Library
The school library, also known as the Resource Centre, offers a variety of resources for students including fiction and non-fiction, manga and other graphic novels (with their own small shelf), references such as dictionaries and encyclopedias, and newspapers (Toronto Star and The Brampton Guardian). The library is open from 7:50 until 2:40 on weekdays.
Besides a number of computer labs school has, the library also has a total of 27 computers of their own, available for students to use. From the 2008-2009 school year, two printers are now hooked up through a network to those computers, managed by Novell's PCounter Balance. Each student starts off with $5.00 on their balance. Use of black and white printer is 10 cents per page, while the colour laser printer is 50 cents per page. Students may add additional 20 prints by paying $2.00 at the office once they reach $0.00 on the PCounter Balance.
Circulation periods for library resources vary. Novels and non-fiction may be borrowed for a maximum of 2 weeks, and 1 night for DVDs. However, extensions can be requested. Fines can also be applied if extensions aren't requested before the end of the circulation period: 10 cents per day for books and 25 cents per day for DVDs.
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