The L.L.C. Code of Ethics and Rights

This document is in keeping with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms & the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

All patrons of the library have a right to the following within reasonable limits prescribed by the Canadian Constitution and law, school code of conduct and school values of a free and democratic environment:

➢ Open, inclusive and safe access to library facilities, resources, instructional programs and one-on-one support from the Teacher-Librarian during operating hours and unlimited remote access to resources through the website

➢ Experience the L.L.C. as a place that supports and promotes the universal principles of intellectual freedom

➢ Engage with free inquiry and use resources to assist them in inquiry process

➢ Access a full range of knowledge and resources needed for academic success

➢ Have opinions, imagination and ideas recognized and encouraged and be able to express themselves in a variety of ways

➢ Be recognized as an individual with unique interests, habits, learning styles, aspirations, needs and preferences

➢ Access resources in English, French and as many languages as possible and to feel that the L.L.C. furthers students’ cultural enrichment

➢ Pursue learning and reading for pleasure in addition to academic purposes and to use the space for leisure during operating hours

➢ See their unique identities (including but not limited to ethnicity, orientation, religious beliefs and abilities) represented in diverse texts and resources housed in the L.L.C. both physically and digitally

➢ Enjoy an environment that promotes literacy, numeracy and lifelong learning in many forms

➢ Have their personal identities, activities and original work be protected (in the case of work, as their own intellectual and/or physical property)

➢ Be taught tenets of intellectual property and academic integrity

➢ Access resources without imposed age, grade-level, or reading-level restriction (though

the Teacher-Librarian may make suggestions for reading and viewing, which students may or may not accept)

➢ Experience no barriers within the space, including but not limited to physical barriers

➢ Advocate for their learning rights and needs

➢ Experience the L.L.C. as a place where multi-literacies are valued, encouraged and developed

➢ Experience an L.L.C. that resists calls for censorship and the adoption of systems that deny or restrict access to resources and information

This living document may be amended after consultation with student groups and community members.