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:

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

NOTE: Due to staffing issues Fall 2022 library hours are sadly reduced. We are working on it.

Staff