With all the items available at the Kirkwood Library, it can be difficult to know how long you can keep something you’ve borrowed. The following information should help clear up how long you can keep things borrowed from the library. All of us are busy and it can [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]The library is YOUR place for room to work, a place to meet, materials to borrow, online resources, or help with research or citation systems like MLA and APA. Reach a librarian in person, by phone (319-398-5697), by text (319-774-6491), by e-mail (library@kirkwood.edu), and even through our social [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Ever wondered why the college is named “Kirkwood”? Or what nursing students wore in the 1970s? Or why don’t we have a football team? The College Archives have the answer! An archive is a kind of organization that focuses on preserving important historical documents. Depending on the scope [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]The Library wants to help you finish the semester strong. Here are some ways we can help. Research and citation support is available, just as it is year-round. We have access to lots of books, articles, news and streaming videos. We can help you figure out how [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]February is a great time to begin thinking about what you want to plant. A great place to start is at the Sundberg Library at Kirkwood where the Seed Library offers free seeds for check out. The seeds provided are saved from local gardens as well as [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]The short answer is yes, Google is a very useful research tool. However, like any tool it can’t do everything (you wouldn’t use a hammer on a screw). Also like any tool, it helps to learn the most effective and safe ways to use it. Here are two [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]How can the library help me? We provide room to work, a place to meet, materials you can check out, online resources, help with research and with how to use MLA and APA. Come in person or call Circulation about materials you have or want to check out [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]While the spring semester might be over and the usual bustle of campus slows down, the library is still open for your information and studying needs. While our hours might change, we are here to help in the usual ways during the spring and fall semesters. For [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]The Kirkwood Library began providing services to the college in 1967. At that time, we had about 5,200 books. We now have over 50,000 print books. That’s in addition to over three times that number of ebooks. The classification system we have been using for our print books [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]The Sundberg Library at Kirkwood Community College has added a seed library, a collection of seeds students can use to start their own home garden. To access the new seed library, students can go to the front desk in the library and ask to browse the seed collection. [Continue Reading »]
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