Our Mission:

The Rio Salado College Library and Information Center provides convenient, equitable access to a wide selection of high-quality print and electronic resources, utilizing both traditional and non-traditional formats. Through a single gateway, employing a combination of innovative and cutting-edge delivery methods, we provide a supportive learning environment for the Rio Salado learning community. We foster lifelong learning and information literacy skills for all of our students, customers and employees.

Rio Salado Library and Information Center
2323 W. 14th Street
Tempe, AZ  85281
Telephone: (480) 517-8424
      or
1-(866) 670-8420 (Toll-free)
Fax: (480) 517-8449

The Rio Salado Library and Information Center has a physical library located at the above address with access to books, videos, DVDs, audiocassettes, CDs and journals. All are available for checkout to our students, faculty and staff. In addition, we can request materials for you from the library collections of any of the ten Maricopa Community Colleges. The Library is open from Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and closed Sunday. Library services may be transacted by telephone during open hours.

The Electronic Virtual Library was developed as an Internet-based library with many leading edge features. It includes a virtual reference center, several online tutorials, and an electronic database center featuring access to several full-text searchable databases, including journals, magazines, newspaper articles and the Britannica Encyclopedia Online. The Electronic Databases are restricted to students, faculty and staff of the Maricopa Community College District.  You may access the Electronic Library from home, from computers available in the Rio library in Tempe, or from designated computers in the labs at any of the Rio sites.

Library staff will help you locate information and provide assistance on how to research a topic. Reference assistance is available by telephone, by e-mail, by fax and in person. Faculty may call to schedule in-person library instruction for their classes on an individual basis.


If you have any questions about our services or would like to contact us for assistance or to schedule a class orientation, please call the Library at
(480) 517-8424 or 1-(866) 670-8420 (Toll-free).