February is Library Lovers Month!

February is Library Lovers Month! Just in time for Valentine’s Day, read a romance novel and fall in love with a good book. The library display case is spotlighting classic and contemporary romance novels. Whether you enjoy Jane Austen or Nicholas Sparks, the library has a great collection of romantic reading. Celebrate your love for the library this February by checking out a cozy romance read!

The Best Place To Study

Beginning January 24th, the library will be open on Saturdays from 9 am - 3 pm.  Why come to the library? It's quiet – those hardcore librarians accept nothing less. It's comfortable – you can find any number of cozy chairs, table arrangements, and nooks to set up shop. It has great information access. HELLO? Books, the Internet, and people who specialize in answering your tough questions. What's not to love? The library is definitely top of the food chain in best places to study.

Library closed January 17-19

The Century College Library will be closed January 17-19 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Be Like Tom Hanks!

Tom Hanks wrote an interesting piece for the New York Times about his time at Chabot Community College. In it, he mentions the time he spent in the library. Be like Tom Hanks and visit our library today!

Welcome, Century Students!

Welcome back, Century students! Start your new semester with our new combined search, which searches our catalog and our full-text resources with one search. Find it on our home page by clicking on the tab labelled "Combined Search". Type your search term and find your resources!

The left column will be results from our catalog, while the right side includes articles from scholarly journals and newspapers, along with entries from reference books, ebooks, streamed music, images, and much more. Click on "Get Full Text" to retrieve the resource.


Good luck with your new classes!

Good Luck on Finals!

Good luck to all Century students as you take your finals!  If you need one more source for that paper, the library is open daily until 8 pm through this Thursday. 

Winter break hours:

December 19, 8 am - noon
December 20 - January 4, CLOSED
January 5 - 9, 8 am - 4 pm
January 10-11, CLOSED

New Combined Search - Try it Today!

We've added a new tool for finding library resources. It searches our catalog and our full-text resources with one search. For now, you can find it on our home page. Just click on the tab labelled "Combined Search". Type your search term and find your resources!

The left column will be results from our catalog, while the right side includes articles from scholarly journals and newspapers, along with entries from reference books, ebooks, streamed music, images, and much more. Click on "Get Full Text" to retrieve the resource.

This is a great tool for finding information on obscure topics like Nok heads, but it can also be helpful for researching the Thanksgiving holiday.  Try it for your next paper and let us know what you think.