Library closed for winter break.  

We reopen for Winter semester Janurary 6, 2014. 

 Hope everyone has a happy holiday season.  

Remember to take extra care when traveling this season.

Get your research done and your papers in on time. Ask us for research help, or use our 24-7 services including eBooks, Articles and Chat Reference available to you any time!

Happy Researching, and Good Luck!

This Friday November 15th, at 9-10AM we are having a citation workshop. 

Learn how to organize your citations and papers right while saving time!

Sign up at http://bit.ly/12cBXk1

Now that the semester is in full swing, we have a lot of things coming up:

• Find out the best ways to locate articles for your assignments in our Library Skills workshop. We have three this month: Friday 10/11 from 9 - 10 am, Wed 10/17 at 4:50 - 5:50 pm and Tues 10/22 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm. Visit our Library Workshop Page to sign up today!

• Our Read 2 Succeed series on the book A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive continues on October 24th from 12:50 - 1:50pm in CSS 217 Participate in discussions and watch videos about this interesting book. 

• We also have a Citation Workshop on Friday October 25th from 10 - 11am. Sign up today!

Also, if you can't make it to the library, there are scholarly articles and books available at home as well as our 24-7 reference help. Just check out our Norco College Library Access 24-7 page to see what's available.

Read 2 Succeed @ Norco College kicks off this Thursday, September 12 from 12:50-1:50 pm in CSS 217 with this semester's selection, A Child Called “It” by Dave Pelzer. This first event includes an interactive discussion and media clips about the book. Refreshments will also be served. We hope to see you there!

A big thanks to everyone who attended our final Read 2 Succeed event for the semester. There was an amazing turnout, and we especially thank Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston for a great presentation!

And...just in time for finals and last minute projects, we have two brand new group study rooms available, freshly painted and ready to go! Four more rooms are on the way, making for a total of seven study rooms in the library.

For May: Poetry, Citation Workshop, and a Meet the Author of our Read 2 Succeed event, Jeanne Wakatsuki!

 

On May 25 from 12:30 to 2:30 PM in room CSS-217, our Read 2 Succeed event closes with a visit from Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, author of our spring reading selection Farewell to Manzanar. Books will be available for her to sign at the event. We hope to see you there!

April is Here...

Which means it's time for midterms, and then spring break from April 8th to the 12th! We'll be closed during that time, and we hope everyone has a fun, safe and enjoyable break, and you'll all be well rested and ready to go for the remaining semester!

For those of you who have to study over break and need help from the library, we're still able to help you! Check out our library research guide Norco College Library Access 24-7  to find out what resources we have available to you, anytime you need them.

After spring break, we have two things happening in the month of April:

On Tuesday April 23rd from 5:15 to 6:15pm our Library Skills Workshop is happening in room IT-121. Sign up and learn how to improve your library skills and improve your grades on your assignments!

The second installment of our Read 2 Succeed Event will be happening April 25th, from 12:50 to 1:50pm in room CSS-217. Copies of the Read 2 Succeed book Farewell to Manzanar are available in the library. Pick up your copy today, and we'll see you on the 25th!

New Activities and Events for March!

We have a lot of events happening here for the month of March!

There are several workshops happening this month, with a special one devoted especially to citations, on March 21st from 12 to 1pm.  Sign up for either Library Skills Workshop, or our Citation Workshop today!

We also have the kickoff event for our Read 2 Succeed series for Spring 2013 happening March 28th from 12:50 - 1:50pm. The selection this semester is Farewell to Manzanar, a book chronicling the life and times of a Japanese-American family during their forced relocation to an California Internment Camp during World War II. We hope you join us for this great event!

Keep posted on all of our activities by visiting our website, or like us on Facebook!

Data shows that students who consult the Reference Librarians @ Norco College earn higher grades and are significantly more successful with completing their courses.

Stop by the Wilfred J. Airey Library @ Norco College throughout the semester for all of your research needs. 

If you are unable to visit the library in person, refer to the 24/7 Research Guide to learn about virtual resources that can be accessed online from off campus 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

Have a productive semester and we'll see you in the library soon! 

Welcome Back, we hope everyone one had a great break! 

Winter Intersession has begun, and we're ready to help you out with your research assignments during this very busy time. Swing by the library, and pick up one of our new bookmarks, so you have our new winter hours and our contact information close at hand. 

Also, don't forget - If you're not able to visit the library in-person, there's a lot available to you off campus, any time of the day. Check out our Library Research Guide, Norco College Library Access 24-7 to see what's available from any computer 24 hours 7 days a week. 

Good Luck and We'll see you in the library soon!