Welcome back students, faculty, and staff!
Valencia College libraries have opened their buildings for Fall 2021 in Phase 4 of the reopening plan. The staff has worked hard to provide a distanced environment in library spaces. We will also continue to provide remote library services. Please return any books, materials, or equipment you may still have that you borrowed during the closure. All fees and fines for library materials due during the closure will be waived.
Fall 2021 Library Hours Libraries will have both on-site and virtual hours at each campus library.
Search the Library for books, e-books, videos, articles, digital media, and more. Or search our databases directly.
Free Book and Prizes
The library will host its final installment of the Binti book discussion series on October 26 at 1pm. Free copies of Binti are available at each of Valencia's campus libraries.
Binti is an africanfuturism, science fiction, and horror novella wrapped up in a compelling story that has won many awards including the Hugo and Nebula awards. It is the first book in a trilogy. Click here to read more about Binti and the author Nnedi Okorafor.
This project was funded under the provisions of the DLIS Florida CARES Act from the Institute of the Museum and Library Services. Florida's DLIS Florida's CARES Act program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Science.
Need help with research or library resources? Get help from state-wide librarians at Ask-a-Librarian.
Ask a Librarian provides online help through live chat and text messaging from 10 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday (ET), and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday (ET).
Get help directly from Valencia College librarians on Ask-A-Librarian.
During the Fall 2021 term, students can chat live online or text a Valencia College librarian during these hours:
During off hours, students can send an e-mail that librarians will retrieve when the virtual desk reopens.
To Connect to the Library via Atlas:
1. Log in to Atlas: http://atlas.valenciacollege.edu.
2. Go to the MyAtlas tab, Courses tab, or Employees tab.
3. Under Libraries, click Search the Library.
The hours of operation are as follows and subject to change during college-observed closings and holidays. The table below shows on-site and virtual hours for each campus library for the Fall 2021 semester.
| Fall 2021 - Library Hours of Operation | |||||||
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
|
Virtual |
10:00am - midnight | 10:00am - midnight | 10:00am - midnight | 10:00am - midnight | 10:00am - 5:00pm | 10:00am - 5:00pm | 10:00am - midnight |
| Virtual Ask-A-Librarian (VC Librarians) |
10:00am - 9:00pm | 10:00am - 9:00pm | 10:00am - 9:00pm | 10:00am - 9:00pm | 10:00am - 5:00pm | 8:00 am - 4:00 pm | |
| East Building 4, 2nd floor |
8:00am - 9:00pm | 8:00am - 9:00pm | 8:00am - 9:00pm | 8:00am - 9:00pm | 8:00am - 2:00pm | Closed | Closed |
| West Building 6 |
8:00am - 7:00pm | 8:00am - 7:00pm | 8:00am - 7:00pm | 8:00am - 7:00pm | 8:00am - 2:00pm | Closed | Closed |
| Osceola Building 4, Rm 202 |
8:00am - 7:00pm | 8:00am - 7:00pm | 8:00am - 7:00pm | 8:00am - 7:00pm | 8:00am - 2:00pm | Closed | Closed |
| Lake Nona Building 1, Rm 330 |
8:00am - 9:00pm | 8:00am - 9:00pm | 8:00am - 9:00pm | 8:00am - 9:00pm | 8:00am - 2:00pm | Closed | Closed |
| Downtown Dr. Phillips Academic Commons, 2nd floor |
8:00am - 9:00pm | 8:00am - 9:00pm | 8:00am - 9:00pm | 8:00am - 9:00pm | 8:00am - 5:00pm | 10:00am - 6:00pm | Closed |
| Poinciana Building 1, Rm 331 |
8:00am - 7:00pm | 8:00am - 7:00pm | 8:00am - 7:00pm | 8:00am - 7:00pm | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Winter Park Rm 140 |
8:00am - 7:00pm | 8:00am - 7:00pm | 8:00am - 7:00pm | 8:00am - 7:00pm | Closed | Closed | Closed |
Need help with research or have questions about the library in general? From learning how to spot fake news to citing your sources correctly, the library has videos and tutorials to help you with your research.
To begin accessing our resources, start with the videos below:
A research guide is an organized collection of resources that librarians, in conjunction with your professors, have created to highlight resources that will help you research your assignment. You can use a research guide to get background or in depth information related to your assignment.
Want to brush up your library research skills?
Research Workshops is a self-enrolling Canvas course that offers live Zoom sessions and self-paced modules to help you with your research assignments. Here's how it works:
Students with questions in regard to their library account; database access; fees and fines; holds on their registration; books, equipment or other items checked out currently; etc., can email libraryservice@valenciacollege.edu or call 407-582-2459.
Please return any materials and equipment you may have borrowed during the closure. All fees and fines for library materials due during the closure will be waived.
The library does not sell textbooks. Textbooks can be purchased through the Campus Store.
InterLibrary Loan Services provides access to library materials not owned by your campus library. All Valencia students, faculty and staff who are eligible to borrow materials from the Valencia library are eligible to use Interlibrary Loan services.
Click here to keep up-to-date with College news.
Students who need help with technology skills, such as Microsoft Office, devices, Canvas, or applications like YouTube can request an online appointment with a staff member in Learning Support.
If you are enrolled in classes for the current semester, submit this form to request a laptop. There are a limited number of laptops available so please use this service only if necessary. Questions? Contact laptops@valenciacollege.edu
If you are having Internet connectivity issues you can borrow a free T-Mobile Hotspot from the Valencia Student Hotspot Program.
Have questions about the Hotspot Program? Contact Francisco Quintero at fquintero1@valenciacollege.edu.
You can also rent a hotspot from the Valencia Bookstore for 3 months for $135; financial aid can be used for this.
A limited number of calculators are available. If you live closer to the East Campus, click here for more information. If you live closer to the Osceola Campus, submit this form. You can also find free software online that mimics a graphing calculator--try searching Google for free graphing calculators.
Distance tutoring is available for all students. For more information, visit the Distance Tutoring page.
Although the libraries remain closed, quiet study spaces are available on certain campuses in Summer 2021. For details and to schedule, visit Study Space on Campus.
To contact an advisor, click here.