Learning Commons at the CBE
Today’s learners cannot imagine life without the internet and supporting technology. The concept of the traditional library is changing to include technology, online tools and spaces for collaboration and exploration.
School Literary Materials Selection
Related to Ministerial Order (#034/2025), Standards for the Selection, Availability, and Access of School Library Materials, CBE has published an administrative regulation AR3051: School Literary Materials Selection. Families and community members can request a review or reconsideration of a literary resource in a school's learning commons by completing the School Library Materials Reconsideration Challenge Request through their local school.
CBE also has an eLibrary online tool available to families, students and staff, which is an online catalogue for all CBE school libraries with detailed information on books, DVD’s and other resources that are available to borrow.
Additionally, parents and legal guardians are welcome to review classroom library collections by contacting your child's school.
Our Learning Commons
Is the hub for our school learning community. It is for available to all students and is for research, reading and quiet study.
Hours
- Monday - Thursday: 8:00 AM to 3:45 PM
- Friday: 8:00 AM to 1:07 PM
Staff
Ms. Lori West and Ms. Dilcash Ghayas – Library Assistant
Borrowing Rules
| Resource | Loan Period / Restrictions |
|---|---|
| Fiction, Non-fiction, Non-Reference Books | - 3 Weeks - Students must have their IDs to sign out any book. |
| Reference Books (Atlases, Encyclopedias, etc.) | - May be signed out for exams or tests, but are due back after the exam or test is finished. - Students must have their IDs to sign out any Reference materials. |
| Digital still camera & digital video camera | - To be returned by the end of the day. Overnight or weekend use only when requested by a teacher - Before any AV equipment can be signed out, an Audio Visual Borrowing Contract must be signed by the student and her/his parents and on file in the library. |
| CD player, video cables/fire-wire cables/USB cables/audio cables | - For emergency use in the school only. - These items are not loaned outside of the school, save for exceptional circumstances. |