​​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

Our LC is the hub for our school learning community. It is for available to all students and is for research, reading and quiet study. As an integral part of the total educational program, the LC caters to the educational requirements of the school and ultimately to the needs, goals, interests and creative potential of the individuals that it serves.

Expectations

  • Students respect the rights of others by maintaining an atmosphere conducive to reading, studying and researching. 
  • Students earn the privilege of using resources, equipment and facilities by caring for them properly at all times.

Services

  • Resources for assignments and personal interest:
    • Books (reference, non-fiction, fiction), 
    • audiovisual materials, 
    • magazines, 
    • newspapers, 
    • on-line databases, 
    • ebooks, 
    • internet, 
    • educational software and 
    • video streaming. 
  • Computers, laser printing, photocopying, digital video and still cameras for in-school use, A-V equipment for class presentations. 

Borrowing Rules

A three-week loan is standard with overnight loans available for reference materials, periodicals, and high demand materials.

Hours

2025/2026 School Year

Monday to Thursday - 8:30 am – 3:30 pm

Fridays – 8:30 am – 2 pm

Electronic Resources

Passwords for all electronic databases and resources are available in the Learning Commons. Electronic resources are available 24/7.