The collection

- French section (included are English books and documentaries and IB books): 12.000 items / 12.651 with cancelled items. Some VHS –105 cassettes-

- German section (included are English books and documentaries and IB books): 6.000 items / 6.791 with cancelled items. There are also some VHS –150 cassettes- that students can borrow and soon, thanks to Mrs. Claudia Broghammer-Koch project, DVDs in German –more than 25 to start with, more will follow-.

- IB section (including German 67, French 98 and English 203 all together): 368 books

 Thus, we presently have a total of about 18.368 items and 255 videos in the EIS library collection.

Library rules and regulations

 To: All E.I.S. users (teachers, students, personnel and parents)

                           I.      Basic rules

 Respect of other users, personnel, books and materials of E.I.S. Library. 

 It means:

 -          No shouting, drinking, eating, running, loud playing, and any other activities that might disturb other users or cause damage to materials and books.

-          No cell phone is allowed inside the library (Silent mode activated for received text messages and calls).

-          No irregular and inappropriate behaviour is allowed inside the library (e.g. violence towards users or personnel, obvious misconduct due to the state of inebriation or drugs)

 Failure to comply with one or more of the above basic rules will induce sanctions against the delinquent user (whether teacher, student, personnel or parent).

                        II.      The sanctions

·          The student submit a summary/ presentation of the item when it is overdue.

·          Full payment or replacement of a lost or damage item:

-          500 php for a fiction or documentary that cannot be replaced (not published any more).

-          250 php for a serial (magazine or newspaper).

-          700 php for a video or 500 php (for an old copy)

·          Temporary or definitive interdiction to access and use the library premises and services in case of a repeated serious misconduct already reprimanded with warnings.

Note: Failure to return an item on time induce that the user cannot borrow until he gets a clearance from the library.

        III.   Lending regulations

Opening hours of the E.I.S. library:

Monday to Thursday: 7:30 to 15:30

Friday: 7:30 to 14:30

The library is closed during the school breaks, the summer vacation and on special occasions (in that particular case it is always announced a few days before)

         IV.  Categories of users and lending system

4 categories of users of E.I.S. library: teachers, students, personnel of E.I.S. and parents

Note: No borrowing/Read only for dictionaries, encyclopedias, pedagogical magazines (reserved for E.I.S. teachers), brochures on schools and studies abroad and the last issue of the magazines