They are not just for students. According to Joy Galloni, information technologist at Richard Bland College, plenty of residents take advantage of the community college's library. And we also get a lot of returning students who come back to do research. But a lot of people are surprised to learn we are open to the community, and that we offer pretty much the same services and facilities to them as we do for students. The library is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays during the summer.
Residents also have access to two other college libraries.
Adults who have library cards from any Tri-Cities area library and who have a picture identification card, can check out material from the Johnston Memorial Library at Virginia State University. The VSU library is a partial federal depository that has government documents on file, including the Federal Register and Congressional Record. The archive section, which includes rare books, is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Summer hours vary. John Tyler Community College Learning Resources Center at the Chester campus is open to anyone. The Appomattox Regional Library headquarters is located at 245 E. Cawson St. in Hopewell.