News & Blog

Site preparation is underway for construction on the Student Union side of the John C. Hitt Library. A webpage, 21st Century Library, is now available with more information. News, information about the Automated Retrieval Center, a site plan, and some Frequently Asked Questions are included.
Visit http://library.ucf.edu/21st/ now and then to stay informed on UCF’s 21st Century Library project.

Katie Kirwan was honored this week as the UCF Libraries Employee of the Year. Katie has worked at the Libraries since 1999. She works in Acquisitions and Collections. Letters of support for Katie’s nomination included testimonies to her “can-do attitude” and her ability to juggle responsibilities.
Congratulations, Katie!

The Summer Knights Reading Challenge ended on August 1, 2016.

200 UCF students, faculty, and staff participated in the challenge.

A total of 607,482 pages were read.

1^st Place: Kindle Fire (courtesy of UCF Tech Product Center) was awarded to Alex Hassan

2^nd Place: Knightro Nike bag full of UCF merchandise (courtesy of UCF Bookstore) was awarded to Rebecca Meadows

3^rd Place: $25 Starbucks gift card (courtesy of Starbucks located at 895 N. Alafaya Trail) was awarded to Rachael Johnson

Five randomly selected participants won a voucher good for one free item from Jeremiah’s Italian Ice

Thanks to all of the participants in the Summer Knights Reading Challenge!

Have questions or comments?  Please contact us.

The College of Education and Human Performance will be installing  new carpets in the Curriculum Materials Center.  In preparation for the installation, limited computers will be available on Friday, August 5th , 2016.  Printing will be available until 3 pm.

Greetings Trainers!

Having trouble finding pokemon? Out of lures? Want to take a break from the heat and take some photos or color for a while? Well, you’re in luck. The John C. Hitt Library will be hosting “Lure at the Library”.

On Thursday, July 28th from 11am – 3pm, the library will ensure that there is a lure active on the “Flame of Hope” Pokestop located at the front entrance. During this time we will also have other pokemon related activites including:

• A photo booth area with pokemon props and silhouettes for teams Instinct, Valor, and Mystic
• Coloring tables for pokemon relating coloring
• Gym owner board. If you take control of the Reflecting Pond Gym, come inside and put your team’s logo on the owner board (even if it is only there briefly 🙂 )
• A Pokemon in the Library photo contest. Post your photo booth pics to Instagram and tag UCFLibrary. The funniest pic of the day will win a $15 gift card to Tijuana Flats.

We hope to see you at the library on the 28th. Until then, happy hunting!