Renovated Rock Creek Library is Open
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Renovated Rock Creek Library is Open


Renovated Rock Creek Library is Open

After a year-long renovation project PCC Library is excited to welcome everyone into the renovated Rock Creek campus library.

You’ll find new and updated spaces, including a refreshed family study room. Reserve a group study space or meet with your classmates in the Collaboration Zone. Check out the new Silent Zone and online study cubes. Visit the student computer lab where you can also print and scan documents for your classes.

The PCC library team is planning official reopening events during Fall term. We’ll post invitations and details on the library website, PantherHub, and the college Calendar of Events. Stay tuned for details.

 

Past Features

April feature: Status update

The Rock Creek library renovation is nearing completion! The library is scheduled to reopen on Monday, June 23 at 10 am. 

We look forward to welcoming everyone back into the renovated library space. Along with additional study rooms, a silent study space, and online study cubes, there are improvements like updated lighting and new seating spaces. A picture of the new lighting can be seen on the right. 

We’re planning reopening events and activities and will send invitations and announcements closer to the start of Fall term.

 

January feature: Status update

The Rock Creek library renovation will extend into mid to late April. Until construction is complete, we will continue to provide services in Building 3, Room 225. Holds pick up, course reserves, equipment, and ESOL collections are available at the library. Librarians are available to meet with students and provide library instruction. There is a book drop available outside the library for after hours book drop off. We’re excited to welcome the PCC community back into the renovated library space which will include additional group study rooms, silent study spaces, online study cubes and more! Stay tuned for details about reopening events and activities.

November feature: Research help

You can schedule an appointment to get individual time with a librarian in the temporary Rock Creek library. A reference librarian is like a tutor for finding and citing information. They can work with you on coming up with a research topic or question; finding credible and useful information on the web or in a library database; evaluating sources and citing them.

Reference librarians are also available for drop in research help,

  • Monday through Thursday from 8:30 am to 5 pm in the temporary Rock Creek library (Building 3, Room 225)
  • Monday – Thursday from 12 to 2 pm in the Student Learning Center (Building 7, Room 218)

If you need help right away, you can chat with a librarian 24/7. You can also email a librarian. Visit Contact Us for additional details.

October feature: Course reserves

In the temporary Rock Creek Library you’ll find items set aside by instructors for use by PCC students. These range from books, to solution sets, to videos/DVDs, to Biology models. Most items will need to be used in the library.

You can learn more about the PCC Library course reserves collection on our website.

 

September feature: Student equipment

The temporary Rock Creek Library has a wide variety of technology for student checkout. The equipment collection includes laptops and Chromebooks, wifi hotspots, cameras, headphones, and more.

The Library also has a collection of adaptive technology for checkout and Accessible Education and Disability Resources has additional adaptive equipment available.