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.
Did you know? CBE uses eLibrary to manage book loans. Parents can see borrowed and overdue items by logging into eLibrary
NEW Book Loan Process: If a book is 30-days overdue, it will be considered lost and a replacement fee will be added to your child’s account. Please note, all fees are final. Once the fee is paid, the book becomes the student’s property and fee will not be removed.
eLibrary https://support.cbe.ab.ca/elibrary
1. How to log in to eLibrary https://cbe.ab.ca/support/Documents/Log-into-eLibrary.pdf
2. How to check book loans and overdue items
a. https://cbe.ab.ca/support/Documents/eLibrary-Accessing-My-Account.pdf