Library

Welcome to the GISNY Library!

Our library offers an extensive selection of German and English books, including picture books, children's books, non-fiction, reference materials, and dictionaries. We have also books in Spanish and French, and a selection of DVDs and CDs available.   

Click on image for our library catalog   

For the safety of all students and staff in school, we are currently only allowing classes to come into the library with their homeroom teacher at pre-scheduled times. Parents cannot enter the library at this time.

LIBRARY ACCOUNT 

Our students received a barcode from their homeroom teacher during class. The barcode acts as a username/ID to access their library account, which allows the student to request and borrow materials from our collection through the online catalog. 

Check-out Limit: 2 items (any combination of books, CDs, DVDs, etc).  

Students may have up to 2 items at home at a time. They may reserve an additional 2 items that will be delivered to their homeroom once the current loans have been returned to the library.  

* NOTE: Library accounts are only available to students; there are no parent accounts. * 

REQUESTING BOOKS OUTSIDE OF CLASS VISITS 

Students may still request books online outside of their scheduled class visit using the online catalog. Detailed instructions on how to request books can also be found in the LibGuides section. 

Requested books will be delivered to the student’s homeroom. 

RETURNS

Books may be returned to the yellow cart outside of the Front Office.

Tips for using the online catalog:

• Tutorials for signing in and requesting books can also be found in our LibGuides section.
• Under “anywhere,” you are able search by author/producer, subject, or title. The button "enhanced search" allows combined research.
• Words spelled in German with an "Umlaut" should be entered either as “ä” or “a” (“ae” will not work).
• Titles marked with a green P are available in the library. Titles marked with a red X are on loan or reserved. You may still request them.

Abbreviations

Bb                 picture books 
An                 beginner readers
E                    YA fiction
R                    reference books (remain in the library)
B                    biographies
080                non-fiction series
Numbers      non-fiction, and adult and classic literature

If our library is missing a title you would enjoy, send us an email and we will try to order it for you (library@gisny.org).

Language School

Unfortunately, we cannot loan books to Language School students at this time, as they are not attending in person. However, we have electronic materials we can recommend. Please see the catalog for these materials.

Book Donations

We will gladly accept donations of books in German and English. We are currently accepting the following types of books in very good condition:

-       Picture books

-       Youth or Young Adult fiction and non-fiction

-       Early reader chapter books

However, there are some items we cannot use:

-       Encyclopedias, dictionaries and grammar books

-       Textbooks or class workbooks

-       Pixi books, medical reference materials, self-help books

-       Books that are mildewed, water damaged, or otherwise in poor condition

Donations can be placed on the yellow cart outside the main entrance.