Need to check out library items over the summer, but you’re not taking classes? Students enrolled for the Fall 2018 semester can still check out all summer long! If you have any questions about your library account give us a call at 407-823-2580.
May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Visit the main (2nd) floor of John C. Hitt Library to view the winners of the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature and other books written by Asian Americans.
The Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (APAAL) is a set of literary awards presented annually by the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA). Books on display include The Refugees and The Sympathizer: A Novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen, a recipient of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, I Hotel, 2010 National Book Award Finalist by Karen Tei Yamashita, The Making of Asian America: A History by Erica Lee, an award-winning American historian, Director of the Immigration History Research Center, and the Rudolph J. Vecoli Chair in Immigration History at the University of Minnesota and Black Bird Fly by Erin Entrada Kelly, winner of the prestigious Newberry Medal in 2017.
Location
John C. Hitt Library
Contact
Ven Basco
407-823-5048
Buenaventura.basco@ucf.edu
Have you ever wanted to find out the if the library classrooms are open for quiet study? Or learn about an upcoming library event? Or hear when we’re handing out free popcorn? Now you can through opt-in alerts about UCF Libraries with the UCF Mobile app.
How to Opt-in for Alerts
Step 1:
Download the UCF Mobile app from your app store
Step 2:
Open the app
Step 3:
Tap Messages (all the way down at the bottom)
Step 4:
Tap the Opt-in option in the yellow bar at the top
Step 5:
Tap Manage or Explore my opt-in channels
Step 6:
Select UCF Libraries
Step 7:
Tap the green Opt-in button
Now you’re all set! You’ll now receive updates about upcoming events, new features, and special alerts from UCF Libraries.
The 5th Floor of the John C. Hitt Library is now open for quiet study. Enjoy the peace and quiet! The new space now has:
