PUBLIC USE
Community members may come into the library whenever the library is open. They may use any services or items in the library’s public area.
VETERANS
The library also serves the local Veterans Community and the Veterans' Home. The library offers checkout of library books.
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
The library offers library services to other community organizations including the Bureau of Land Management and the Mojave River Valley Museum. If you want access for your organization, contact one of our librarians at library@barstow.edu.
STUDENTS
If students wish to check materials out of the library, they will need to have their Barstow Community College student ID. Card - which has a photo on it - OR a valid, state-issued photo ID. AND be enrolled in at least 1 unit. BCC student ID OR valid state-issued photo ID will need to be shown every time they check materials out of the library and use reserve materials. *High school IDs may be accepted in special circumstances.
STAFF USE
A person may obtain a library card if they are a BCC administrator, a BCC faculty member, a BCC adjunct faculty member, a BCC staff member, or a BCC Alumni.
CODE OF CONDUCT
All Library patrons must:
1. Maintain a quiet environment. This means no loud voices, phones, media, etc.
2. Respect Library property. We take theft, mutilation, or defacement of materials very seriously.
3. Respect the right of fellow Library patrons and Library staff to a quiet, peaceful environment to study and work.
4. Follow the computer use guidelines.
5. Covered drinks and small snack items are allowed in the library. Large or messy food items such as takeout containers and bags of fast food are not allowed. Students are expected to clean up after themselves and will be held responsible for any mess and any damage to the library facility or resources.
CHILDREN IN LIBRARY
Children are not to be left unattended in the library or any portion of the Learning Resource Center.
CONFIDENTIALITY
The library will not release personal borrowing information about any library user to any other individual or organization unless required to do so by law or by college policy.
CHECK OUT
Print books that are not reserve items may be checked out for two weeks at a time. The date written on the orange card and the pocket is the due date for the item checked out and you may not receive another notice of due date. Checked out items may be renewed until the end of the semester, at which point all items are due.
OVERDUE AND LOST BOOKS
If a book is more than four weeks overdue, it will be marked as Lost. A student who has a Lost item must a) return the item or b) replace it with the same book in new condition. Failure to do this will result in a loss of library privileges. Library personnel will conduct a search for the book(s) before removing a student's privileges.
REPEAT VIOLATIONS OF LIBRARY RULES
Students violating the library's policy on food items, noise levels, and other conduct may be asked to leave. Repeated incidents will result in a total loss of library privileges and the filing of a student conduct report.
STUDY ROOMS
Study rooms are intended for group study. They may be checked out for 2 hours at a time per group. Each member of the group must sign in. The food policy applies to the study rooms. Students who leave a study room for more than 15 minutes during a check-out period will be considered to have ended their check-out and any items left in the room will be taken to Lost and Found. Students may not move whiteboards or other furniture to block a clear view into the study room. If a study room key is not returned within 2 hours after the check-out period ends, it will be considered a lost item, and the student may lose library privileges.
