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, 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: 8:30a.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
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:
