Library Collections

Collections:

These are the resources, books, databases, and other materials that the library provides for student, staff, and faculty use. Collections are often materials that can be checked in and out of the library.

Donations: SVC Libraries are not accepting donations at this time in preparation for new building construction.

Special Collections:

These are specific areas or collections that reflect the specialty resources, interests, and/or cultural history of the college or the library. The navigable links below list our special collections.

Trejo

In this funny, painful, and suspenseful memoir, Trejo reveals how he managed the horrors of prison, rebuilt himself after finding sobriety and spirituality in solitary confinement, and draws inspiration from the adrenaline-fueled robbing heists of his past for the film roles that made him a household name.

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Cue the Sun!

Who invented reality television, the world's most dangerous pop-culture genre? And why can't we look away?

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The Jazz of Physics

The Jazz of Physics reveals that the ancient poetic idea of the "Music of the Spheres," taken seriously, clarifies confounding issues in physics. The Jazz of Physics will fascinate and inspire anyone interested in the mysteries of our universe, music, and life itself.

Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest

Ella E. Clark, who died in 1998, was Professor Emerita of English at Washington State University. She heard her first fragments of Indian myths while serving as a fire lookout for the U.S. Forest Service in the Cascade Mountains.

We Were Illegal

Seven generations of Jessica Goudeau's family have lived in Texas, and her family's legacy was rooted in faith, right-living, and the hard work that built their great state. It wasn't until her aunt mentioned a stowaway ancestor and she began to dig more deeply into the story of the land she lives on today that Goudeau discovered her family's far more complicated role in Texas history.

I Saw Ramallah

A fierce and moving work and an unparalleled rendering of the human aspects of the Palestinian predicament.

The Farm As Ecosystem

Farmers who are truly successful learn nature's many facets and earth's intricate dance; they crack the code of how to honor and feed this boundless natural system while coaxing the production needed for the survival of a modern farm.

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The Anxious Generation

A must-read for all parents: the generation-defining investigation into the collapse of youth mental health in the era of smartphones, social media, and big tech--and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. We cannot afford to ignore Haidt's findings about protecting our children--and ourselves--from the psychological damage of a phone-based life.