library

Maria Eugenia

Dengo

Offers a collection of over 10,000 texts to our GVS students and families. These include bibliographic materials, classical and contemporary literary works, and fictional, historical, artistic, and scientific documents.

Our collection aims to provide materials to all ages of our students, from Montessori to high school. GVS subscribes to periodicals (magazines and trade magazines), newspapers and we have access to online databases and archives that reflect the latest in scientific, socio-political and artistic innovations.

Our library is a living, open and flexible space for learning, information, knowledge, innovation and communication. We build and support a community of critical readers. All families are welcome to use our services to borrow books in English, German and Spanish, and we encourage you to make use of this resource so that you have material to read and share with your children at home.

Online resources

OPAC: Online Public Access Catalog - Automated public access catalog of our library materials.

DESTINY is our document management system that allows us to manage the library and its resources in the most efficient way. It contains several search modules:

DESTINY

Library search

Search for keywords, authors, title, topic, etc.

Destiny Quest

Graphical interface and a form of social network where students can share their opinions on books. Includes the most popular and newest books.

Universal search

Search window that offers from printed material to digital e-books and access to websites.

WebPath Express

Provides trusted images and websites, organized by monthly changing topics, including helpful websites for current assignments and events; It also offers a visual search for materials, such as Art, History, Economics, Biographies, Business, etc.

Resource lists

Allows students to archive their searches in folders and create a bibliography with relevant changes in APA (American Psychology Association) format.

Additional Resources

Wifi network access

Programs

Information literacy

From Primary to Secondary, students receive instruction on the operation and management of Library resources, acquire the skills for the selection, research and subsequent evaluation of different sources of information, as well as the responsible and ethical use of the library. information (academic honesty), plus the skills to become great readers.

Vacation Reading Program

The promotion of reading is essential and during holiday periods students are invited to read recreationally, what they like and what interests them. It is entertainment, fun and learning.

World Book Month

During the month of April, GVS organizes shared activities in the three languages (exhibitions, Book Fair, competitions ...) and has an assembly in which students, teachers and parents participate as readers.

WebPath Express

In collaboration with the teachers, visits are made to the National Library, the National Archives and the National Museum, with the aim of knowing the most important collections of documents from primary and secondary sources of the GVS, as well as the intellectual and historical heritage of Costa Delicious.