Library: Mission & Policies

• Introduction
• Library News
• Mission & Policies
• Resources

The TMCC Library is located on the second floor of the college in Room 208. The materials housed in the library reflect the liberal arts philosophy of the college. Students, faculty, staff, and members of the community are welcome to use the library. It is designed to provide students, staff, faculty, and community members with publications and audio-visual materials needed for study, research, and recreational purposes.

Library materials that are available for checkout include books, audiobooks on CD and cassette tapes, magazines, DVDs, VHS tapes, phonograph records, and other audio-visual materials. A coin-operated photocopier is available for everyone to use. During the summer of 1989, a security system was installed in the library. It is vitally important to properly check out all library materials. The library has 1 tutor room, a quiet lounge with a TV for viewing of DVDs and VHS tapes, 12 computers with internet access, and wireless internet access.

Mission

Vision Statement

The Turtle Mountain Community College Library is committed to excellence in service and to provide a learning center for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the surrounding communities where access to information encourages life-long learning.

Mission Statement and Objectives

The mission of the library is a dual service library that serves as both an academic library for TMCC and a public library for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. The library aspires to fulfill this mission by:

1. Providing informational support for the TMCC general studies, vocational education programs, and for scholarly research;
2. Providing informational resources that will empower the creation of an environment in which the cultural and social heritage of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa can be brought to bear throughout the curriculum;
3. Providing administration, faculty, and student body with the informational tools involved in exerting leadership within the community and providing service to it;
4. Providing the Belcourt community with informational resources that will empower them to protect their rights, enrich their lives, and bolster their cultural identity;
5. Providing recreational materials such as fiction, picture books, etc. that will increase the clientele’s richness and enjoyment of life;
6. Providing a stimulating environment which encourages a love of reading and learning in tandem with the mission statement of the college.

Library Policies

• Academic year: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (until further notice) Monday thru Friday
• Breaks and Holidays: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday
• Summers: 7:00 am to 5:30 pm Monday thru Thursday, Closed on Fridays

All patrons are required to have a library card before they can check out materials. You can apply for a card in the library. Every field on registration card must be filled out or a card will not be issued.

The library patron may checkout materials for a period of up to two weeks depending on material type. Calculators may be checked out for a semester. Reference material may not be circulated they are for in-library use only. Reserved material can be checked out for 2-7 days depending on instructor. Library patrons have access to 12 computers with internet access and library is also equipped with access to wireless internet.

When checking in materials do not leave them on the front reference/circulation desk and leave, make sure that a librarian checks materials in for you. Do not drop calculators or cassette recorders off in the Book Drop Boxes, your signature is needed to turn them back into the library. Grades and transcripts will be held until all materials are turned back into the library.

There is absolutely no food or drinks allowed by the computers.

Children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times.