Student Success Day

Will you be on campus for Student Success Day? Stop into the Library at 12:30 for the breakout session Your Library, Your Lifeline. We all know the library is an excellent place to do research, but sometimes you need to do practical things like write a resume, manage your finances, or find a scholarship. Take a tour and find out how using the library can help you manage your life. The session will be held in E1852, the Library’s Computer Classroom.

We will also be handing out candy, so please stop in!

What’s in the library?

The Century Library is just full of books right? Wrong! Here is a list of things you can use in the Century College Library.

Computers

The library has computers for students to use. Just log in with your Star ID and Password. Laptops are also available to be checked out and used in the library. And if you need to print, we also have a….

Printer

The library has a printer so you can print class notes and PowerPoints.  If you’re printing PowerPoints, please change them to grayscale even though it’s a black and white printer. It will go much faster.

Headphones

So you can listen to those videos you’re watching for class.

Study Rooms

Got a group project and don’t know where to go? Come to the library and use one of our 4 study rooms. Rooms can be booked in advance online https://mplus.mnpals.net/booking/patron_CEN_6670217.html  or checked out in person, based on availability. They can be reserved in two hour blocks.  Be sure to have your student ID!

Course Reserves

Your instructor told you they put a book on reserve? Then you’ll find it in the library. The majority of these books do not leave the library and must be checked out. But that’s ok because we have a….

Scanner

The library has a scanner/copier for students to use. Articles can be scanned and sent to your email, saved to a flash drive or copied for 10 cents a page.

Library Closed September 5 - 7

The Century Library will be closed Saturday, September 5 - Monday, September 7 for the Labor Day holiday.

Welcome to Fall Semester!

Welcome to all new Century students and welcome back to all returning students!  Regular hours resume August 24. 

Monday — Thursday, 7:30 am – 8 pm
Friday, 7:30 am – 4 pm
Saturday, 9 am – 3 pm
Sunday, CLOSED

We will be closed for the Labor Day holiday from September 5 to September 7.

Back to School with Century Library

As summer draws to a close, Century College Library has put together a back to school survival guide for our students, comprised of links to helpful sites and tips and tricks to make this year your best yet.

1. The 37 Best Websites to Learn Something New: http://tinyurl.com/pgmsl4d  

Feel like mastering a new skill or need to take an extra free online course to feel confident in a certain subject?  Check out this link!

     2.  The Assignment Calculator: http://tinyurl.com/nrhkufd

Need help structuring your time? Century Library's Assignment Calculator is a time management tool that breaks down assignments into a series of manageable steps.  Just enter the assignment subject, start date, and due date to get started!

     3. Need some studying ambiance?  Head over to https://coffitivity.com/ to hear some great recreations of the ambient sounds of a café.  This will boost your creativity and help you work better!  If the coffee shop vibe isn't your scene, check out http://www.rainymood.com/ for a similar effect.

     4.  Swank Motion Pictures:

Has your teacher assigned a movie? Check Swank via the Library webpage to see if it is available. Movies found here can even be watched off campus.

     5.  Taking a class that requires memorization?  Use https://quizlet.com/ to make all the flashcards you need, without wasting paper.  Good for your brain and the environment!

Classes begin August 24th, see you soon!

New App for Century Students

Century College has developed a very exciting new app that will be replacing planners produced by Student Life.  This new app, called MyQuack, will be much more responsive to students, and meet a demand that students have been requesting.

The app is free for both iPhone and Android users and contains helpful links to resources such as:

• Campus policies
• Information about each campus office and resource that was in the Student Life planner previously
• Pages for each club and organization on campus
• A calendar of important events
• Mobile-friendly links to D2L, eServices, and the campus directory.

Century will be continuing to add more features and information to the app in the near future, which makes this a very exciting time to download and explore the app.

For those students who cannot say goodbye to the paper planners quite yet, the Century bookstore has committed to printing a more general planner that will be available for purchase closer to the first week of classes.  Even better news, this planner will be free to students who make any textbook purchase and to staff and faculty who stop by the bookstore and request one.

To download the app on an Android, visit this link: http://tinyurl.com/onntlgp

To download the app on an iPhone, visit this link: http://tinyurl.com/nkshacj

Playaway: A Uniquely Accessible Audiobook

Left: Bonk by Mary Roach     Right: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

Unlike CDs, audio cassettes or downloads, Playaway does not need a separate player. Instead, Playaway comes pre-loaded and ready to use with one audiobook per device—making them simple for you to use and your library to circulate.
––http://my.playaway.com/playaway/

6 Facts about Playaway:

1. Super portable
2. Easy to use
3. No screen to scratch
4. Varied reading speeds to choose from
5. Equipped with a universal jack (can be played in the car!)
6. 100+ titles to choose from
7. Available for check out at Century Library!