Senior: The Boys in the Boat; The Impossible First; Chelsea FC; Rising Above: Inspiring women in sports; The Science of Sports; Athletes, Ethics, and Morality

Middle: GOATs of Olympic Sports; Arsenal FC; AC Milan; Neymar; Lionel Messi; The World Cup

Junior: Basketball’s G.O.A.T.; Golf’s G.O.A.T.; Olympic G.O.A.T.; Boxing’s G.O.A.T.; Track and Field’s G.O.A.T.; Tennis’s G.O.A.T.

May 26th, 2023|

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