About the Library

Access Library Databases Off-Campus

Current students, staff, and faculty can access library databases, journals, and most e-books by logging in with your Gordon email and password. Go to https://www.gordon.edu/password if you have questions about your password.

Set Up Your Jenks Library Account

Your Gordon ID is your library card! The 14-digit number on the back is your library barcode. To set your password:

• Follow this link and enter your library barcode (the 14-digit number on the back of your Gordon ID).
• Check your Gordon email. You should receive an email message containing a special link that you can use to reset your password.
• Don't have a 14 digit barcode number or didn't receive an email with your password reset? Contact library@gordon.edu or Chat with a Librarian.

Circulation Policies

Loan Periods & Fines

Other Fines

Items borrowed from other libraries through NOBLE or Interlibrary Loan may still accrue fines.

Replacement Costs

Materials that are long overdue (not returned 42 days/ 6 weeks past the due date) will need to be replaced. Students, staff, faculty, and public patrons who have long overdue items must return the materials or pay the replacement cost + a $15 processing fee. After 30 days long overdue (72 days past the due date), replacement costs for students will be sent to student financial services and will be nonrefundable.

General Policies

• Students, faculty, and staff may post advertisements on the 3rd & 4th floor bulletin boards. This is the only approved advertising location for outside departments within Jenks Library; posters will be removed if found elsewhere.
• Please contact library@gordon.edu before placing table tents, flyers, and cards for prior approval and remove any flyers after your event. 
• You may also post advertisements in the front entrance of the building by the 2nd floor stairwell, and down the stairs between the 2nd and 1st floor.
• If you have questions, please ask at the Circulation Desk or email library@gordon.edu.
• All signs, flyers, and table tents must be approved by Student Life.

For more information on events and advertising at Gordon College, review this information from Student Life.

In the event that the college closes due to inclement weather, Jenks Library will be open 10:00am to 9:00pm. If the building is experiencing a power outage, a decision to remain open will be made on that day. 

Thank you for thinking of Jenks Library! Fill out this form to schedule a donation appointment! We cannot accept donations without an appointment. 

We do accept:

• Donations of all types of books that align with our collection and mission.

• Board Games: only those in their original box, showing limited wear, and containing all pieces.

• DVDs that are playable, in good condition, and in original packaging.

We cannot accept:

• CDs, VHS tapes, cassette tapes, computer software, textbooks more than 10 years old, magazines, encyclopedias, or outdated reference materials.
• Books with mold, mildew, dirt, water damage, excessive marks or highlights, or missing pages.

Donations will either be added to the collection, sold to support the library, or donated to a third party. We cannot return unused donations. IRS regulations prohibit the library from assigning a value to donated materials; however, the Jenks Library can supply acknowledgement of the number of titles received.
 

Caregivers are responsible for the conduct and safety of any underage children in the library. Children under the age of 16 are welcome in Jenks Library if they are always accompanied by an adult.