Library

The library serves as a resource for the Saint Maur community to foster a love of reading and learning, support for the curriculum, and enhance research skills.

A spacious, two-floor facility

The library provides flexible learning spaces, access to technology, library materials including fiction and information books, magazines, full-text databases and digital resources.

Opening Hours: 7:45 AM - 4:30 PM, each day of the week

The library is open before and after school for students and parents. Parents and caregivers are welcomed and encouraged to borrow materials from the library collection.

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Saint Maur International School, the oldest existing international school in Japan and Asia, is recognized as being the pioneer of international education in Japan.

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SERVING ALL GRADE LEVELS

Montessori

Montessori students come to the library with their teachers once a week to browse the collection and choose a book to take home.

Elementary

Elementary students come to the library with their teachers for story time, reading, book selection and checkout, and research. Library periods are scheduled once per week for grades 1-2, with flexible scheduling available for the upper-elementary grades.

Secondary

Students in grades 6-10 have scheduled classes in the library with their English teachers. Secondary students make use of the library facilities throughout the school day either independently or with their teachers. Librarians are always on hand for help with research and locating of resources.