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.
Rules for Book Exchange
Borrowing Periods
- Kindergarten: 1 book/week
- Division 1: 2 books/week
- Division 2: 3 books/week
*This does not include home reading
This year we are trying something new to cut down on lost books. All books must be returned before students are allowed to take out new books. Even if students are renewing books they need to bring them to library.
- Students are welcome to visit another day to exchange if they have forgotten their books on their library day.
- Students are welcome to exchange books if they have read their books before the allocated library exchange.
- Students who have lost books will be permitted to sign out books but they must stay in the classroom and cannot go home.