PCC Shatford Library

Welcome to your library, Lancers!
Please pardon the exterior improvements going on at the entrance of the library. We are open for fall semester, enter on the left doors.
Fall 2024 Hours:
📚 Monday - Thursday, 7:30-9pm
📖 Friday 8-3pm

2024 Summer Hours effective 6/24-8/16, closed 7/4

🗣 Major congratulations to PCC Library Technology instructor, Dr Raymond Pun for being elected as President of the American Library Association. 🎊🎊🎊🎊🌟🌟🌟🌟📚📚📚📚
After earning the majority votes in a national election, Dr Pun will serve in his role in 2025-2026. Dr Pun currently teaches LIB-104 Introduction to Library Technical Services.

Good luck on finals! Free iced coffee or hibiscus lemonade today from Cafe de Leche in the library entrance. 9:30-11 or supplies run out. Made possible by SAF

Happy , Lancers! Celebrate with us and check out this curated display of LGBTQ+ summer reads! All books available for check-out.
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Happy International Women’s Day, Lancers! We’re celebrating Womxn’s Herstory Month all March. Come check out this curated display on the main floor of the library. All books available for check-out

While today is the last day of our Black Heritage Month display, you’ll still be able to find these amazing books for check out at PCC Library. Ask a librarian for help finding your next read! 📚

Welcome to the first day of the Spring 2024 semester, Lancers! Come explore your library: Borrow a Chromebook/Calculator/Book, use the computer labs, find a cozy spot to study, charge up your devices, or ask for help from a library staff member. 📚 💻 🔌📱✅

Pasadena Digital History Pasadena Digital History Collaboration (PDHC) provides you with access to the greatest collection of

Free hot coffee today from Café de Leche at the library entrance! 9AM- while supplies last. Your favorite milk alternatives are here too! ☕️

Free Scantrons/ blue books for test taking available now at the library Circulation Desk through end of finals
Destress Activities next week during finals:
Free hot coffee ☕️ Mon. 12/11 & Tues. 12/12, 9AM while supplies last
Board Games, Puzzles, Coloring 12/11-12/14, 12-7PM
All activities in library entrance, join in!

Celebrate with us today at 12pm! Cake and coffee will be served. 🎂 ☕️
We’re celebrating our 30th anniversary of the Shatford Library building. Join us for games, prizes and a view into our archival photos! Library tours will also be given.
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You’re invited! Join us in celebrating the 30th anniversary of the PCC Shatford Library building!
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 12-1 p.m. at the entrance of the library (LL building)
🎂 cake and refreshments 🧁
🎟 games & guided library tours
📸 library archival photo display
🛍 prizes and goody bags

Celebrate Latine Heritage Month with us at PCC Library! Check out our display of featured books and take a Somos PCC bookmark. Not able to make it in? Swipe left for our curated digital collection you can access anywhere with a LancerLogin!

Welcome back, Lancers! For the Fall 2023 semester, your library is open Monday - Thursday 7:30 AM - 9 PM and Friday 8 AM - 3 PM
Virtual live chat support is available 24/7 on our homepage using our Ask a Librarian chat service

Looking for a class that will get you research ready? Then sign up for LIB 1 College Research Skills, a 1 unit class this fall! In-person class, CRN 78150 or online class CRN 74175 have open spots available.

☀️🪴Library atrium patio upgrade—purple flowers on the upper floor and leafy trees on the main level! This outdoor area can only be accessed from inside the library building, come check it out!

Shh! (The Library Musical) presented by PCC Theater & Music depts. opened last night, and some of your PCC librarians were in attendance! We invite you to come out and support this amazing student cast and crew on the show. Tickets available on their page .musical

Looking for a class that will get you research ready? Then sign up for LIB 1 College Research Skills this fall! Three sections are currently available for fall 2023 registration, for online and in-person learning!

⏰ Reminder: We are closed Friday, June 23 through July 4. The library will reopen for services on Wednesday, July 5th.

Looking for a class that will get you research ready? Then sign up for LIB 1 College Research Skills this fall! Three sections are currently open for fall 2023 registration, for online and in-person learning!

PCC Library is closed today in observance of the Juneteenth holiday and will reopen tomorrow.
“Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, is the longest-running African American holiday. Recognition of Juneteenth began in Texas in 1865 and has increasingly permeated African American popular culture. Juneteenth is a term that comes from the fusion of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the date that Major General Gordon Granger, of the Union Army, rode into Galveston, Texas, to announce, belatedly, the emancipation of African slaves"

— Knight, Gladys L. "Juneteenth." African American Culture: An Encyclopedia of People, Traditions, and Customs.

In celebration of we’ve teamed up with to create a featured display on the main floor of the library! Browse LGBTQIA+ materials, all available for check-out. Info about PCC Pride Center month of events and clothing drive also featured. Swipe to get a QR code to access a librarian curated digital Pride collection of eBooks & streaming video. All free to access anytime with your LancerLogin. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Are you a PCC student interested in working at the Library? We’re looking for someone to join our team. The application deadline is May 26th, good luck!
Application to apply is linked on our stories. You can also go to PCC’s website, search “Employment Opportunities” and select Hourly Positions. The job is listed as “Student Worker - Access Services Support

In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander month, student group .pcc PCC APIDA Advisory committee and their faculty advisor, librarian Joanna Chen Cham, have created a display of recommended reads and ! Located on the main floor, all books are available for check out!

☀️ Summer 2023 Library Hours ☀️
M-Th 7:30-5pm, Closed F-Su
Available online 24/7 for support via online chat 💻

Congratulations to the class of 2023 from all of us at PCC Library! 🎓🎉

We’re celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month all May! Stop by our book display on the main floor featuring AAPI authors and stories. Don’t see something you are looking for? Suggest a purchase to us in the comments!

Stress Less Fest starts Finals Week May 1-4. Free coffee from & snacks both Monday and Tuesday mornings at the library!
We will also have crafts, games, and a therapy dog visiting next week. Don’t miss out on all the fun!
Students can also get free Scantrons and Blue Books for test taking through the end of finals.
Huge thank you to for funding these activities through the SAF fund.

PCC Library celebrates Armenian Heritage Month! We are hosting a cultural display featuring art, photography, and traditional Armenian clothing in our entrance. This exhibit was created by PCC Joint Armenian Network Armenian Student Association
Inside on the main floor of the library, you’ll also find our book display in honor of Armenian Heritage Month!