Mission Statement

The QE Library Learning Commons is here to assist students and teachers with: 

The Queen Elizabeth Secondary Library Learning Commons is committed to empowering all students to become critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, and skillful researchers through meaningful instruction in an inclusive and supportive environment. ​

We Value

• Access 
• Flexibility 
• Partnerships with staff and students 
• Independent learning 
• Collaborative learning 
• Academic intergrity 
• Knowledge acquistion 
• Information & media literacy 
• Critical and creative thinking 
• Inquiry based learning 
• Innovation 

• Teaching students research skills 
• Thinking critically about information 
• Navigating print and online resources 
• Gathering resources to support the curriculum 
• Academic support and technological support 
• Providing collaboration opportunities 
• Encouraging a love of reading and literacy development. ​​

What the QE Library Learning Commons Offers:  

• Re-configurable seating areas 
• A Bookable seminar room and quiet study space 
• A Bookable Green Screen Room 
• Fiction and non-fiction books, DVDs, magazines, newspapers 
• Access to the SD36 subscriptions to various academic databases 
• 30 iPads and 24 laptops
• 26 VR Oculus Headsets
  
• Student supply center (pens, pencils, paper, markers, crayons) 
• Photocopying & printing (Up to 50 pages per month) ​

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