Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Located in the Main Building near the Bookstore, the Betty Sue Jessup Library is difficult to miss. In addition to its large catalog of books, the library offers a variety of resources that students should definitely take advantage of. Whether it’s for entertainment or academic purposes, the Betty Sue Jessup Library has a wide selection […]
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The G.O.A.L. (Granting Opportunities and Laptops) program is offered by PVCC to aid students throughout the semester by allowing them to borrow a laptop from the college. The program is run by the staff in the PVCC library, located in the main building on campus near the bookstore where you can visit during school hours […]
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Our interlibrary loan system connects PVCC students to more works than could possibly be contained within the walls of a single library. This free service gives students access to libraries across the world. The interlibrary loan system is a reciprocal service which allows libraries to borrow works between themselves. This could be a fantastic resource […]
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As schools transitioned to online classes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, PVCC’s Betty Sue Jessup Library was presented with a seemingly insurmountable problem: how could a service that depends so heavily on in-person interaction survive a world of social distancing? The library faculty, led by Director of Library Services Crystal Newell, knew there […]
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Imagine this: alone at PVCC, without a computer and an assignment due on Canvas in two hours. Oh dear! How to make the deadline? Never fear. From the 800 Wing to the Bolick Center, from the Electronics lab to the Betty Sue Jessup Library, computers for student use are never far away. Moreover, PVCC can […]
Continue ReadingJessica Adkins, staff writer There is one program at PVCC that can cater to almost every student in need. That is the G.O.A.L program. The G.O.A.L program, based out of the Betty Sue Jessup Library, serves students by giving them a personal laptop to use each semester. When the program first started, it only had […]
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Kaytlynne Gentry, staff writer I was a little disappointed; I was expecting to pick up a book about the history and evolution of superstition, science and magic in A Magical World: Superstition and Science from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, by Derek K. Wilson, but soon found out it was about the study of religion […]
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Liberty Anderson, staff writer On Monday, Sept. 24, from 5-7 p.m. students, faculty and staff could come to the Betty Sue Jessup Library and check out a person, just like you would a book, for 20 minutes. This is the first semester PVCC has had a Human Library. The goal is to further understand each […]
Continue ReadingAntonia Florence, guest writer PVCC has about 5,000 full and part-time students who could be using the Betty Sue Jessup Library and its many resources. However, comparatively few do, according to Laura Skinner, the head of the library’s reference department. The library is centrally located in PVCC’s main building and offers a variety of resources, […]
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Ben Cozic, staff writer Throughout history, humanity has handed down their books so the next generation could discover the teachings and stories that were created in the past. However, people wondered where they would keep the vast majority of books that are made? The answer became what we now know today as the library. Libraries […]
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