
Library Learning Commons
Welcome to the Rick Hansen Secondary Learning Commons
Library Hours: 8:00am – 2:45pm
- The library provides current and curriculum-based information to enhance personal development and encourage the pleasure of reading and learning.
- The collection includes over 13,000 books, subscriptions of 25+ magazines and 2 provincial and 1 national newspaper.
- The library with an attached lab provides access to global information with a total of 36 computers.
Books Suggestions are Welcome : Include a Title & Author Name
Circulation Policy
- Students & staff are responsible for the return of all books on time & in good condition
- Students may check out up to 3 books for a 2-wk period
- Books may be renewed by bringing the book in
- Overdue books cancel any further borrowing
- Students are charged the total cost of a Lost or Missing book at the end of the year
Photocopying & Printing
- Photocopying is 10¢ a page
- Printing from the Internet, which includes Cut’n’Paste is 10¢ a page
- Printing of student’s own words are FREE
Rick Hansen’s Library can offer students & staff information in the following formats
Non-Fiction: All schools use the Dewey Decimal Classification system to organize all fact-books according to their subject. The call # on the spine label has the DDC # followed by the 1st three letters of the author’s last name.Fiction: These books are stories & are shelved alphabetically. The spine label includes the letter F – followed by the 1st three letters of the author’s last name.
Below is the complete DDC list
000-099: Computer science, awards, library science, journalism, museums 100-199: Paranormal phenomena, psychology, ethics 200-299: Religion 300-399: Economics, jobs, government, law, educations, social issues, finance, communications 400-499: Languages and dictionaries 500-599: Sciences, mathematics, weather, animals 600-699: Medicine, gardening, pets, family living, cooking, careers 700-799: Art, music, movies, television and sports 800-899: Literature 900-999: Geography, travel, genealogy, history |
Reference: These books provide sources of information such as encyclopaedias, atlases, dictionaries, handbooks. These books cannot be signed out.
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