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Libraries and reading are associated no matter how much times change, and the �ʿⱦ��app Library is here to help you with your summer reading goals.

Stop by the Main Campus Library during our summer hours (posted on the �ʿⱦ��app Library website and updated, if needed, on our) and check out our front window displays for some recommendations from our collection.

The Orange County Campus is also open for your book checkout, computer use, or quiet study needs this summer.

Do you like to read for some sweet, sweet library swag?

While the �ʿⱦ��app Library doesn't do a formal summer reading program like many public libraries do, we do have an on-going annual reading challenge called

. It started in January and ends in December, so you've got a whole year to get a BINGO (or several!). Go ahead and get started this summer!

Are you a �ʿⱦ��app faculty or staff member and want to join in with our current reading groups?

The Library

Summer term has begun and the library is excited to help you create your own success at �ʿⱦ��app.

We offer a variety of services, resources, and spaces to help you this summer whether you're a student or faculty/staff member.

Feel free to browse our for more details about our variety of spaces, services, and resources and subscibe to the Library Blog (this! right here!) to keep up with news, collections, and activities with your �ʿⱦ��app Library.

Everyone is welcome to respectfully use the �ʿⱦ��app Library. Our hours are adapted for the summer, but we're here. Check our website for the most up-to-date hours and for contact information.

Everyone is eligible for a �ʿⱦ��app Library account-- no College affiliation required! Stop in our Main Campus or Orange County Campus during our summer hours and register or update your account or (just let us know when you arrive!). We do require a photo ID for checkouts, and if you're a student

, , and blooming plants everywhere! Spring is certainly here this Earth Month.

, celebrated annually on April 22, and Earth Month allow us--as humans--to focus attention to the environment around us and our role in protecting, preserving, and being good members of our ecosystems.

While the �ʿⱦ��app Library has lots of resources to learn more about many aspects of Earth Month, the Phail Wynn Collection allows us to mindfully collect books and other resources on topics that "pertain... to socially responsible topics, such as ecology and the environment, cultural awareness, global citizenship, teaching tolerance, appreciating diversity, fighting poverty, and promoting world peace." Endowed from the estate of Phail Wynn Jr., who served as president of �ʿⱦ��app for nearly 30 years, this annual financial gift allows the library to collect resources and provides funding for our book club and reading circle texts.

Resilience, Resistance, and Radiance: A Tribute to Black History

Black History Month is more than a calendar event--it’s a tapestry of resilience woven by generations.

As we honor the past, let’s remember the indomitable spirit of those who paved the way. From to the eloquence of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech, their courage echoes through time.

Resistance is etched into the DNA of Black history. It’s the refusal to be silenced, the audacity to demand justice. We elevate struggles such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott, where ordinary people sparked extraordinary change. Give thanks to whose quiet defiance, ignited a movement that would shake the world. Let’s honor the countless unsung heroes who stood tall