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.

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

Myths

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

Senior: American Gods; The Hitler Myth; Gender and Our Brains: How New Neuroscience Explodes the Myths of the Male and Female Mind; 100 Characters from Classical Mythology; The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology; The Long March: The True History of China’s Founding Myth

Middle: Norse Myths: Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki; Greek Myths & Legends; Myths & Legends; The Odyssey; Norse Myths & Legends; Greek Mythology

Junior: Prehistoric Adventures: Stone Circles; Roman Myths & Legends; Egyptian Myths and Legends; Greek Myths; Mythical Beasts & Magical Monsters; Japanese Myths, Legends & Folktales

February 10th, 2023|

Poetry

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

Senior: The Poet X; Moonrise; The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (and other poems); I Don’t Want to be Crazy; Hope for the Flowers; The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

Middle: Booked; Alone; Rebound; Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats; Tales of Death and Dementia; Green Glass Beads

Junior: Cloud Busting; Talking Turkeys; Lost Magic; Oxford Story Poems; Oxford Animal Poems; Usborne Book of Poetry

February 3rd, 2023|

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