Mission Statement
The Academic Library is committed to supporting the educational, career, and lifelong learning missions of its parent institutions, Arizona Western College and Northern Arizona University Yuma Branch Campus. As an integral element of its academic and general communities, the Library provides:
- Exceptional environments, resources, and services
- Instruction in the use and evaluation of print and electronic resources to foster critical thinking; curricular support and research assistance
- Access to resources in relevant formats via current educational technology
- Outreach through partnerships, professional networks, events, instructional and cultural programming
- Services to the people of the Seventh United States Congressional District, by fulfilling its duties as a selective Depository Library.
Borrowing
You must have a library card from the Academic Library to check out materials. Most materials circulate for 3 weeks. Interlibrary Loan service is also available. Read more...
Getting a Library Card
Our library is open to the public. Please bring your current AWC or NAU-Yuma student ID and proof of address to get a library card. Read more...
Renewing Materials
In order to renew materials online you must know your library card number and PIN. You can renew your library materials on the web. Click here for instructions.
Off-Campus Services
The Academic Library offers a variety of services for faculty and students who are teaching or enrolled in online and off-campus classes. Please visit the Services for Off-Campus Students information pages or the the faculty guide for integrating library services into Blackboard.
Requesting Library Materials for Delivery
Current AWC students enrolled in classes at one of our instruction sites away from the main Yuma campus may request library materials to be delivered to their instruction site (San Luis, Parker, Somerton, Wellton, Quartzsite, the E-Center, and MCAS) at no charge. Current AWC students enrolled in fully online classes may request to have library materials mailed to their home. Click here for more information on delivery of library materials.
Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary Loan (ILL), allows for patron's of the Academic Library to make requests for materials that are not available in our collection. Read more...
Policies
View the policies about children in the library and computer and Internet use published by the Academic Library.
Other Services
The library offers group study rooms, study carrels, A/V equipment, and copying and printing services. Read more...
