To serve JCCC students, faculty, staff and Johnson County residents by providing access to a variety of services and resources that support and strengthen the instructional programs of the college and the higher educational needs of the community.
- Acquire, inventory, store, and make available an organized collection of materials and information in print, non-print, and electronic formats.
- Provide the facilities and environment necessary for individual study and/or research.
- Provide reference and other professional services designed to develop self-reliant and critical users of information resources.
- Provide library and other bibliographic instruction in locating, accessing, and evaluating information resources in a variety of formats or locations.
- Provide interlibrary loan services that expand the resources and instructional capabilities of the local collection.
- Provide bibliographic search and retrieval services for JCCC students, faculty, and staff.
Borrowing materials requires a library card. Please bring your card to the library each time you visit.
Who may obtain a library card?
- Limited Service During Covid-19 Announcement: For the foreseeable future, guest passes and logins for the public, as well as on-campus access for community members, will be unavailable. Please visit our Covid-19 Response Page for more information.
- Students who are currently enrolled at JCCC will use their JCCC student ID as their library card.
- Current or retired JCCC faculty and staff should present a photo ID, such as a driver's license, to obtain a library card.
- Johnson County, KS residents, age 16 and over, should present proof of local address and a photo ID, such as a driver's license to obtain a JCCC library card. Johnson County, KS residents may have an Olathe or JCL card added to our computer system if it's more convenient.
- Business owners in Johnson County with proof of business address and a photo ID, such as a driver's license.
- Courtesy Cards from participating academic institutions are honored.
Where are books located?
- Circulating books are all located on the 2nd floor of the library.
- Reference books are located on the 2nd floor of the library.
- Reserve materials including text books are available from the Lending Services Desk on the 2nd floor of the library.
- All books are arranged by Library of Congress classification
What are Course Reserves?
- Located at the Lending Services Desk, Course Reserves are items set aside for a specific class by an instructor.
- Instructors wishing to place an item on Reserve should contact the Lending Services Desk at (913) 469-4484.
Where are the audio-visual materials?
- Music CD's and DVD's are located on the 2nd floor of the library. CDs have their own shelving unit, while DVDs are within the stacks.
- All other audio-visual materials must be requested at the Lending Services Desk located on the 2nd floor. Some materials may only be used in the library.
Where are Magazines and Newspapers?
- Magazines and newspapers are temporarily located on the 2nd floor of the library.
- When the first floor re-opens, both will be located in the lobby coffee shop.
Fines and Fees and Limits:
- 30 item limit on checkouts.
- 28 day checkout for circulating materials. Checkout varies for reserve materials.
- 1 renewal circulating materials. No renewals for reserve materials.
- 24 hour reloan wait period on circulating materials.
- 5 item limit on requests for materials.
- No overdue fines are charged on circulating books, DVDs, or audio CDs.
- Overdue Notices are sent at 4 days and 14 days. Final bill sent at 30 days.
- Most overdue notices are sent via e-mail.
- There is a non-refundable $10.00 notification fee applied to Johnson County Residents accounts when materials are not returned prior to billing.
- Patrons are blocked from checking out materials when any fees are accumulated.
- Fee for lost item is a $50.00 non-refundable processing fee.
- Students with outstanding materials or fees will incur a hold on their college student record
- Reserve materials incur a fine of $1.00 per hour, if late. Maximum overdue fine is $25.00
Where are the book returns?
- On the 2nd floor at the Library service Desk
- The bookdrop outside the first floor of the LIB building's east side