Students may check out library materials by coming into the library during open hours. See the In Person Access page for more information.
Instructions for Requesting Items
- Use the 'Books & Media' tab for OneSearch from the Library website to find and request library materials, including course reserves.
- To quickly access technology available to borrow, start with the technology page, request the technology you want, and continue with the steps below.
- In the "Get it" section of the item page, click on the sign-in link and sign in with your RAM ID and password.
- Once you're signed in, click on the Request button next to the item you are requesting.
- Wait for a confirmation email in your CCSF email account saying that your materials are ready to pick up. It can take about a week.
- Pick up your item at the library circulation desk in the library that it was requested.
- Chat with a librarian if you need help!
Returning Library Materials
- Books checked out from Rosenberg Library:
- Return library Rosenberg books and course reserves to the bookdrop at Rosenberg Library on Ocean campus.
- Bookdrop is on the outside of the building and is open 24 hours per day. See this video about how to return items to the Rosenberg Library for details.
- If you can't come to a campus or center, mail materials to: City College of San Francisco | Ocean Campus | Rosenberg Library | 50 Frida Kahlo Way | San Francisco, CA 94112.
- Books checked out from a center:
- All books checked out at a Center Library must be returned to that Center. Most center libraries have a bookdrop outside where materials can be returned at any time, except John Adams. John Adams does not have a bookdrop and items must be handed to a library employee during open hours.
- Careful - if you got a book from the Bookstore, please return it there.
- Returning Chromebooks, Laptops, and WiFI Hotspots:
- Return laptops, Chromebooks and Physics kits checked out from the Rosenberg Library to the Bookstore at Ocean Campus during open hours. See details at CCSF Bookstore.
- Chromebooks and WiFi hotspots checked out at from center should be be returned to the center by handing it to a library employee during the hours that the library is open or return to the CCSF Bookstore at Ocean Campus.
