HGTC Library

PLEASE NOTE: The Library is CLOSED until further notice.
Click on the All Special Hours Posted link here or below for more library information during this COVID-19 pandemic.

Conway Campus Library (Main Campus)

2050 Highway 501 E.
Conway, SC 29528-6066
(843) 349-5268, Fax (843) 349-7811

Fall & Spring Semester Hours:
Monday-Thursday 7:45am-8:45pm
Friday 8:00am-12:30pm
All Special Hours Posted

 

Elizabeth Mattocks Chapin Library on the Grand Strand Campus

3639 Pampas Drive
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
(843) 477-2012

Fall & Spring Semester Hours:
Monday-Thursday 7:45am-8:45pm
Friday 8:00am-12:30pm
All Special Hours Posted

 

Georgetown Campus Library

4003 South Fraser St.
Georgetown, SC 29440-9620
(843) 520-1424

Fall & Spring Semester Hours: 
Monday-Thursday 7:45am-5:00pm 
Friday 8:00am-12:30pm
All Special Hours Posted

HGTC Libraries offer the following services to faculty, staff, students, and the public.

Borrowing

HGTC students, faculty, administration, and staff may check out library materials with their H number and a valid picture ID. Residents of Horry and Georgetown Counties are invited to apply for a library card with photo identification at any of the three campus locations. Residents can use their HGTC library card at all three campus libraries. The first card is free and replacement cards are $5.00 each.

Intracampus Borrowing

With Intracampus Loan, patrons can order materials belonging to any of the three HGTC libraries and have the materials delivered to their home campus. Speak to a library staff member to request an item.

Interlibrary Loan

In order to meet specific research needs of students, faculty, and staff, the library offers an Interlibrary Loan service. Through this service, HGTC Library patrons may borrow materials from other libraries throughout the country. You can request an Interlibrary Loan with this form, or by speaking with a library staff member.

PASCAL Delivers

PASCAL Delivers allows current HGTC employees and students to request books from other South Carolina colleges and universities. Search the PASCAL catalog, or visit their website for answers to frequently asked questions.

CCU Borrowing Privileges

Students, faculty, and staff with an HGTC library card and proof of their current schedule from WaveNet may also borrow materials from Coastal Carolina University's Kimbel Library. Anyone taking advantage of this reciprocal borrowing agreement must comply with all of Kimbel Library's policies.

Computer Privileges

All three HGTC campus libraries are equipped with computers to support academic research and related school work. Each computer has Microsoft Office Suite and Internet access. Facilities at the library, including computer workstations, are available for public use. Students, faculty, and staff are allotted 6 hours per day of computer use; public patrons are allotted 30 minutes per day. This time is guaranteed. Students working on class assignments may request extra time from a library staff member. Printing is available from all computers, and 8GB flash drives are for sale at the Circulation Desk for $8.00 as are earbuds for $1.00.

Laptops

Current HGTC students may check out laptops from the library for up to 7 days at a time. Laptops are equipped with Microsoft Office, MyITLab, and MyMathLab. All laptops are equipped with wireless capabilities. Students checking out laptops will be required to sign an agreement and present a student ID and a valid driver's license (or government issued ID along with proof of local residency). You will also be asked to login to WaveNet to show your current class schedule. Students cannot checkout a laptop for 24 hours after returning the item, nor can they renew the item.

eReading

The library offers a collection of downloadable eBooks on Axis 360 and offers a large selection of downloadable digital magazines through Flipster available to students, faculty, and staff. Both Axis 360 and Flipster titles can be downloaded to smartphones, tablets, laptops, and PCs via free apps.

Wireless Printing

Wireless printing is available at the Conway and Grand Strand campus libraries. The usual fees ($.10/page for black and white prints, $.35/page for color prints) will apply.

• Conway Library Wireless Printing
• Grand Strand Library Wireless Printing

 

Item Lending Period and Overdue Fines

Circulating Books: 3 weeks/3 renewals $.10 per day
Reference Books: not applicable/library use only
Reserve Materials: 4 hours/library use only $1.00 per hour
Study Rooms: 4 hours/no renewal $1.00 per hour
Circulating DVDs/Videos: 3 weeks/3 renewals $.10 per day
Popular DVDs: 7 days/no renewal $.25 per day
Laptops: 7 days/no renewal $10.00 per day
Magazines: not applicable/library use only

**Library items may be renewed by phone or online if they are not overdue.**

Lost Materials

When library materials are lost or damaged, patrons will be responsible for the publisher's price of each item plus a $5.00 processing fee not to exceed a total cost of:

Circulating Books: $40.00
Circulating DVDs: $75.00
Popular DVDs: $30.00
Reserve Materials: Replacement Cost + $5.00 Processing Fee

Delinquent Borrowers

Students with excessive fines or unreturned materials and/or equipment will have a hold placed on their account and be blocked from all borrowing privileges and from receiving transcripts. Please see a librarian at the campus nearest you to pay fines for any lost materials and processing charges. When the account is cleared of all fees, student account holds will be removed.

Study Rooms

Each campus library offers private study rooms that can hold anywhere from one to four people - perfect for quietly studying for an exam or working with a group on a project. Click here to view the study room rules and regulations.

Food & Drink Rules and Regulations

Please see posted signs indicating food and drink policy at each campus library.

Noise & Cell Phone Rules and Regulations

As an academic library, we seek to provide a scholarly environment that allows for quiet study. Although we recognize that certain library activities (such as Reference and Circulation) generate some noise, we ask that all patrons and staff work cooperatively to minimize noise in the library. If you must talk in the library, please respect those who seek a quiet place to study by keeping your voice to a whisper and your conversation to a minimum. Students are asked to use areas outside the library for calls and general conversation. Click here to view the noise and cell phone rules and regulations.

Computer and Internet Rules and Regulations

Computers in the library are provided for educational purposes only. Priority is always given to students conducting school-related research or work. Illicit Internet sites are strictly prohibited at all HGTC campus libraries. Computers are carefully monitored at each campus to prevent this type of use. See the library's computer rules and regulations and the college's computer policy and procedure.

Donations

The Library of Horry-Georgetown Technical College will accept donations with the understanding that they will not necessarily be added to the collection. The Donation Form will be submitted with the donation. Donations are acknowledged with a form letter. Click here to view our collection development guidelines.

Censorship

The selection of Library books and materials is based on the library user’s right to read and his/her freedom from censorship by others.  Some Library materials are controversial and may offend some persons.  Selections for the Library will not be made on the basis of anticipated approval or disapproval, but rather on the merits of the material in relation to the building of the collection, and to serving the interests of the users and supporting the curriculum.

The Library holds censorship to be a purely individual matter and declares that while anyone is free to reject for him/herself books and other materials of which he/she does not approve; he/she cannot exercise the right of censorship to restrict the freedom of others.

Selection cannot be governed by the chance that books may come into the possession of minors.  Should a patron challenge Library materials, that individual will be expected to complete a Request for Reconsideration of Library Materials Form.  Upon completion of this form, Library leadership will make an evaluation of the request.

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