Library Information
Our mission is to ensure that students are effective users of ideas and information. The library strives to provide the school community with a wide range of materials on appropriate levels of difficulty that will encourage growth in knowledge, establish a life-long love of reading, and foster information literacy.
Our Goals are:
- To provide a diverse resource collection that will enrich and support the BC curriculum, taking into consideration the varied interests and abilities of our learners.
- To foster a love of reading for knowledge, understanding, imagination and enjoyment.
- To develop the Information literacy of our students to be responsible and capable researchers of information.
- To collaborate with classroom teachers to effectively use a variety of resources for inquiry learning.
- To ensure organization and maintenance of the physical & digital collections, facilities, and activities to support student learning.
Library Hours:
The library is open to all students, teachers, and parents for 15 mins before and 15 mins after school, and for students and staff at all recesses, and lunches on Tuesday and Thursday. You are welcome to come in and read, browse, and/or sign books out.
Circulation Policies & Procedures:
- Kindergarten and Grade 1 - may check out 1 book
- Grades 2: may check out 2 books
- Grades 3 - 7: may check out 3 or more books with the librarian's permission
Your library book(s) can be borrowed for up to two weeks, but you may renew them as many times as you need in order to finish them, just ask Mrs. Montgomerie.
Overdue, Lost or Damaged Books:
Students are not charged fines for overdue books. Fines will be assessed for damaged pages, bindings. Students with lost or damaged books will be charged a replacement fee. If your book is found before the end of the term, your fine will be returned. If it is found after the term is over, your book can be donated to the library or you may keep the book.