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.
Tumble Books
All CBE Students and staff now have access to TumbleBooks Library (K-6) resources through the Calgary Public Library (CPL). Users can access the resources from school, library, home and mobile devices. This includes access to over 1,000 resources including e-books, read-alongs, graphic novels, full length chapter books, National Geographic videos, and puzzles and games based on Tumblebooks contents. Use the TumbleBooks link: (http://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/auto_login.aspx?u=calgarypl&p=sd19)
Our Library / Learning Commons - Mrs. Betiu
The Learning Commons (library) can be accessed by all students throughout the week. Most teachers have weekly book exchange times when students may sign-out two books to take home for the week. We ask that you place a plastic bag in your child's backpack specifially to use to keep our library books clean and dry.