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School Library
Welcome to the school library!
At the IEGS library you can borrow books, read newspapers and journals and search for information on the school computers. The library is situated on the second floor outside the staff corridor. Our opening hours are as follows:
Monday: 10:00-16:00
Tuesday-Thursday: 8:30-16:00
Friday: 8:30-15:00
In the menu to the right you can find links to information resources, information search guidelines and search in the library catalogue.
Librarian Ms. Sofia Grönwall
sofia.gronwall.sodermalm@engelska.se
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From the Library Blog: World Book Week
World Book Day is a yearly event, celebrated April 23rd, organised by UNESCO as a worldwide tribute to books and reading. According to UNESCO, April 23 is a symbolic day for literature since on that date 1616 both Shakespeare, Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega died. Of course we want to celebrate books and reading in our school as well!
Since not all students are in for the actual World Book Day we will celebrate World Book Week, starting tomorrow April 16th. There will be activities both in the library and online.
For example:
- An exhibition of the rare and old books found in the
From the Library Blog - The Nobel Prize in Literature 2020
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2020 is awarded to an American poet, Louise Glück.
The motivation from the Swedish Academy reads: “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal”.
Books with poems by Louise Glück are on the way to the library and hopefully available for borrowing before autumn break.
More information about Louise Glück:
https://www.poetryfoundation.
From the Library blog: Three Ways to Practice your Research Skills
Welcome back to school! What a strange year we left behind. In uncertain times people are looking for information to help them understand the world we live in. The Internet and our devices have become even more important in our lives as they are our key to the outside world, not only searching for information and news but these days also replacing physical interaction with other people. The web is full of information and people who want you to listen to them and react to their opinion. It is certainly not the lack of information we are suffering from.
For example, it is very easy to be
Let World Book Day open up a World of Books!
World Book Day is a yearly event, celebrated April 23rd, organized by UNESCO as a worldwide tribute to books and reading. According to UNESCO April 23 is a symbolic day for literature, since on that date 1616 both Shakespeare, Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega died.
More information about World Book Day and UNESCO.
Welcome to Distance Lecture by Poet Mona Monasar
To celebrate World Book Day we have invited the poet Mona Monasar to give a lecture on writing and poetry. It will be held online on Friday 24/4 at 9:25. If you don’t have class at that time you are welcome to