Library

A student card, a photograph of a student card, or a digital barcode replica on a cell phone are required to borrow library materials. You must present your student ID when borrowing or renewing materials. Books may be borrowed for three weeks and audio-visual materials such as DVDs are for one week.  Loaned materials may be renewed for a longer period of time, provided that no other student has requested the item. Please bring your book or item to the library to renew it before the due date.

The library houses over 70 Chromebooks that students can borrow for an hour or more, up to the full school day. Students are expected to take excellent care of the device while it is in their possession and are responsible for its safekeeping.  All Chromebooks must be returned to the library by 3:15 pm daily for recharging.  Students are not permitted to take the devices home. 

Students may print a black and white letter size page at a cost of 2 cents per page.  Each student account is provided with $2.00 for printing at the start of each school year. Should students spend that amount in its entirety, they may top up their account with the assistance of the library staff. Students can print from their cell phones, personal laptops, school Chromebooks, or the designated print stations in the library. 

A photocopier is available for student use at 2 cents per copy. The photocopier fees are paid from the student account which is credited $2.00 at the start of each school year. Students may top up their accounts with the assistance of the library staff should they need. 

Study Room #1 is a collaboration space. Students are able to reserve the use of this room in advance by inquiring with the library staff.  The expectation is that the space is solely used for school-related purposes such as group projects, cooperative studying, virtual meetings, or school club meetings.  Permission to use the study room is required; please speak to a library staff member before entering. 

The Silent Space is a small room at the back of the library.  There are individual study carrels in this room to enable several students to use the space at once.  Reservations or permission is not required; students may simply enter and close the door behind them.  Some students use the space to study using the whiteboard, others to unwind with headphones and music and still others for their own reasons.  The key is that this is a silent space. 

Our Makerspace Zone is a great place to destress, unwind, relax, and have fun with friends. The Makerspace area is equipped with jigsaw puzzles, chess sets, board games, beading and bracelet making, meditative colouring, Lego, and more. Students are asked to keep the area tidy and to return all items to the shelves when finished using them. 

The White Pine is a provincial reading program for high school students sponsored by the Ontario Library Association. Students read ten nominated Canadian young adult novels and then vote for their favourite book. Based on student voting across the province, the most popular novel is selected and the author is honoured with the White Pine Award. The MHS Library prides itself on purchasing all ten nominated novels each year for our students to enjoy during and long after the contest ends. Learn more about this year's White Pine fiction nominees and the Forest of Reading.