Contact us
Have a question? Contact us at:
Rancho Cucamonga: (909) 652-6807
Email: Circulation.Staff@chaffey.edu
Your Chaffey ID card is your library card!
Your Chaffey ID can be used to check out library materials:
- Books
- Reserve Textbooks
- Audiovisual Materials
- Magazines and Journals
- iPads
- Chromebooks
- Flashdrives (in library use only)
- Headphones (in library use only)
- Headphones with Microphone (in library use only)
- Noise Cancelation Headphones (in library use only)
- SD Cards (in library use only)
- Study Rooms
LIBRARY CARDS & CHECKING-OUT MATERIALS
Checkout Policies:
- In order to utilize the library circulation services you must have your Student ID card with you and be currently enrolled in at least one credit course.
- Circulation does not accept broken, chipped or faded IDs. Pictures must be clear and visible.
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Only you can use your library card to check out library materials. Allowances may be made for professors and students/staff with long term disability or illness.
Replacement ID cards can be purchased for $8 at Admissions & Records.
To renew your books, you may bring your items to the Circulation Desk with your Chaffey ID. You can also renew online from OneSearch. Overnight reserve books must be returned and renewed at their home location.
- Books cannot be renewed over the phone.
- Overdue materials cannot be renewed; renewals must be made before the due date.
- There is no limit on renewals, but all materials must be returned by the end of the semester.
- Books with holds placed on them and textbooks on reserve cannot be renewed online.
- For instruction on renewals, please see instructions below:
TEXTBOOKS & RESERVES
Textbooks are available for purchase to rent or own through the Campus Bookstore. However, some textbooks are also available for free through the library's collections. Library textbooks available in print can be checked out in person for one hour at a time or for one day (depending on instructor restrictions). Library textbooks available online are linked in OneSearch and can be viewed online for one hour at a time. See below for details.
➡️ How to find a Textbook at the Campus Bookstore
Textbooks can be purchased at the Campus Store. Visit the Campus Store website to find information on their open hours. Watch this video to see a tutorial on how to search the Campus Store website for your textbooks. Once you have the title, author, and year of the textbook you need, you can search the library's books via OneSearch to see if you can access the book for free through our collection.
➡️ How to find and check-out a Textbook at the Library
You may look for your class textbook in OneSearch or contact the Circulation staff for assistance and further instructions on how to borrow a textbook. Watch this video for a demonstration of how to find a textbook. Below is a pdf handout with instructions on finding a textbook in the library:
- How to find and use online textbooks on reserve at the libraryHow to access digital textbooks on reserve at the library
LOAN PERIODS & CHECKOUT LIMITS
There is a maximum of 10 Library items allowed on a patron's account.
| Collection or Media Type | Loan Period |
|---|---|
| General Collection | 2 weeks, 10 item max, renewable (if there is no one waiting) |
| Textbooks and Reserves | 1 hour, in-library use, 2 item max, renewable (if there is no one waiting) |
| Overnight Textbooks | Overnight, renewable (if there is no one waiting) |
| Magazines/Journals | 1 week |
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Calculators |
1 week |
| Chromebooks | Semester-long |
| iPads | 1 week, 1 item max |
| iPad Chargers | 1 week, 1 item max |
| Power Banks | 1 week, 1 item max |
| Camcorders & Tripods | 1 week, 1 item max |
| Videos | In-library use only for the length of the video |
| Reference Books | In-library use only |
| Headphones, flash drives, SD Card Readers | In-library use only |
RETURNING MATERIALS
You can return library materials in the Rancho campus at the Circulation Desk. You can also use the book drop located in the north-east corner of parking lot #2, next to the library to return materials when the library is closed.
STUDY ROOMS
In order to checkout a study room, the following guidelines must be observed:
- No eating or drinking is allowed in the rooms with the exception of water.
- These rooms are available for quiet study. A reasonable level of noise/activity must be maintained.
- Furniture in the rooms is to be used only for its original intent and purpose: chairs for sitting, tables for writing, placing material. Sleeping or engaging in activities other than study constitutes grounds for removal.
- Minimum and maximum occupancy of the rooms must be observed at all times.
- Rooms must be vacated 15 minutes prior to closing.
- When vacating the room, close and lock the door and check out using the QR code provided.
- Study rooms can be booked up to a week in advanced here (Rancho campus only). Please visit or contact Chino and Fontana for Study Room availability at those locations.
By checking in to use a Study Room, you understand that you are responsible for the conduct of persons using the room while checked out under your name. Any violations will result in removal from the room and may also result in loss of checkout privileges for rooms and disciplinary action.
COMMUNITY USERS
You are welcome to utilize books within our library. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide full privileges including, but not limited to, item checkouts, computer use, wifi, database use, and study room use.