The mission of the Yavapai College Library is to support and enhance the academic, professional, and lifelong learning needs of the Yavapai College community. We do this by:
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The following components comprise the library’s vision of success. These components also provide a framework for understanding our strategic goals and objectives.
Every Yavapai College student, faculty, and staff member has the opportunity to develop information literacy skills for lifelong learning.
The library provides prompt, seamless, reliable, and user-friendly access to high quality information to the Yavapai College community.
The library provides exceptional services that are guided by the changing needs of Yavapai College and the library’s users.
The library effectively utilizes technology to create and manage information, and to effectively deliver its services and resources to the Yavapai College community.
Through its membership in the Yavapai Library Network and other organizations, the library increases the resources available to Yavapai College students as well as to the citizens of Yavapai County.
The library supports the community life of the College, and promotes positive relationships between the College and the citizens of Yavapai County.
Through its outreach and communication activities, the library is recognized as essential to the College and to the citizens of Yavapai County.
The library responsibly develops and manages its staff and resources in order to meet expanding needs, maximize its strengths, and respond to opportunities.
The Yavapai Library Network includes more than 45 Yavapai County libraries. Shared technology provides access to materials from all the cooperating libraries - over 1,054,000 items! The online catalog allows you to locate and request materials that may not be at your local library. Couriers deliver library materials between the network libraries, so you don't need to travel to another library. Your library card allows you access to all of the YLN libraries.
Contact information for all YLN libraries
Your YLN library card will work at our library, so long as you owe less than $10.00 combined fines & estimated fines to YLN libraries, or have less than 10 items that are overdue.
There is no grace period for late items.
Yes.
Fines may be paid to any YLN library that charges fines. However, Lost and Damages charges must be paid directly to the billing library.
Yes.
You may return your items to any library book drop in the YLN network.
Items can be renewed up to three times as long as no one else places a hold on it.
When you place a hold, the library that owns the item will send it to the library you specify. You will then be notified that your hold is ready to be picked up.
You may place a hold on an item through the online Library Catalog.
You can also place a hold by calling the Prescott Reference desk at 928-776-2261 or the Verde Circulation desk at 928-717-6541.
The Library Catalog will give you an estimated wait time. Most items that are on the shelf will be delivered in 3-7 business days. However, it can take 7-10 days for some holds to be filled.
You will be notified by e-mail if you have an e-mail address in your record. If there is no e-mail address, a notice will be sent to you by postal mail.
Items that have not been picked up after 10 business days are returned to their respective library.
Yes.
When placing a hold, you have the option of choosing which library you want to pick up the item at.
Some items have restrictions that prevent them having a hold placed on them. For example, Reference books and "Faculty use only" items are not allowed to leave their respective libraries.
Owing fines to the library will also prevent you from placing a hold on items through the online Library Catalog.
Contact the Reference Desk.
There are 5 computers on Prescott Campus and 3 computer on Verde Valley Campus.
Each user is limited to 90 minutes each day.
Computers are first-come, first-served.
Bring your Yavapai Library Network library card.
Out-of-county visitors may obtain a temporary login from the Reference Desk.
All students are given a username and password from Registration. It is printed on their class schedule.
You may ask the Reference desk to look up your username for you.
To reset your password, use the Password Reset Tool.
Operating System
Windows 7 64-bit
Microsoft Office 2010
Access
Excel
PowerPoint
Publisher
Word
Adobe CS5.5
Acrobat Pro
Dreamweaver
Flash
Illustrator
InDesign
PhotoShop
PhotoShop Elements
Other
Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Keyboarding & 10-key Tutorials
QuickBooks
Black & white laser printers are available at both campus libraries. The Prescott campus also has a color laser printer available for printing.
Yes. Wireless printing is available for both students and visitors at both campus libraries. Click here for more information.
There is no charge to YC students, staff, and faculty for printing.
Please limit your printing to 10 pages per day.
Visitors are charged 10¢ for black & white copies, and 50¢ for color copies.
Wireless internet (IEEE 802.11 b/g) is available throughout the building.
Students can log on using their YC username and password.
Visitors (non-students) must visit the Reference Desk to obtain login information.
Prescott campus:
6 viewing stations (monitor, DVD/VHS player, tape deck)
Viewer/printer for micro-fiche, -film, -form, -card
1 copy machine
Available upon request:
Headphone
Flash memory card reader
Floppy disk drive
Zip drive
Verde campus:
4 viewing stations
1 Microfiche/film reader
1 copy machine
The Prescott campus has five media rooms and four study rooms available on a first-come, first-served basis. You must have a YLN library card. Rooms are reserved at the Circulation Desk for a 2-hour period. You may reserve a room ahead of time by calling the Circulation Desk 928-776-2260.
The Verde campus has 2 media rooms and 2 study rooms available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The media rooms are equipped with a computer, a DVD/VHS player, a tape deck, and a whiteboard. The study rooms are equipped with 32" monitors, laptop video connections, and white boards. Markers and erasers are available upon request from the Circulation Desk.
Article Databases are accessed through a link on the Library’s home page, or through the Subject Links page.
You must have an active YC username and password to access the Article Databases from off-campus. When you click on a link to access one of the databases, you will be prompted for your Yavapai College username and password.
If your login information is not being accepted, call the ITS Help Desk and 928-776-2168.
The Verde Valley Campus Library will be closed May 9th to Aug. 1st due to the campus closure for renovations.
Display Case | Prescott Campus A collection of baskets on loan to us by staff member Patsy Jackson. Included are handmade baskets (all of them) from contemporary to the very old Chinese burden basket.