STEM Lending Library

Gavilan STEM Center offers technology and textbook lending

The Gavilan College STEM Center offers a material lending program for STEM majors, student tutors, STEM Academy members, MESA students, and non-STEM major students enrolled eligible STEM courses.

Lending materials are limited and are intended for registered Gavilan students based on need.

Access to the STEM Lending Library is for eligible students who are in good standing with the college, do not currently have holds on their student account, and/or have not failed to return previously loaned materials.

Fall 2025 STEM Lending Library

Materials and tech equipment are limited and are for lending to eligible Gavilan students, faculty, & staff based on need.

Items available for loan:

All students including non-STEM majors
- Scientific Calculator
- Parblo USB Writing Tablet (info: What is a Parblo Graphing Drawing Tablet.pdf
Math 8A-Precalculus Hardcopy Textbook: Students enrolled in CRN 10140 &Math8A w/Instructor Elena Dachkova
- Exclusive to STEM majors
  - Apple iPad, charger, + protective case
  - Math 2 Linear Algebra hardcopy textbooks
  - Math 2C Differential Equations hardcopy textbooks
  - Dell Laptop

Exclusive to STEM Academy and MESA Members:
- Calculus hardcopy textbooks
- Graphing Calculator
- Verizon MIFI Hotspot
- Apple Pencil for loaned iPads
- Exclusive to MESA Members:
  - Pearson MyLab Math Precalculus Access Code (Math 8A, 8B, 11)
  - WebAssign Access codes for Calculus (Math 1A, 1B, 1C and Linear Algebra (Math 2))

How to request and pick up items for Fall 2025

Complete both steps 1 & 2 below:

Use this link to submit a request for Fall 2025:Lending Library Fall 2025
Pick up:
Monday through Thursday from 10 AM to 3 AM in the MESA Center (MA 115) at the Gilroy campus. Contact mherrera@gavilan.edu for questions.

Winter 2025 Textbook and Technology Returns

Returns from previous semesters are now closed and overdue.

Students with overdue items **will** have a registration freeze and fees charged to their student account. Please contact stem@gavilan.edu immediately to resolve overdue items from previous semesters.