Our goal is to support the success of our students, to promote a life-long enjoyment of reading, and to provide knowledge building experiences with 24/7 access to information in a welcoming environment that is conducive to learning.
We strive to achieve this goal through attention to Equity, Well Being and Achievement.
April is Sikh Heritage Month
The theme for Sikh Heritage Month 2025 is Ekta (Oneness), Solidarity, and Resilience.
For support please see our resource guide for Sikh Heritage Month
This week's virtual library tip - Spring into E Books! Your TDSB Virtual Library has thousands of eBooks to choose from: eBooks for inquiry & eBooks for the joy of reading; picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, readalouds, eAudiobooks and more!
Happy eReading!
The Raising Digitally Resilient Kids parent workshop outlines how parents and guardians can support children’s well-being and help them balance the risks and benefits of digital media. Based on insights from MediaSmarts’ research with youth, the workshop provides an overview of online risk categories and provides resources and essential strategies that participants can take to manage these risks.
Looking North: A uniquely Canadian path for education in an AI-rich world
There is nothing more future-focused than education. If we get it right—rooted in the Canadian values of inclusion, equity, innovation and reconciliation—we give our young people the tools not just to survive what is coming, but to shape it.
Let’s not wait for someone else to show us the way. Let’s lead—together."
Chris Kennedy- Superintendent of Schools of the West Vancouver School District in British Columbia.
The beaver symbolizes one of the 7 Sacred Teachings that guide the way of life of many Indigenous peoples? This painting by Métis artist Kristy Cameron honours the beaver as a symbol of Wisdom, as it uses its abilities to help its family and community. Archives of Ontario
Get Ready for Earth Day
The theme for Earth Day 2025 is OUR POWER, OUR PLANET, inviting everyone around the globe to unite behind renewable energy, and to triple the global generation of clean electricity by 2030. How? By joining us in Earth Action Day, encouraging all to take action—educate, advocate, and mobilize. Pledge an Earth Action on social media. Attend/plan/register a local event. Integrate Earth Day lessons into your curricula. Find resources (plus quizzes, fact sheets, articles and more) to help you take action this Earth Day, April 22nd, and every day.
We hope this newsletter will be a support to you as we read, research, and learn together at Lawrence Park C.I. Library Learning Commons.
Be Kind Every Day
Mrs. Zwaan