The International School Library Media Center | Literacy in more than one language, a love of reading and literature, effective users of ideas, information and technology.

Welcome!

The Library promotes literacy, fosters a love of reading, and helps students and staff use ideas, information and technology effectively. The TIS library collection offers over 10,000 volumes with resources in Chinese, English, Japanese and Spanish.

Librarian Tamara Beecroft-Fornell, MLS
503-226-2496 ext. 102, library@intlschool.org

Library Hours:
Monday-Thursday 9:00-3:30, Friday 8:30-12:30

Summer Reading

Who will read more, TIS staff or students? Click the button below for the Summer Reading Site.

Library Catalog

The TIS library collection offers over 10,000 volumes with resources in Chinese, English, Japanese and Spanish. Search for them here.

Search & Research

See TIS database subscriptions and recommended search engines to help with all sorts of PYP projects.

Library Assignments

Library assignments are designed to help students learn basic library and research skills that will provide a foundation for all levels of school.

Governor Kitzhaber reappoints Paulann Petersen Oregon’s sixth Poet Laureate

by librarian on April 24, 2012 in Hot off the Shelf

Congratulations Paulann! Reprinted from the Oregon Cultural Trust press release. April 12, 2012 Governor Kitzhaber reappoints Paulann Petersen Oregon’s sixth Poet Laureate April 12, ...

We Read Poetry

by librarian on April 2, 2012 in Hot off the Shelf

Poetry 诗 Poesía 詩 April is National Poetry Month. The TIS Library is sponsoring several poetry activities including our third year of an entire month ...

SOPA Is Top Story for Young People

by librarian on February 1, 2012 in Hot off the Shelf

Click here to read the article.

Matthew Holm Visits TIS

by librarian on January 22, 2012 in Hot off the Shelf

Watch the video.

School Library Advocacy

by librarian on January 19, 2012 in Hot off the Shelf

Read about one student’s call for school library advocacy. Libraries are changing with the times and are more essential than ever by helping students and ...