Using the Library: Services for District Residents

This guide will list some of the services and resources available at the COD Library that are available to the residents of Community College District 502. (Map)

How do I get a COD District Resident Library Card?

Be sure to ask for help if you have questions about our Library materials or services.  Contact us online now.

District residents have access to books in print and electronically from the COD Library.  Check these links to discover which ebooks District Residents can access from COD campuses and also remotely.

District residents who are 18 years of age or older may request a Library card online. Library barcodes are necessary to sign in to your Library account and to checkout items.

• Borrowing terms: Loans & Renewals

Search the Library Catalog to find books and videos available at the COD Library. 

• Get Help Using the Library Catalog
• Returning Items is safe and easy.

OverDrive is a growing collection of popular (fiction and non-fiction) e-books and e-audio available for download to your device or your computer.

• OverDrive users may check out materials for up to three weeks, and place holds on e-books and e-audio currently in use
• Getting Started With OverDrive
• Request an OverDrive account

District Residents with an active Library card are welcome to use the study rooms on a walk-up basis weekdays after 6pm, all day Friday and on weekends, any day during the Summer semester, or during semester breaks.

District Residents can access other services at the COD library as well:

• Assistive Services
• Business Information
• Career Information
• College Archives
• Media Lab
• Philanthropy Information