YIS Library

21/08/2017

The library felt amazing today when it finally filled with students! Thanks to everyone who returned summer reading books, visited our new creative working space and came in for lessons. Here's to a great year!

11/08/2017

Vacation is coming to an end and that means there's only 3 weeks until our lunchtime summer reading celebration! What have you read over your holiday?

Fill out your Bingo card (Elementary school - http://bit.ly/YISSummerReadingBingo) or Monopoly board (MS & HS - http://bit.ly/YISSummerReadingMonopoly) to gain entrance to our lunchtime summer reading celebration on September 1st.

See you soon in the library!

15/02/2017

It's bustling this morning with parents and students reading, socializing and studying before school.

11/10/2016

Without our parent volunteers, we'd be lost (and messy)! Big thanks to Karina Jack for cuttIng, laminating and organizing materials for our inquiry lesson on library organization with the Grade 2 students today.

04/10/2016

There was fierce play out on the Quidditch turf today. Our flying dragons want to know if any schools in Japan are brave enough to face us... on brooms?!?!?

07/09/2016

Come join us on the turf Tuesdays @ 4 pm.

31/08/2016

06/05/2016

Students of different ages reading together builds fluency, comprehension and confidence. More importantly, it builds relationships. This is a great community activity at YIS.

16/04/2016

Congratulations to the YIS Library Council, especially Vivien and Justin, fIr hosting an amazing sleepover in the library. Thanks to Mr. Redlich and Mr. Clark for helping Ms. Katy chaperone the evening.

22/01/2016

The poet, essayist, novelist, educator and all around awesome woman Naomi Shihab Nye is visiting YIS this week!

20/01/2016

Naomi Shihab Nye will be presenting a poetry reading for the YIS community from 4-5 pm in the library. Come join us for an afternoon of celebrating poetry its Ms. Nye. Bring your favorite poems to share.