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University City Relocation Updates

December 12, 2024

The new University City Regional Library will be located less than a mile from the current facility on Waters Edge Village Drive, in the new Waters Edge development along JW Clay Boulevard.

 

In preparation for our relocation into this new space in February 2025, University City will be operating on a modified schedule through February. The schedule is as follows:

 

December 23: University City will operate with normal hours and close at 8 p.m.

 

December 24-26: University City and all CML locations will be closed for the holiday

 

Starting December 27: University City reopens with modified service

  • Open M-Th 10am-6pm; F-S 9am-5pm  
  • Closed on Sundays

 

Services will include:  

  • materials drop-off  
  • holds pick-up

 

Check our locations page here for the most updated information on University City’s relocation timeline. 

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Indigenous Peoples of North America, Part I (Gale)
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Cultural, political, and social history of indigenous peoples from the seventeenth to the twentieth century.

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Remembering Jimmy Carter

December 30, 2024

Serving from 1979 to 1981, James (Jimmy) Earl Carter Jr. was the 39th president of the United States of America. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter previously served from 1963 to 1967 in the Georgia State Senate and from 1971 to 1975 as the 76th governor of Georgia. He was 100 years and 89 days old at the time of his passing, making him the oldest president at time of death.


To learn more about his accomplishments in and out of office see our booklist for a curated selection.


Jimmy Carter: 39th President of the United States (1924-2024)

 

(Former President Jimmy Carter departs after the funeral service for former first lady Rosalynn Carter at Maranatha Baptist Church, in Plains, Georgia, on November 29, 2023. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.)

Additional resources on Jimmy Carter below:

James Carter: The 39th President of the United States

The Carter Center: About Jimmy Carter

 

Sunsetting the OverDrive app for Fire tablets

January 10, 2025

OverDrive will sunset the legacy OverDrive app on January 31, 2025. After this date, the OverDrive app sunset will be complete on all platforms.

 

Users with Fire tablets running Android 9 or higher can install the Libby app instead.
 

For more details on how to make the transition from OverDrive to Libby, see Switching to Libby from the OverDrive FAQs.