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. It is intended to be a flexible and collaborative space for you to acquire and create knowledge. You will have access to a variety of technologies in the Learning Commons along with both fiction and non-fiction literature.
Hours
The Learning Commons is open to students Monday to Thursday 8:05 am – 4:00 pm and Friday 8:05 am – 12:00 pm.
When in the Learning Commons, you are responsible for the following:- Accessing the resources for learning in relation to the Alberta Program of Studies.
- Meeting the expectations for responsible use of technology.
- Returning equipment and furniture to where it came from.
- Reporting technical issues and/or damage to your teacher immediately.
- Limiting food and drink to the designated areas only.
- Cleaning-up after yourself (crumbs, garbage, etc.).