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CVCC LIBRARY SERVICES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
  • To limit exposure and ensure community safety, CVCC is suspending face-to-face library services during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Our building is presently closed.
  • ​Library Curbside Services - Is there a book or DVD you want to check out from the CVCC Library? If so, we can get it to you! You can request the item you wish to check out by emailing us at: Library@centralvirginia.edu or go to the Library QuickSearch catalog.
    • Please include your e-mail and a phone number where we can contact you.
    • Library staff will then check out the items you requested and contact you to arrange a pick-up time in the parking lot behind Bedford Hall.
    • Call the Library at 434.832.7750 and we will come out to your car with your items.
  • The Library is still providing research assistance to our students!  If you need help in using library resources or locating sources for your papers and assignments, we’ll be happy to assist through email, by telephone, or by Zoom appointments. 
  • Please contact the library at library@centralvirginia.edu or 434.832.7750 for research assistance or to set up an appointment.  We are answering emails and phone calls on Mondays-Thursdays 8am to 7:30pm and Fridays 8am to 5pm. 
  • Many excellent library resources and services are available online.  See our Digital Library Resources guide on how to access them.
 CVCC Has Loaner Laptops!
 
We are now accepting applications for laptops for the Spring 2021 semester.
Laptops for new students for the spring 2021 semester will be checked-out beginning January 4th, 2021.
Please click on the link above to go to the online application.

 CVCC Has Loaner Hotspots!

Hotspots will be checked-out beginning January 4th, 2021.

Please click on the link above to go to the online application.
 
The Library does not sell textbooks. Please go to the CVCC Bookstore website. You may also call the Bookstore at 434.832.7653 or email at 1483mgr@follett.com.
The Library provides:
Student access to learning resources in print, audiovisual and electronic formats.
Assistance in the development of skills necessary for effective utilization of these learning resources.
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  • Access to Resources in Print and Electronic Formats
  • Numerous Electronic Databases
  • Computers for Student Use
  • Reference Assistance & Research Workshops
  • A Quiet, Comfortable Study Area for Groups and Individuals
  • Interlibrary Loan Service
QuickSearch
What is QuickSearch?

QuickSearch is a one-stop solution for the discovery and delivery of local and remote resources, such as books, journal articles, and digital objects.


Ask a Librarian, our online reference service, enables you and a reference librarian to chat online, in real-time, assisting you with your research.
 
CVCC will issue a Temporary Student ID for spring semester 2021 beginning on December 21st 2020. It will expire May 31st 2021.
To get your temporary student ID:
  • Send a request via your VCCS e-mail to: library@centralvirginia.edu
  • Or call 434.832.7750
  • Next, the library staff will verify your identity (students will need their Student ID # to go through the verification process) and enrollment in the spring 2021 semester.
  • Once this information is verified, the student ID card will be filled out and emailed to the student’s CVCC email
  • The Library can print out Student IDs for students and mail them if needed

These ID’s can be used for bus service.  GLTC will accept the temporary ID for students who do not have an ID from previous semesters.

If you have any questions, please call the Library at 434.832.7750