The school has two library facilities: the Junior Library, on the third floor of the West Building, contains our picture fiction collection, and the Main Library, on the second floor of the Main Building, contains our junior fiction, fiction, non-fiction and reference collections as well as teacher resources. Both libraries are designed to stimulate children's interest in learning and researching for themselves and are available for use by the whole school community. The libraries are staffed by a qualified teacher and a number of assistants.

The library resource collection is developing to support the curriculum needs of both students and teachers. The libraries currently hold approximately 15,000 items including fiction and non-fiction titles, reference books, charts and maps, big books, magazines, audio-visual items and more. Although the majority of items are in English, there is also a selection of Japanese books as well as a number of titles in other languages. In addition, students are able to use the computers located in the Main Library to search the resource database and to access the school’s student Intranet system as well as the Internet.

All Lower and Primary School classes visit the library once a week. For Lower School students, the library program is designed to encourage a love of reading and includes storytelling activities and other tasks based on stories related to their current unit of inquiry. For Primary School students, in addition to reading activities, students also learn how a library is organized and develop skills that enable them to access information for their research. The library is also available for use by Secondary School students.

Students from Grade 4 and above are encouraged to help others in our community as well as learn new skills and have fun through the library monitor program. Students are rostered for one day a week to assist in checking resources in and out, shelving returned books, and assisting with processing and displays.

Both libraries are open before and after school and during lunchtimes. Opening hours are: Monday 8:00 a.m. - 3.25 p.m. and Tuesday to Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Students are able to borrow resources before and after school, during lunchtimes and during their library lessons. Secondary students may also study or conduct their own research during these times. Students who wish to visit the Junior Library after school must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Depending on the grade level, students may borrow between two to four books for up to two weeks at a time. Parents are also welcome to inquire about setting up their own library account to borrow items if they wish.

We expect that all students and their families will treat our resources with the utmost care. We understand, however, that accidents do happen. Please report any damages or loss to library staff as soon as possible. In the event that a library resource is lost or damaged, the borrower will be required to pay for the replacement/repair of the book.

In addition to regular library services, library staff also organize a number of special reading programs and other events during the school year. These include Book Club in which families with children up to Grade 7 are able to purchase storybooks and other reading materials from overseas publishing companies; the Sakura Medal program held in conjunction with other international schools in Japan that involves students reading a selection of books and voting on their favorite one; and the annual Story Festival that is run in conjunction with International Mother Language Day in February to promote reading and to celebrate stories and storytelling.