Library Services for Visitors
While Colorado College is a private institution and our primary mission is to serve the educational needs of our students, we do make our collections open to the public as much as possible.
On this page:
- Visiting Tutt Library
- Borrowing Books
- Article and Information Databases
- Computer Use Policy
- Special Services for Local High School Classes
Visiting Tutt Library
- Please note that our hours may seem irregular due to the nature of our academic calendar and the Colorado College Block Plan.
- To ensure the security of library patrons, at certain times we ask visitors to show ID or sign in at the library entrance.
- A Colorado College ID is always required to use the library after midnight.
- Reference librarians are happy to help the public, though our first priority is the Colorado College community.
- The public is welcome to use all collections, including Government Documents and Special Collections. You may wish to call or email those departments in advance to expedite your research.
Borrowing Books
We offer limited borrowing privileges for community members. Please see our policies for Colorado Library Card Users if you have a library card from a Colorado public library, or our policies for Reciprocal Borrowers if you have an ID from a Colorado institution of higher education.
Article and Information Databases
In most cases, visitors to the library can use our article and information databases while visiting the library and logged into a library computer (see computer use policy below). Due to contract restrictions, these databases are not available from off-campus for the public. Your local public library may provide similar databases to the ones available at Tutt Library.
Computer Use Policy
Tutt Library welcomes public patrons to use the rich resources of our library to carry out research. There is a walk up computer station next to the Reference Desk for quick lookups in the TIGER online catalog. There are also two computers designated for public use that provide access to all the library’s resources, including
- TIGER online catalog
- Periodical and reference databases licensed by Tutt
- Government Document resources
- Special Collections materials
- Internet resources
Computers are available on a first-come, first-served basis (no reservations). However, CC students always have priority use of these computers, and during busy times you may be asked to surrender your computer if it is needed by a student. During the last four days of the CC academic block CC students have exclusive use of all library computers and no public access will be provided. Ask at the Reference Desk to be logged on. You must present a photo ID. Individuals are limited to one hour per day.
You may print 5 pages free; additional prints are $.15 page, payable at the circulation desk.
The primary purpose of this policy is to provide public access to academic library resources. We cannot support all of your computing needs. You may use the computers for all kinds of research, however the following activities are not allowed.
- Commercial activities (including Ebay and day trading)
- Visiting adult Web sites
- Games
Colorado College is a private institution and our primary mission is to serve the educational needs of our students. We reserve the right to permanently ban any public patron from the library and to refuse access to computers. Public patrons who are discovered using library equipment to visit adult Web sites will be reported to Campus Safety and will be banned from the library. Disruptive individuals or groups will be asked to leave. Other rule infractions may result in being asked to leave.
This policy includes, but is not limited to, Pikes Peak Library District patrons, Colorado Library Card holders, and other visitors who are not affiliated with Colorado College.
Special Services for Local High School Classes
We welcome high school students working on papers or projects, but when an entire class arrives at once, it puts a strain on Tutt Library resources. For teachers who want to bring classes to the library we ask that you:
- Contact Reference Librarian Lisa Lister well in advance about scheduling an information session;
- Involve your school librarian. In most cases, we prefer to do an orientation session for the school librarian or teacher in advance, and then let you conduct the information session at Tutt Library;
- Realize that we cannot accommodate your class while CC classes are in session, and will schedule you for one of our block breaks or school vacations (see the Colorado College academic calendar).