Floyd S. Hayden, the founder of Citrus College, located north of the Ross L. Handy Campus Center and east of the Administration Building, reopened in August 2002 after extensive renovation and expansion. It includes an Archives/Special Collections and an Art Gallery, where student and faculty work is exhibited.
The library staff assists students with their research for term papers, speeches and personal information needs. The library has individual and group study areas, computers, audiovisual equipment and photocopiers.
The library houses over 50,000 books, 130 periodical subscriptions, audio and video recordings, printed music, art reproductions. The library also subscribes to thirty internet-based fulltext databases which are searchable from any campus computer or from home. Students are invited to explore the library's many resources and services, to become acquainted with the staff, and to use the library as a pleasant place to study and relax.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Citrus College Library is committed to providing quality library services and resources for Citrus College's diverse community, the residents of the Citrus Community College District, and other users of the Library.
In support of this mission we strive to achieve the following goals:
- Affirm the vision and mission of Citrus College.
- Support the curriculum and meet the information needs of the Citrus community by acquiring, maintaining and providing access to a comprehensive library collection.
- Promote the Citrus College Library as the focal point of quality information resources, regardless of format, for the college community;
- Provide prompt, unbiased, and knowledgeable responses to requests for assistance, focusing on student and faculty information needs above other library, campus, and community responsibilities;
- Provide professionally qualified librarians and skilled technical staff who support the use of information in learning;
- Administer fair and objective service policies to all populations, including those with special needs;
- Provide assistance and access to collections and services for persons with special needs;
- Protect each individual's right to privacy with respect to information requested and materials consulted;
- Encourage and facilitate information competency, critical thinking, intellectual independence, and lifelong learning skills in all students, regardless of their educational goals (transfer, vocational and occupational, basic skills, noncredit education, or personal interest);
- Provide quality instructional services and programs in the use of information resources and in support of the college's curriculum;
- Provide a safe, clean, well-maintained library with enough space and resources (including books, periodicals, electronic databases, audiovisual materials, wireless network, networked computers, copiers, printers, audiovisual equipment, furniture, and individual and group study areas) so that library users can pursue their academic or personal goals, assessed by comparisons with similar libraries and with national standards.