Welcome
Grace Van Dyke Bird Library is an academic library. This means that we support the mission of the college and all of the students and faculty. We won't have all of the latest and greatest book titles, but we will carry the resources needed to complete your research assignments.
The Library’s mission is to contribute and to support the college mission by serving as an information and research center, and by providing direct and instructional support with a full range of timely information resources.
Visit one of the Bakersfield College campus libraries or contact us for assistance. You can email, call, or chat with a library staff member.
Visit a BC Library
Early College students are BC students! You are able to visit the libraries at the Panorama Campus, Delano Campus, Arvin campus, or BCSW Campus (next to CSUB).
Fall & Spring Semester Hours
Panorama Campus Library
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Monday-Thursday: 7:30a.m. - 8:00p.m.
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Friday: 7:30a.m. - 12:00p.m.
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Saturday: 11:00a.m. - 3:00p.m.
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Sunday: Closed
Delano Center Library
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Monday - Thursday: 8:00a.m. - 7:00p.m.
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Friday - Sunday: Closed
BC Southwest Library
Monday - Thursday: 8:00a.m. - 7:00p.m.
Friday - Sunday: Closed
Arvin Library
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Monday - Thursday: 8:00a.m. - 7:00p.m.
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Friday - Sunday: Closed
Check the Library's website for Holiday hours.
Summer Semester Hours
Panorama Campus Library
Monday - Thursday: 8:00a.m. - 6:00p.m.
Friday - Sunday: Closed
Delano Center Library
Monday - Thursday: 8:00a.m. - 6:00p.m.
Friday - Sunday: Closed
Southwest Campus Library
Monday - Thursday: 8:00a.m. -6:00p.m.
Friday -Sunday: Closed
Anatomy of College Library
Our library, like most academic libraries, has these features:
Services
- 24/7 online access to resources
- online chat with a librarian during library hours
- reference help with faculty librarians
- assistance finding materials
- research instruction
- course reserves
- computers
- copiers
- printer
Materials
- books and eBooks
- reference sources (such as encyclopedias)
- periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers) in print and electronic forms
Spaces
- Reference Desk
- Circulation Desk
- book stacks
- periodicals
- group study rooms
- Whisper Zone for quiet study
- No Talking Zone for silent study
Using Online Sources from Home
You can access electronic resources 24 hours a day through our webpage.
You may especially find the Research section helpful:
