Library
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 am – 5 pm, Monday – Friday
This library is open to students in 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 schools 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 am, Monday – Friday; 3 – 5 pm, 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
- Library catalogue
- "Chinese American Books for Your Library Collection" by Librarian Warren Wright
- New CAIS Library Books list
- Middle School Chinese Reading List (PDF – 1MB)
- Chinese Distributors for CAIS Library
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