Library

The Primary Libraries are popular places for students and parents to go. We have two fully stocked libraries at BST Primary, the Shibuya Library for EYFS and KS1 learners and our Showa Library for KS2 learners. The libraries are named after the historical BST campuses!

We take part in the Sakura Medal reading competitions in the following categories: Chapter Books, Middle School, Graphic Novels, and Chapter Books in Japanese (and the children tend to do very well against other schools).  https://sites.google.com/view/sakuramedal/

Students and Parents can also access resources online via our ebook service ePlatform for both eBooks and Audio books, which are very popular. If you would like to open a free account for yourself, or your children, please email Mr Steven at rsteven@bst.ac.jp.

If you would like to know which books we are looking in sessions each week, please follow us on social media:

Instagram: @bst_prilibrary
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X (Twitter): @BST_PriLibrary

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Opening Hours:

Shibuya Library (3rd Floor)
Tuesdays and Fridays: 15:30 - 16:30 (Children need to be accompanied by an adult)

Showa Library (5th Floor)
Mondays - Fridays, 08:35 - 09:45 (Coming Up Time)
Tuesdays and Friday: 15:30 - 16:30

 

Returns:

All library returns should be placed in the white boxes by the entrance by Nursery, in shared areas (Years 1-6) and in front of both libraries. Please place the books in the boxes rather than throwing them to protect them from damage.

Books can be renewed during any library session; it is not necessary to have the book with you to do this.

If a library resource becomes damaged while you are borrowing it, please alert us so that we may repair it. All broken parts of the magazine or book are required to be returned. If a book is lost, water damaged or completely damaged, you may be charged for the item using Amazon Japan rates. We will buy the new copy.

The Secondary Library is a light and vibrant space that is very much at the heart of the school.  Popular with students of all ages, it hosts a number of book clubs, competitions, workshops and author visits throughout the year.

We have a diverse range of books available for loan:  alongside our extensive fiction catalogue, ranging from classical to contemporary, there are a wide range of resources chosen specifically by subject teachers. Half-term themes, linked to tutor time discussions, are supported by tailored reading lists, and multiple copies of the Sakura Medal Reading Competition books are available for loan.   https://sites.google.com/view/sakuramedal/

Students can access thousands of audio and ebooks via our ePlatform service, as well as digital periodicals through JStor and PressReader, to which we subscribe. 

All students in Year 7 to Year 10 have fortnightly library lessons, during which time they focus on improving their reading skills, with the focus on developing engagement and creating life-long readers.

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Opening Hours: 

The Secondary Library is open from 8.15am to 4.15pm every school day.  Students are free to use the library and borrow books before school, at breaktime, lunchtime and after school.

Returns:

Books can be returned to the secondary library at any time during opening hours. Please place these in the allocated box in front of the librarian's desk.

Parents’ Loans: Books and Magazines

The primary libraries have an ever-growing number of fiction and non-fiction books for parents. Non-fiction books can be found in the
main library and the fiction books are shelved in the little office at the back. They may be borrowed at any time. Parent loans are for one term at a time.

The PTA also pays for subscriptions to the following magazines
which you can borrow as well:

• Australian Women’s Weekly (Australia) BBC Good Food (UK)
• Donna Hay (Australia) Marie Claire (UK)
• North and South (New Zealand) OK! (UK)
• Red (UK)

For further information, please contact our librarian, Richie Steven at
rsteven@bst.ac.jp

For more information on new parent titles and BBC Good Food, please follow up on Twitter.