Ambrit has two libraries to serve the needs of its students, staff, and parent community.    

The Atrium Library is located in the airy central area of the school. It is designed with older students in mind and houses fiction and non-fiction books for students in Grade 4 through Grade 8, reference books, travel guides, and teacher resources.  

The Junior Library is located near the gym on the way to the Early Childhood wing.  It is designed with younger students in mind and houses picture books, easy readers, and fiction and non-fiction books for students in Nursery through Grade 3. 

As a whole, the library collection contains over 16,000 items: picture books, fiction, non-fiction, reference materials, professional books and resources, DVDs and videos. The majority of the books are in English, but both libraries also contain books in Italian and in other languages that reflect our international school population. Cataloguing and circulation are fully automated, and there are Mac computers for student use.  A free video lending library is available for parents, and there is a cupboard full of novels outside the Atrium Library for parents to borrow on an informal basis.  

All students from Nursery through Middle School have a scheduled library lesson once a week with Mrs. Ruth Viola or Mrs. Jill Wiebe. The children experience a broad range of library learning activities appropriate to their age group.  Students are welcome to use the library during their breaks and lunch times when they have the permission of a teacher and when there is not a scheduled class taking place.

At the Ambrit Library, our mission is to:

• Support the curriculum and be a partner in the teaching and learning process.
• Teach library and information skills throughout the school to promote effective and independent use of the library.
• Provide information services for students, not only to supplement and complement classroom learning, but to encourage the development of individual interests.
• Encourage a love of books and reading by providing an attractive and stimulating environment.
• Give parents access to resources.
  

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