LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER
ISG - Dammam Library Media Center functions as the information center of the school, providing electronic and physical access to information. The mission of the Media Center is to provide a welcoming space for study, research, reflection and exchange of ideas, meet the informational and pleasure reading needs of students and staff, and to support the faculty with professional development resources and supporting materials for teaching.
The primary goal of the Library Media Center Staff is to teach students the necessary skills to browse, locate, evaluate, and utilize appropriate informaton sources to satisfy their own curiosity. Emphasis is given on providing resources and activities that contribute to lifelong reading and learning, instrution and consultation assistance in the use of print and electronic resources for research.
Library Media Center organizes fun-filled reading activities for students from KG to Grade 6 which motivates them to read and love books. Read aloud is provided for beginners to develop their listening and comprehension skills. They are also trained to develop the ability to respond to what is seen and heard. It is an inviting place for children where they can open books and open their minds for a better tomorrow.
Library services have been automated and we have an electronic catalogue known as Alexandria, which allows students to have an easy access to books, with connections to all computers used by the faculty. Students come to the Media Center at a scheduled time once a week. It functions from 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Our Media Center has 11 computers with internet facilities for students' research. Our holdings include books, magazines, and video CDs for elementary kids - roughly 25,000 items.
We have a Reference Section which is compiled with a wide collection of print and electronic encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesaurus, almanac, and many other reference books to help students in their research and project work. 60 different magazines are being subscribed every year for students and teachers.
Media Center conducts an annual Book Fair, which is a week event in the school for the staff and students to have an oppurtunity to see and buy books at bargain rates. Periodic running of Scholastic Book Clubs for students is another opportunity they get through the Media Center to buy the latest titles published in the United States. Media Center receives free books and learning materials everytime a student places an order. That means students will benefit from more great books at school and at home. Reading ability, which is a foundation of learning, is improved by access to up-to-date books.