About the Library - Tallahassee Community College

TCC Library Mission Statement

In support of the mission of Tallahassee Community College, the Libraries serve as a locus in providing academic and social spaces that promote educational, cultural, technological and lifelong learning opportunities for students, faculty, staff and members of the community. By facilitating access to services and resources that support current and emerging trends in higher education, the Libraries are responsive to the needs of the College’s learning community.

Library Policies

Library Use Guidelines

The TCC Library strives to maintain an environment conducive to study, computing and personal enrichment. Adherence to the following guidelines is appreciated.

The TCC Library welcomes anyone to visit our library. Some services are limited to current TCC and University Partner (Flagler College, and Thomas University) students, faculty and staff.
Library users are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that is respectful of the normal activities and function of the Library, its staff and other library users, and are expected to adhere to TCC Policy 03-26 (Computer Security and Access, Software Licensing, and Electronic Correspondence) and the TCC Student Code of Conduct.
Students using the computers for academic purposes will be given first priority. Students using the computers for non-academic purposes may be asked to relinquish computer access during peak times.
Please finish all food and tobacco products before entering the building. Beverages with tight-fitting lids are permitted. For your convenience, food is permitted in the 1st floor Learning Commons Lobby and at the picnic tables on the Library patio.
Cell phone conversations, music or other multimedia should not be audible to others. Please use designated cell phone areas for phone conversations. Headphones are available for check out on the 2nd floor.
When you leave the computers, remember to log-off, and take your flash drive, books, and other personal items. Computers left unattended may be logged out and offered to another student for use.
Children supervised by a parent or adult caregiver are welcome in the Library. Disruptive children and their accompanying adult(s) will be asked to leave. No child under the age of 18, except registered TCC students, may use the computers.
Designated quiet study areas are available on both the first and second floors. Noisier activities will be redirected elsewhere.

Circulation of Library Materials

Students

My Account - Sign in (upper right-hand corner) to find due dates, fines and to renew books online.

Students may check out up to twenty circulating items for two weeks, with up to two renewals. Check out of DVDs, audiobooks is limited to ten items. A current student ID is required.

Items not yet overdue may be renewed in person, via telephone (850) 201-8376 or online via user account in Primo.

TCC Faculty and Staff

TCC Faculty and Staff may check out regular circulating items until the end of the current semester. Non-circulating items including Reference books, periodicals and non-circulating videos, may also be checked out for a limited time. See library staff for details. A current TCC ID card is required.

Overdue Materials

The TCC Library does not charge overdue fines. Patrons with significantly overdue or damaged materials will be assessed the full replacement cost of the item plus a $5 per item processing fee.

Item	Main Library	Ghazvini Library
Books (regular collection)	14 days	14 days
Media (DVDs, AudioBooks, etc.)	14 days	Not available
Textbooks / course reserves	1 hour	2 hours
Test prep books	7 days	7 days
Webcams	2 days	2 days
Laptops (in-library)	4 hours	4 hours
Phone chargers	charging station -2^nd floor	4 hours
Whiteboard markers / erasers	4 hours	4 hours
Headphones	4 hours	4 hours
Calculator	Not Available	1 hour
USBs	Ask at desk	Not available
Reference	Non-circulating - but can make an exception for some titles.	Non-circulating

Computer Use and Printing/Copying/Scanning/Faxing

The TCC Library has computers available for use by TCC Students.

Printing Instructions and Information

TCC library visitors have access to two guest computers. Use is reserved for TCC related business only. Visitors are expected to adhere to the TCC Board Policy Manual, Policy PO8820 Information Technology.

Photocopiers are available to use for TCC related business only.

Faxing is provided for current TCC students at the 1st floor Circulation Desk and at the Ghazvini Library service desk. A current TCC ID card is required.

Study Rooms

Group and single use study rooms are available for currently-enrolled TCC and University Partner student groups. Violation of room policies will result in loss of room privileges. TCC ID cards are required to check out room keys at the main campus library.

Reserve a Study Room

Book from 30 minutes to 2 hours, max 4 hours per day
Each study room has a table and chair, a whiteboard, and at least 1 power outlet.
Whiteboard markers can be checked out at the service desk.
Rooms can be reserved up to 3 days in advance.

Collection Development Policy

The primary collection development goal of the Tallahassee Community College library is to provide and maintain collections in a variety of formats that support the curriculum and instructional programs of the College, a two-year lower division institution. A secondary priority is to provide resources that support and enrich personal and professional growth and promote the development of an engaged and informed citizenry. This policy outlines the standards and guidelines for the selection and maintenance of the Library’s collection, serves as a consistent framework for those responsible for collection development and communicates library policy to students, faculty, staff and the community.

View the full Collection Development Policy 2019.

Children

The TCC Library strives to provide a learning environment conducive to study and research for students, faculty, staff and community members. Children are welcomed in the library, but, in order to preserve the rights and privileges of other patrons and to protect your children, the following guidelines must be followed:

Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver who will be responsible for continuous supervision, including appropriate behavior.
Loud, noisy, or disruptive behavior is inappropriate and the adult will be asked to remove the child from the building until such behavior is mitigated.
Any person under the age of 18, except registered TCC students, may not use a public computer due to non-filtered Internet access.
If a child is left in the library without adult supervision, Campus Police will be notified.
Anyone not abiding by these guidelines will be asked to leave the library.

Reciprocal Borrowing

These privileges often include the ability to check out books and select other materials and the use of the library facility for studying.

Locally, this means that TCC students may use the libraries at FSU and FAMU. Students must show their TCC ID card with a current semester sticker to utilize these services. Materials checked out are subject to local rules regarding check out period and overdue fees.

Services for the General Public

Current students and staff of any Florida public college or university are eligible to use selected resources at any other Florida college library through our statewide reciprocal borrowing agreement. Students must show their current school ID card and be in good standing at their home institution to utilize these services. At TCC, these privileges include the ability to check out books and select other physical materials and the use of the library facility for studying. Reference materials and serials may be used in-house but not checked out.

Open Wi-Fi access is available on both floors of the library.

Reserves/Textbooks

Some course textbooks are available on reserve at the first floor circulation desk at the main campus TCC Library and at the Ghazvini Library. They are available for an in-library, 1-hour checkout at the main campus TCC Library and a 2-hour checkout at the Ghazvini Library. A valid TCC ID card is required to check out reserves. Students that keep reserves past the due time may use their privilege to check out reserves in the future.

To find available textbooks, please use our catalog search.

Instructors: If you'd like to place a textbook or any other materials on Reserve for your students, please contact the Circulation Desk at (850) 201-6177.