Welcome to Fellowes Library Learning Commons

Our library is a resource learning centre providing students with academic resources, reference materials, books, eBooks and online databases to augment their curriculum studies. Our school's librarian technician is also available to assist students with their research needs.

Hours of Operation

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday : 7:45-3:00

Wednesday (After school Activity Day): 7:45-4:30

Contact Library Technician

L. Hammel

(613) 735-6858 x519

hammell@rcdsb.on.ca

Library rules

No Food or Fast food drinks allowed. Water Bottles with a lid are allowed
No Sleeping on the couches
No skipping class. If you want to work in the library you need a note from you teachers
No Swearing or rude comments to staff and peers. Please refer to School Conduct Code
Shoes must be kept on at all times
Tech borrowing is for 75 minutes or 1 period
Books may be borrowed for the semester for ISU but once done it needs to be returned or the book will be deemed lost and $10 will be charged on your account and must be resolved before taking out another item.
Board games must be treated with respect as well as the people playing the game with you must be treated with respect. No playing for money or items is allowed.

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Library Catalogue:

https://search.follettsoftware.com

This catalogue allows you to search all physical and digital resources within the RCDSB.

You use your RCDSB username and password for access.

Overdrive E-Books: Sora

Install the Sora app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, or go to https://soraapp.com.

Over 2000 titles are available for all ages and interests, and include new releases, bestsellers and series. Use your RCDSB username and password for access.

Britannica School Online Encyclopedia:

school.eb.com

This is a K-12 interactive encyclopedia where different reading levels can be selected. It provides citation entries for a number of styles.

For at home access please email : hammell@rcdsb.on.ca

EBSCOHost Suite of Databases:

search.ebscohost.com

This suite of databases contains Canadian Points of View Reference Centre, Novelist, and ebooks.

For at home access please email : hammell@rcdsb.on.ca

Gale InfoTrac Research Databases:

infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ko_k12hs_d53

This suite of databases contain thousands of full-text articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, etc. The databases also provides complete citation entries.

Select a link below to learn more about the library resources available for students:

The Renfrew County District School Board Resources
General Reference (Encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.)
Databases and eBooks
Directories
Search Engines
Subject Specific Sources

For at home access please email : hammell@rcdsb.on.ca

What is a Learning Commons?

Learning commons are learning spaces, similar to libraries and classrooms that share space for information technology, remote or online education, tutoring, collaboration, content creation, meetings, socialization, playing games and studying.

The Library Collection as of October 2019 has:

1098 Comic books and Manga. The amount of single issue comics unknown at the moment

3763 Novels

5242 Nonfiction material

Special collection

Reference collection : 24 series

Encyclopedia 2019, Atlases and Dictionaries of different languages, Special Topics Encyclopedia relating from Arts-Sciences .

Parent Council : 52 books

Books for parents to sign out to help understand their children.

MakerSpace

A Makerspace is a place in which people with shared interests, especially in computing or technology can gather to work on projects while sharing ideas, equipment, and knowledge.

Our Makerspace is also the Learning Commons. We currently have shelves and carts with equipment, tools and other supplies from glue to robotic parts, for students to use any time. All printing is free. Colored paper free. As well as bristol board is free. Use of the colored printer free! We try to provide materials for all STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math)projects and provide supplies for textile arts from knitting to sewing.

Makerspace Items in the Library


Media equipment	STEAM Equipment
Green Screen Wireless Microphones WebCam Digital Camera Tripods Shadow box lighting Background Sheets : Black, White, Green	Cricut Little bits