Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
The pursuit of knowledge. Human nature. Revenge. These are the themes for this semester’s One Book Program on campus. Every spring, the college holds a vote for a book that PVCC’s students, professors, and faculty members can read together. Previous years have ranged from Grit, about resilience; The New Jim Crow, about life after incarceration; […]
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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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PVCC has found itself a blessing. Catherine Stelter. A mother, a friend, and most importantly, an excellent librarian. Stelter was an English major. She minored in political science at Appalachian State University, then went back to graduate school for library and information science at North Carolina Central University. Appalachian State University is located in the […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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During the fall semester 2016 at PVCC, the library introduced the G.O.A.L. program which allowed 30 students who meet financial aid requirements to use laptops for their homework outside of school. Students who qualify have to be enrolled in at least six credits, including one face-to-face class on the main campus. Another deciding factor […]
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Imagine the mixture of curiosity and apprehension you feel as you see an open book with illustrations literally popping from its pages. Attached to it is a note. Your heart quickens with excitement as you realize it is the work of a generous gifted artist who leaves it for its finder to cherish, with one […]
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