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Establishing Research Skills and a Love of Reading

CAIS provides students with the resources of two libraries shared with the French American International School and International High School.

Li Sumin and Yih Aichu Chinese Library — Third floor

Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday

This library is open to students grades three and above. It houses thousands of books, hundreds of videos and numerous CD-ROMs as well as 50 subscribed periodicals in English, Mandarin, Spanish and French. Computers enable access to the card catalog, research on the Internet and use of CD-ROM programs. Students, parents, faculty and staff are invited to use the library for research, to check out books and read. Librarians from both CAIS and FAIS are on hand to readily answer questions and help locate information.

The CAIS community wishes to thank the Li family for their very generous support of the library.

The Herbst Family Library — Basement

Hours for parents: 8 – 9 a.m., Monday – Friday; 3 – 5 p.m., Tuesday & Friday

This library serves PreK to second-grade students. It contains thousands of picture books, easy readers and videos in English, Mandarin and French. It houses most of the campus' collection of fairy tales and legends.

Additional Resources

Diversity and Inclusion Catalog

Whenever anyone is looking for a book or DVD that touches on subjects related to diversity and inclusion, the CAIS community has a catalog specific to the subject. The catalog is full of materials ready to be checked out here at CAIS. All of the diversity and inclusion books and media are available within the school-wide library catalog, however, this specific catalog is meant to be a quick reference guide to help you choose books on the subject of diversity and inclusion.

Contact us for more information.