My instructor said I could make copies of the textbook on reserve?

Textbooks are on reserve for use in the library only.

*Holmes Community College Libraries offer free photocopying (with a maximum 15 pages or according to librarian discretion) per day for students under the "Fair Use" portion of The Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. SS107). 

Fair use allows for a single printing of an article or book chapter from a textbook, a chart, cartoon, newspaper components, etc. Fair use does not allow for printing all assignments from a book, copying materials from workbooks, multiple copies of articles or book chapters, or multiple chapters. Assignments and research related to currently enrolled courses by the student would meet criteria for free photocopying (within Fair Use). Any photocopying (student or community) of personal correspondence, pictures, etc. (outside of school-related use) will be subject to a charge (.15 cents per page).*

Fair Use and The Copyright Act