About the Library - Gavilan College Library
Mission Statement
Gavilan College Library provides a safe, respectful and welcoming environment in which the educational community and its work are supported via the delivery of traditional and emerging academic research tools and methods, and where students are encouraged to explore, discover, investigate and develop research skills for personal, professional and life-long learning.
Gavilan College Library affirms the principles and details of the the American Library Association Library Bill of Rights and Code of Ethics including a commitment to patron privacy.
Library Student Learning Outcomes:
- Students will use information technology tools to locate, retrieve, organize, and present information.
- Students will increase their ability to state a research question, problem or issue.
- Students will determine information requirements for the research question, problem or issue.
- Students will use the library’s reserve course materials to assist them in their course work.
WHILE YOU ARE IN THE LIBRARY
The Gavilan Library is committed to providing a pleasant, safe library environment and quality service. Please note the following expectations while you're in the library:
- All library patrons are expected to behave politely and respectfully towards other patrons and toward library employees.
- Please refrain from soliciting, selling or requesting signatures on petitions inside the library.
- Please obtain permission from library staff before posting or distributing flyers and materials in the library.
- Food & Drink: Please only bring beverages in closed or covered containers and snack food items to the library.
- Brief low volume cell phone conversations are permitted, except at the computers. Please take longer conversations outside the library.
LIBRARY HOURS
Fall Semester 2026
First Day of Instruction: August 24
Last Day of Instruction: December 11
Gilroy Library (In Person & Online)
Monday–Thursday: 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Saturday–Sunday: Closed
Holiday Closures:
- September 7 – Labor Day
- November 11 – Veterans Day
- November 26–27 – Thanksgiving
Spring Semester 2027
First Day of Instruction: January 25
Last Day of Semester: May 21
Holiday Closures:
- February 12 & 15 – Presidents' Day
- March 31 – Farmworkers Day
- April 5–11 – Spring Instructional Break
Summer Semester 2027
First Day of Instruction: May 24
Last Day of Instruction: August 21
Holiday Closures:
- June 18 – Juneteenth Independence Day
- July 4–5 – Independence Day
STAFF DIRECTORY
Library Administration
Dr. Christopher Padgett
Title: Interim Director of Library, Learning Resources and Distance Education
Phone: 408-848-4886
Email: cpadgett@gavilan.edu
Aleah Kropholler
Title: Head Librarian
Phone: 408-848-4809
Email: akropholler@gavilan.edu
Tara Myers
Title: Librarian
Phone: 408-848-4810
Email: tmyers@gavilan.edu
Circulation
Reggie Mallorca
Title: Circulation
Phone: 408-848-4810
Email: rmallorca@gavilan.edu
Cesar Martin
Title: Circulation
Phone: 408-848-4810
Email: cmartin@gavilan.edu
Library Systems
Caitlin Souza
Title: Library Systems Technician
Phone: 408-848-4768
Email: csouza@gavilan.edu
Part-Time Librarians
Sandra Albini
Title: Part-Time Librarian
Phone: 408-848-4806
Email: salbini@gavilan.edu
Elizabeth Brown
Title: Part-Time Librarian
Phone: 408-848-4806
Email: ebrown@gavilan.edu
Brianna Gaffney
Title: Part-Time Librarian
Phone: 408-848-4806
Email: bgaffney@gavilan.edu
Elizabeth Rosas
Title: Part-Time Librarian
Phone: 408-848-4806
Email: erosas@gavilan.edu
Meg Omainsky
Title: Part-Time Librarian
Phone: 408-848-4806
Email: momainsky@gavilan.edu
Duy Tran
Title: Part-Time Librarian
Phone: 408-848-4806
Email: dtran@gavilan.edu