Spend 30 Minutes with Us

Never been to the Library? 

Have a question about how to start your research?

Join us on Thursday for a Library 101 workshop. We will go over all of the basics you need to know about the Library. Ask your instructor if extra credit is available for attending.

Where: L-244

When: Thursday, March 2, at noon

What: Library 101

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Free research assistance

Available for all SWC students

Oscar Watch: Hidden Figures

Oscar Best Picture nominee, Hidden Figures, is based on a book that describes the experiences of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden -- four African-American women who, as mathematicians at NASA, contributed to some of America's greatest achievements in space.

Read the original inspiration for the movie, Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. It's available for four-week check out with your SWC photo ID card. You can find it in the New Book Area (call number:QA27.5 .L44 2016).

Interested in knowing more about these trailblazing women? Find detailed biographical information about each of them in the Library's Biography in Context Database.




There are even more resources available through your Library. Have a question? Ask a librarian!

Essay Contest - Win an iPad Mini!

College Book Essay Scholarship

The Friends of the Library sponsors a College Book Essay Scholarship each spring. Students are asked to write an essay on a topic related to the annual College Book, and the winner receives an iPad Mini! The scholarship application period ends on February 28, 2017.

To enter, you must first read this year's College Book selection: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. It is available for 7-day check out at the Reserve Desks at the Chula Vista, National City, Otay Mesa, and San Ysidro Libraries. Ask for it at the Circulation Desk with this call number: E185.615 .C6335 2015.

After you read the book, read the prompt in the SWC Scholarship Application. You must write your essay and submit it by February 28, 2017.

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Four SWC Libraries -- We are ready to help you!

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SWC Library Hours

January 30 – May 26, 2017

Monday – Thursday: 7:30 am – 9 pm

Friday: 7:30 am – 2 pm

Saturday: 10 am – 2 pm

HEC Otay Mesa Library

Monday & Thursday: 9 am - 4 pm

Tuesday & Wednesday : 11 am - 6 pm

Friday- Sunday: Closed

HEC San Ysidro Library

Monday & Tuesday: 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Wednesday & Thursday: 8 am - 11:30 am

Friday- Sunday: Closed

HEC National City Library

Monday & Tuesday: 8 am - 12 pm

Thursday: 11 am - 3 pm

Friday- Sunday: Closed

SWC Libraries Are Closed

The SWC Libraries are closed February 17 - February 20 in observance of Presidents' Day.

Regular hours resume on Tuesday, February 21, 2017.

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"Alternative Facts" got you down?

Mark your calendar -- 30 Minute Thursdays begin March 2