ibrary Mission Statement

The Howard Community College Library will:

• provide expert and technologically advanced information service designed to be responsive to the present and continually changing information needs of the college community;
• empower users by creating a teaching, learning, and research environment which will advance information literacy, not only in the academic setting, but throughout life;
• support the mission and the curriculum of the college;
• maintain a collection of materials and/or access to materials at a level per student FTE as suggested by state guidelines:

• • collect and maintain archival materials that relate to the history and operations of the college - maintain any and all historical or personal documents donated to the college for safekeeping and research
     
• provide service to users that meets needs and exceeds expectations in a comfortable and aesthetically pleasing environment.

The HCC Library allows you to watch a streamed video from electronic reserves at home in your jammies, or study quietly in a carrel on site at the Library. You can pour over the crisp pages of a classic text or surf the Net.

In our Library you can literally eat, drink and you can even be somewhat boisterously merry (who said learning was quiet?)--but no matter if you choose the old or the new for your research/study methods, there are always trained, talented and truly nice librarians to help you!