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.
Learning Commons at Andrew Sibbald School
The Learning Commons at Andrew Sibbald School is the hub and the heart of the school. It is a learning space that is both physical and virtual and provides students with a place to create, experiment, practice, celebrate, learn, work and play. Our learning commons includes a maker space area where students design, build and create, a quiet area with a fish tank and living wall where students can read and reflect, a technology centre where students can access laptops and iPads, working areas where students can come to work, collaborate and learn, and a librarian who helps staff and students access the materials and resources that they need.