First Floor | Second Floor
Welcome to the PCC Library!
The Library supports the curriculum, students, faculty, and staff of Pueblo Community College. Our collections encompass books, ebooks, digital reference resources, digital ebooks, full text, digital journals, DVDs, Video on Demand (VOD), VHS tapes, music CDs, and print journals and newspapers. In addition, the library provides a television tuned to a travel channel, and laptop computers that may be checked out for use in the Library.
First Floor
Upon entering the Library, you'll walk through the security gates; these gates help ensure items are properly checked-out, and to ensure other materials remain in the Library for your use when you need them for a class or research paper.
Near the base of the stairs on your right is an area with photo-copier, stapler, and other basic office supplies to assist you in preparing assignments or obtaining copies for research purposes.
A booksale shelf adjacent to the photocopy area contains materials for sale.
To the left of the copier area the Reference collection is housed. These materials do not circulate outside the Library. Note the open spaces and movable furnishings, which invite quiet study while supporting collaborative study among students and instructors. In the far corner of the first floor is the flat screen television and headphones.
Behind this area the latest issue of periodical and newspaper subscriptions are displayed. These can be read anywhere in the Library. They do not circulate. The Library retains the current month plus two previous months of newspapers, and periodicals are maintained online, and on micorfilm.
Adjacent to the periodical and newspaper display are four tables with power outlets to facilitate use of laptop computers.
Adjacent to the staircase is a stand-alone computer terminal that searches the Public Access Catalog (PAC). This is your gateway to books, audio-visual materials, and periodical titles in the PCC Library collection, as well as online databases for journals and reference materials.
Carrels are available for viewing VHS tapes, DVDs, and CDs. Some carrels provide "private" space for reading or working on a laptop computer. Students have access to the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and the Library's catalog and databases.
The service desk is where you will check out your Library materials, using your PCC ID card. You are permitted to borrow ten (10) items, including videos. Without a student ID, patrons are registered as community members and may check out two items. The check-out desk is also where you ask for hybrid course DVDs or reserve items, such as biology lab manuals, to help you in your studies.
To the right of the check-out desk is the Library's mobile storage area. On the far right is the children's corner, with games, puzzles, and toys. We welcome children to the library when accompanied by a parent or guardian, and provide resources for the child's entertainment while the parent or guardian studies nearby. Children's books are available in the Library's collection that may be checked out.
[NOTE: Campus policy is that anyone in the Library under 13 must be accompanied by their parent or guardian.]
Second Floor
The second floor houses the circulating collection. Books and audiovisual materials are inter-shelved to allow maximum patron access to the collection. The second floor has tables and open study areas to support individual and group collaborative study.
The Math and English ProShops are located on this level. The ProShops provide you with access to professionals who can assist you with questions regarding English and Math. Walk in assistance is the norm; an appointment is not required.
The Supplemental Instruction tutorial area is located at the back of the stacks nearest Orman Avenue. Hours and subjects are posted on the Supplemental Instruction white board.
The PCC Archives---the institutional history and memory of our college---is also on the second floor. Please contact a Library team member for more information or assistance.
Take a few minutes to relax in the comfortable seating and enjoy the pleasing vistas of the campus "green".
This concludes your self-guided Library tour. We hope you are comfortable using this facility and will ask for help if you need it. Check our Library home page. Contact us with questions or concerns at (7l9) 549-3305, or email libraryservices@pueblocc.edu.
February 2010