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Tutorial Block

Students are welcome to come and work or read in the Library during Tutorial. They need to get a spot reserved for them by a subject teacher.

Student need to talk to the subject teacher of the work they plan to do in the library and get them to sign them up online (if you plan to work on English talk to your English teacher). There are 40 spots available (30 with computers) and they fill up so plan ahead and get your spot reserved early.

Computer Use

Library Computers are for school work. Appropriate use is expected of all students. If a computer does not work please let a Librarian or the Library Clerk know immediately.

There are Laptops that students can sign out for 1 block at a time. They are on a first come first served basis.

Laptop carts may be booked by teachers. There is a 22 Laptop cart and a 16 Laptop cart as well as 4 boxes of 8 Laptops each.

Library Staff

Teacher Librarians

Mr. K. Thomson, received his MEd from UBC (2000), BEd from UBC (1992), BBA from SFU (1987) and a Certificate in Teacher Librarianship from UBC (2019). He has taught at Garibaldi Secondary School since 1989. Before joining the staff at Garibaldi he taught at Pitt Meadows and was a TTOC in Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows and Mission. While at Garibaldi he has taught Accounting, Economics, Marketing, Business Education 8-10, Planning, Business Computer Applications, Business Information Management and Entrepreneurship. As part of the IB Diploma program he taught Economics HL and SL. He has also served as the Department Head for Applied Skills and Fine Arts as well as on various committees including: Staff Committee, Time Table and Awards. As of Fall 2017 he moved into the Librarian position fulltime. GSS Librarian Blog some Library stuff and some Economics.

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Ms. E. Daignault teaches Foods and as of the Fall 2024 she also has 2 blocks in the Library.

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Ask a Librarian for Help

If you need help with the following please email me.

Students

  • Resetting school account passwords.
  • Accessing Office 365 and Onedrive
  • Logging into Moodle, Google Classroom, MS Teams and My Blueprint

Staff

  • Setting up webpages in Libguides
  • Setting up classes in Moodle, Google Classroom, MS Teams and My Blueprint
  • Recording Video
  • Finding resources.

 

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Garibaldi Secondary School, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada