a shelf of textbooks

The library serves students through two separate but equally important desks; Reference and Circulation.

Librarians are available at the Reference Desk to help you with research. Library support specialists and student assistants are available at the Circulation Desk to provide you textbooks, calculators and laptops. We will help you figure it out.

textbooks on a library shelf

Make an appointment with a librarian by filling out this online form or send a text chat.

Textbooks: The library offers textbooks in many classes. If the textbook for your class is not in the library, fill out this form to request the library purchase it.

Databases: You can access library databases from home with just your Canvas login on OneSearch, the library catalog search field. A library card is no longer needed.

Technology: Students may check out calculators and laptops from the circulation desk. Please see the Technology page for details.

Interested to know more about what the Cañada College Library can offer you? Ask your instructor to arrange a library orientation or class online for a class about citation styles and using databases.

Want to know even more while earning transfer credit and invaluable research skills? Sign up for LIBR 100: Introduction to Information Research (one unit of transferable credit to UC and CSU). Look for this class in the catalog under Library Science. What you learn will help you in every class at Cañada College and at your next college or university.