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.

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.

Massolit: Video lectures in 14 IGCSE and IB subjects

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).

Papercut

To install the school printer on your device:

You must be on the SGI-Students Wi-Fi network.
Windows: click on this link > Download the Papercut Printer App > “Next” > “Finish”
Mac: click on this link > Download the Papercut Printer App > double click on the App > “Continue” > “Ok” > “Close”
Authentication: school email > school password > “Log in and add printer”
Close the window notifying you that the printer is installed.

To print a document:

Open your document > “Print”
Printer: “PapercutSG [St Georges School](Mobility)” > “Print”
Enter your NEW 5-digit Papercut login code on the printer touch screen (sent to your school email). > “Print”

For more detailed instructions, download this file.

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.

Recommendations

Summer Reading Recommendations 2023

Summer Reading Recommendations 2022

Summer Reading Recommendations 2021

Summer Reading Recommendations 2020

Summer Reading Recommendations 2019

Summer Reading Recommendations 2018

Library News

Real People

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

Senior: Brave Face; I Don’t Want to Be Crazy; We Must Not Forget; Perfectly Imperfect Stories; Me Against My Brother; Butterfly

Middle: I Survived: 5 Epic Stories; Sylvia Earle; The Unwanted; Dreaming in Code; Marie Curie: A Life of Discovery; LeBron vs. Durant vs. Curry vs. Jordan

Junior: Trudy’s Big Swim; Malala Yousafzai: Warrior with Words; Meet Cristiano Ronaldo; Nacho’s Nachos; The Stuff Between the Stars; Hidden Figures

March 22nd, 2024|

New Books!

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

Senior: Into Thin Air; Q.E.D.: Beauty in Mathematical Proof; Undaunted Courage; The Cartoon Guide to Calculus; All the Fighting Parts; Accountable

Middle: J.R.R. Tolkien for Kids; Think Like a Mathematician; Muhammad Najem, War Reporter; Chris Gardner: Business Leader & Entrepreneur; Gaming’s Greatest Moments; A Sky Full of Song

Junior: Apple vs. Microsoft: The Battle of Bic Tech; Diary of a Pug; Level Up: Secrets of the Games we Love; History of the World in Comics; What’s the Point of Science?; Machines in Space

March 15th, 2024|

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