Students can access the Upper School Library LibGuides by using the "Libraries Guide" button in Veracross.
🏪 Library Hours
Students
🕣 8:30 - 🕟 16:30 *Monday - Thursday
*The Library will occasionally close after school on Wednesdays when there is a Faculty Meeting in the Library.
🕤 9:30 - 🕞 15:30 Friday
Parents
🕞 15:30 - 🕟 16:30 *Monday - Thursday
*The Library will occasionally close after school on Wednesdays when there is a Faculty Meeting in the Library.
📌During the school day, our libraries are student spaces. Parents may visit our library after school to find books or explore resources with support from a library team member.
📌 Parents are very welcome to use the Upper School Library's resources and services!
📧 Parents may always contact Kim Tyo-Dickerson, Head of Libraries, with any questions about library resources and services.
📚 Books, books, books!
Circulation
📚 Borrow books: Upper School Students may borrow as many books they want/need to check out for a period of 2 weeks. We appreciate early returns when you are finished reading!
🧑🧑🧒🧒 ISA parents may borrow ten (10) items between all three libraries for a period of 2 weeks.
We appreciate early returns when you are finished reading!
📚 Renew books: Students and parents can renew books 1 time via email and the next time, if there are no holds requests, in person with the book. We appreciate early returns when you are finished reading!
Overdue Books
Students and parents will be reminded of their overdue books weekly (Tuesdays).
Patrons with overdue items may have reduced ability to check out new books until all overdue books are returned.
📌 Patrons with long overdue books may lose access to new loans until they return the overdue materials or are billed for damage or replacement. Books can be renewed once by emailing the US Library team or in person to avoid any issues.
Lost & Damaged Books
The US Library team should be notified immediately if a book is lost or damaged. A charge for the replacement cost of the book will be assessed. This charge will include a processing fee to catalog, cover, and label the lost or damaged books.
📌 It is ISA policy that parents do not purchase replacement books for the libraries. If a lost book is found within a reasonable amount of time and before the item has been replaced, the money will be refunded.
Books on Hold
Students and staff can place holds for books at any time using their Destiny Discover accounts via Google SSO. US Library team members can also help students, staff, and parents place holds if they are visiting the Library.
Patrons are notified via email when the held book is available to loan.
📌 We will reserve books on hold for one week.
📌 We will allow students 1 extra renewal period to finish reading a book they have checked out if it has a hold on it. Then it must be returned for the next reader.
Upper School Library Team (G6 - G12)
Kim Tyo-Dickerson
Head of Libraries
and US Librarian ktyo-dickerson@isa.nl
Languages: English, German, Dutch
Allan Pinto
US Library Assistant apinto@isa.nl Languages: Portuguese, English, Dutch, Spanish
