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LibTech will be closing at 7:00pm on Tuesday September 27th and will remain closed until Monday October 3rd at 10:00am. Please make note of the following:

• If you have items on loan, please hold onto them and keep them safe / dry.
• All items that were due Monday 9/26 through Friday 9/30 have had their due dates automatically changed to Tuesday 10/4 at 9:00pm.
• All items checked out on Tuesday 9/27 will be due back on Tuesday 10/4 at 9:00pm.
• If something prevents you from returning to campus Tuesday 10/4, please let us know at the time of check in next week and we will work with you.

Please be safe, make good choices, and we look forward to seeing you again next week when campus reopens. Thank you!

The Summer Knights Reading Challenge ended on August 1, 2018.

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

A total of 543,014 pages were read.

1^st Place: Amazon Kindle Voyage (courtesy of UCF Tech Product Center) was awarded to Katie Kirwan

2^nd Place: 6” Amazon Kindle (courtesy of UCF Tech Product Center) was awarded to Meena Roberts

3^rd Place: $50 Starbucks gift card (courtesy of Starbucks located at 895 N. Alafaya Trail) was awarded to Taylor Shepard

4^th Place: $25 Longhorn Steakhouse gift card (courtesy of UCF Libraries) was awarded to Shawn Livermore

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

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.

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.