How to Check Out Books During COVID

Exciting News From the Learning Commons

You may now borrow library books from our Learning Commons.  There are some important safety measures to follow and we have to do this differently than we normally would.  I am no longer working in the school, so all borrowing will be done through Mrs. Lemke in the office.  You  must follow the procedures below.

• BEFORE YOU CONTACT MRS. LEMKE, you MUST visit our eLibrary site to choose the book(s) that you would like to borrow – see instructions below.  This step must be done to determine if the book(s) are available to check out.
• Once you have searched for and chosen a book(s) and have determined it is available, send an email to sdlemke@cbe.ab.ca.  The subject line should read “Book Borrowing Request”.  In the body of the email, give the following information:
• Your Full Name
• Your CBE ID Number
• Title of the Book
• Author’s Name
• Call Number (will come up in your search results)
• If you know which section the book is in (eg. Humour, Graphic Novels, Non-Fiction, Mystery), that would be helpful, but is not required
• Mrs. Lemke will send you a return email with a date and time to pick up your books. Books will be set on a table out front for pick up.
• Students will be allowed to borrow up to 4 books at a time.   Please limit borrowing to once per week.
• It will be expected that students take good care of and return their books. Please wash your hands before reading, as much as possible.
• When you are ready to return your books, send Mrs. Lemke an email or give the office a call.  She will make sure there is box outside for returns.

Thanks and Happy Reading!  Take care of yourselves.  I miss you. 


To Access eLibrary:

•          Go to CBE's Quick Links
•         Launch eLibrary
•       Type your CBE ID number and password in the top right hand corner in the Login Space
•        Once you have opened eLibrary you can search for books!
•       Make sure you choose William D Pratt Library as your school, or you will see ALL the books from  ALL the libraries!
•         Check to see if there are copies available.
•        Send Mrs. Lemke an email with the title of the book, author and Call No.  (see instructions above).
•       You can also check to see what books you have out from this screen.  Just click on “My Account”.

It’s that easy!