Instructional Materials Centre

IMC

80 S. Clarkson St. Thunder Bay ON, P7B 4W8 | (807) 625-6006

Welcome to the Instructional Materials Centre Website!

The Instructional Materials Centre has a large diverse collection of curriculum linked resources for the Lakehead Public teachers and staff, this includes Big Books, Kits, Novel Studies and Literature Circles sets.

Our mandate is to meet the needs of educators in our school system – allowing them to deliver effective, meaningful and relevant lessons with resources to support student success.

IMC HOURS

Monday to Friday
8:00 am-4:30 pm

Closed at lunch 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

2023-24 Booking of IMC Kits for the 2023-24 School Year will open after 9:00 AM on Monday, June 19th. Please remember there is a maximum booking limit of five kits per week. If you are reserving items over the next couple of months but will be at a new location next year, please let the IMC know at the end of August. Otherwise, kits will be delivered to the school you were tagged to in Insignia at the time of booking.

Equipment Available to use at the IMC:

  • Laminator
  • Colour Copier
  • Computer Workstation
  • Binding Machine (we also have a small machine available for 3 day loan)
  • Ellison Cutters

In order to meet the needs of all staff, when there is a lineup, there will be a limit of ten minutes for all equipment.

All staff are required to follow the new borrowing policy and must ensure items are returned by their due date. There are Health Unit guidelines indicating how long an item must sit before being checked in and signed back out.

If you have any issues with booking IMC kits, please contact Gwen at ggamble@lakeheadschools.ca or 625-6006.