Burnaby North Library

Set your cardboard crafting creature free!

Posted on September 4, 2024 by cowleyj

Free Building/Crafting Materials: All the packaging from our new computer refresh was left in the Library. If you are a maker and want any good cardboard boxes (some flattened) or some black foam, it’s first come, first served, but only until Friday after school when it will go to the bins. Help us upcycle instead! They would be good as moving boxes (with cushioning even!) or crafted into test dividers, foot rests, desktop podiums, Halloween costumes, dioramas, marble tracks, toddler toys, cat houses…whatever you can imagine. If you need supplies to help you realise your plans, we’ve got all sorts of makerspace tools you can use too. We’re open in Flex, Lunch (not Tues/Thurs), and after school.

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Welcome Back!!!

Posted on August 31, 2024 by cowleyj

There have been some changes in the Library over the summer. Many of our desktop computers have been replaced with Laptops (in our cart). There are also many more laptop carts throughout the school, so Library laptops will not be signed out to classrooms except in special circumstances. We are still awaiting new shelving units for our Non-Fiction collection, but they are browsable on the black carts.

We’d also like to welcome Mr. Saggu to our Library staff. He will be working with us on block 7 (for 1/2 a block, schedule TBD).

Watch here and in the Student Bulletin for information about joining the Library Club. We’re always looking for members committed to making our Library the best it can be. If you were a member last year and would like to help out before we schedule shifts for this year’s members, please come speak with us.

Book circulation will be available as soon as possible, but we will be open Sept. 4 for at least individual study in the first week of school. The puzzle & colouring tables will be open on Wednesday, Sept. 4.

Ms Cowley, Ms Gladwin, Mr. Saggu, and Ms Saul

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Thanks for the gifts!

Posted on May 8, 2024 by cowleyj

Thank-you to the talented crafter who stealthily gifted us a pride-full flock of birds. We love them! And we have origami paper if you want to make more or teach a workshop to others!

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AP Exams–Library Study Spaces and Personal Support

Posted on April 30, 2024 by cowleyj

This year there are NO AP EXAMS IN THE LIBRARY!!!! So for the first time in many, many years, we will be OPEN ALL OF MAY!

And that means we can support AP students in other ways. All are welcome to study in the Library during opening hours or to use our resources for destress ing and recovery. We have…

books about self-care topics you may be sacrificing (sleep, mental health, healthy diet),
novels that can help you escape the realities of exam prep,
DVDs (and new players!) you can use in the Library to watch an escapist blockbuster…or to review some concepts,
colouring sheets and supplies for some calming art,
puzzles to help you focus on something other than your worries (the new one is all candy wrappers!)
comfy seating to relax a bit during a study break,
quiet study rooms where you can shut out some of the distractions,
a hidden nook where you can catch a quick nap,
and a large collection of stuffies to help you get some good hug energy!

We even have an electric pencil sharpener if you just want to get your exam supply of pencils perfectly sharp!

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Peas seeds growing instructions

Posted on April 22, 2024 by gladwind

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Chard Microgreens seed growing instructions

Posted on April 22, 2024 by gladwind

The Chard microgreens can either start to be harvested in about three weeks to get microgreens, or you can grow them longer to get actual Swiss Chard plants to eat later.

Chard microgreens front image