Some, but not all textbooks are on Course Reserve. The Library relies on instructors to give the Library textbooks to lend to their students. Course Reserve materials are typically available for in-library checkout only for short periods of time (usually 2 hours)
Some limited items may be available digitally-- if your Course Reserve text is available online, it will be inside your online course shell (typically in Canvas)-- please contact your instructor to see if this applies to your class.
The Library and the Bookstore are two separate entities! The library does not sell or rent books.
The Library does not buy current textbooks. To buy all required textbooks would exceed our entire library budget!
You can find some textbooks in the library. Check the Search For Course Reserves tab above.
You might also try a search of the entire book collection, using the search box below, as instructors occasionally assign an ebook (not on Course Reserve) in the library collection.
Textbooks currently required for courses cannot be interlibrary loaned​.
Locate items put on "reserve" by Green River instructors by searching in the library's catalog. You can search by item title or the number of the class (example: TS 101). If you don't find your course listed in our Course Reserves search, ask your instructor to put your textbook on reserve.
Use the link above to open the catalog and then follow the instructions written below - also shown in the image below.
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Consider chatting with a librarian who can help you search
Public libraries often have very different collections than academic libraries, but sometimes you might just find what you need! Use the links below to try searching the public library for your textbook.