A little about us...
Please search our collection. The home page has links to most of our online databases which are useful sources of information for parents too!
Mission Statement
Through its collection, programs and facilities, Heritage Woods Secondary School Library has the dual goal:
- to promote and support literacy and the love of reading.
- to promote and support the teaching of information literacy whereby students
develop skills and attitudes necessary to access, evaluate and utilize information
effectively and ethically in order to become independent lifelong learners.
Library Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (These are the official library hours during which time the library assistant works. The teacher-librarian will often keep the library open later than 3:30 p.m.)
- The library operates on an open flexible schedule.
- Students are welcome to come into the library to browse through our collections, work quietly on their homework, use the Internet for school-related assignments, and/or read materials during the posted times.
- Teachers who have booked a section of the library for whole classroom research have priority over student drop-ins.
Library Staff
Mme Ferrer is the head teacher-librarian. She holds a diploma in Teacher Librarianship from UBC as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from McGill. A language enthusiast, Mme Ferrer has also studied French and Italian at the university level and learned Japanese during her two years of teaching English in Japan. She has been teaching in SD43 for twelve years and during that time has taught a wide variety of courses including French Immersion, FSL, ESL, Japanese, and Science. She started up the French and Japanese language programs at Heritage Woods in 2004 and was Team Leader of Modern Languages for five years. Mme Ferrer loves to read and has created a list of "Recommended Reads" (under library documents) which include her favourite fiction books (all genres) in the library collection. Mme Ferrer is returning from maternity leave for second semester. She will work one day a week, usually Fridays--please come visit!
Mrs. Hughes has been replacing Mme. Ferrer this year and will continue in the library 4 days a week. She is currently taking teacher-librarian courses to earn a Certificate from UBC. She holds a Master's Degree in Teacher Leadership from UBC and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from SFU. Mrs. Hughes has taught Biology, Math and junior Sciences in SD43 since 1993. She taught the IB program at Port Moody Secondary, before being hired by HWSS to teach senior Biology. Mrs. Hughes loves to read and play volleyball and baseball. She has coached Senior Girls Volleyball for 15 years.
Mrs. Kilik is our library assistant. She has worked in SD43 for fifteen years. Before coming to Heritage Woods Secondary she worked in the library at Como Lake Middle. She loves working with kids and is an avid reader. In her spare time, she enjoys quilting.