Library News

Century College will be closed tomorrow (1/30/19) due to the weather.  

Stay safe and warm!

Next Tuesday, January 29, 2019, we are migrating to OneSearch - our new library services platform. 

Between today and Tuesday (when OneSearch goes live), we are in a software freeze period.

Here is how the library will function for the next few days:

• Borrowing Materials - no change 
• Renewing Materials - in person or by phone only 
• Course Reserves - check out as usual (not searchable in catalog)
• Interlibrary Loan - no new ILL requests until Tues
• Reserving Study Rooms - reserve in person at the circulation desk or by phone (651-779-3968)
• Accessing Databases through Library homepage - no change

For more information about the freeze period, click here.

BRRRR!!  It's cold outside.  Come in and warm up by Century Library's new fireplace!

Century College Library will have reduced hours over winter break (posted below).

Classes will not be in session, but library books are due! If the Library is not open, you can still return Library materials. Drop boxes are located outside the main library doors, as well as outside the Library outside the doors closest to the Library, on the south side of the building. 

Enjoy your Winter Break and rest up! Spring Semester is just around the corner!

Thanksgiving is almost upon us!
Century College Library will be closed Thursday, November 22^nd – Saturday, November 24^th for Thanksgiving break.
Please enjoy your time off, eat too much food, and rest up for the final sprint to the end of the Fall '18 Semester.

Election Day is November 6.
Less than a month away.
Are you registered to vote?

If not, you have options!

Register on a paper!
Century Library has paper voter registration forms available.
Just fill one out and, fold in half, seal, and mail.

West Campus, that is!

Another school year has begun at Century College.
Have you stopped into the Library?
If not, you should.

Come find out where that book your instructor put on reserve actually is!
Check out our study rooms, literally!
Let our expert staff navigate you through your research, and the Century College campus!

Century Library will closed, Wednesday July 4 for Independence Day.
Enjoy your freedom from classes!

Library hours for the week of July 2.
Monday & Tuesday - 7:30am - 8:00pm
Wednesday - CLOSED
Thursday - 7:30am - 8:00pm
Friday - 8:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday & ​Sunday - CLOSED

Summer Library Hours go into effect Monday, May 21.

Library Summer Hours
Monday - Thursday 7:30am - 8:00pm
Friday - 8:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday & ​Sunday - CLOSED

Century Library will be closed on Saturdays throughout the summer.

Stop into Century Library during finals week. Grab a mint to stimulate brain function or a coloring page to relax.

Special hours continue this week.

Century Library will be CLOSED Saturday, April 14 due to weather.

The Century College Library Staff has managed to get a monster of a book in a jar.

Century College Library will be celebration National Library week starting Monday, April 9th through Saturday, April 14th. Stop in Century Library starting Monday and see what we’ve got going on!

Century College Library will be open for Spring Break, but with reduced hours.

Library Hours Spring Break 2018
Monday, March 12 through Friday, March 16 - 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Saturday, March 17 - CLOSED

Century College Library will be closed Saturday, February 17 – Monday, February 19 for Presidents Day Weekend.

Thursday, February 1 is the Opening Reception for Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness, a traveling exhibition coming to Century College Library this week!

Century College Library will be closed Saturday, January 13th through Monday, January 15th in observance of Martin Luther King Day. Regular Library hours will resume Tuesday, January 16th. 

Finals are wrapping up, and Century Library is winding down our hours for the semester. The Library will be open Friday, December 15th until noon, and Saturday, December 16th from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM.

Century College Library will have reduced hours over winter break.

Century College Library will be open until 9:00 PM the weeks of December 4th and December 11th.
You read that right, 9:00 PM.
The week before finals and the week of finals to give you plenty of time to work on those final projects and study for your exams. Stop into Century Library and take advantage of these extended hours!

Century College Library will be closed Friday, November 10th and Saturday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day. 

Have you heard of the Century College Speaker Series?
On Wednesday, October 25th Lesley Nneka Arimah, author of What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky will be speaking not once, but twice at Century College.

This week, October 9th – 12th, is National Coming Out Week (NCOW). Century Library is currently displaying LGBTQ books next to our fireplace. Also available are a list of Century Library’s LGBTQ resources, as well as resources from the Century College LGBTQ Center.

Banned Book Week is this week, September 25th – September 30th, and we are celebrating at Century Library!

What’s to celebrate?
Your freedom, to read whatever you’d like.

Stop into Century Library on Student Success Day for our session Work Smarter, Not Harder.

When? Tuesday, September 19th
Where? E1852, Library Computer Classroom
What time? 2:30 PM

Century Library will be closed Saturday, September 2nd through Monday, September 4th in observance of Labor Day.
We will see you all back on Tuesday, enjoy the long weekend!

Century Library will have reduced hours in the week before classes start. 

Monday, August 14th - 8:00AM - 4:00PM
Tuesday, August 15th - 8:00AM - 4:00PM
Wednesday, August 16th - CLOSED 
Thursday, August 17th - CLOSED 
Friday, August 18th - 8:00AM - 4:00PM

Hot summer days are the ideal time to go sit in a cool movie theater and take in a movie.

Here at Century Library we have a soft spot for films adapted from books. Below is a list of books available in Century Library that are tied to some of Summer 2017’s hottest films..

It is officially summer!
Are you going on a summer road trip? Heading Up North? Trying to make the most of your daily commute?
Try an audio book!

Century College Library will close early, at 5:00PM, Tuesday, May 23rd. The Library will be open from 7:30AM until 5:00 PM.

Century College Library will also be closed Monday, May 29th for Memorial Day Weekend. 

This Saturday, 5/6 is the last Saturday Century Library will be open until Fall Semester 2017 begins!  

Century Library would like to thank everyone who came to help us celebrate National Library Week last week.

Winner’s names have been drawn for our raffle, so check your email to see if you were one of our lucky winners!

Stop into Century Library between Monday, April 10th through Saturday, April 16th to help us celebrate National Library Week!

Century Library will be open over Spring Break. Library hours will be from 8AM to 4PM Monday, March 13th through Friday, March 17th.
The Library will be closed Saturday, March 18th.
Regular Library hours will resume Monday, March 20th. 

This week's Century Author is Century English Faculty Emmanuel Doh.

Thursday, February 16th is the first of Century College’s Speaker Series events. A reading and discussion of A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota will be taking place in the West Nest at 2:15 PM and in Lincoln Mall at 7 PM. Century Library has a display of books on race in Minnesota, including books by some of the authors at the event.

Jumpstart Your Career Through the Library.
Wednesday, February 8th
1:30 PM            E1852

Come to the Library and discover…

How to turn your interests into a career.
The qualifications for your dream job.
What you can do with a major in… 

During the month of February, Century College Library will be celebrating Century Authors. We will feature a different author each week. The authors we have selected are Century College Faculty, past and present.  Their work will be on display in the library, as well as featured on social media.

Watch a movie today! Century College Library now has more DVDs available for you to check out! Our newest DVDs are still located on the spinner next to the Circulation Desk, and additional older DVDs are located on the shelving near the Magazines.

Finals are over and its officially Winter Break! Century Library will be open during the break, but at reduced hours.

Century College Library will be closed from Thursday, November 24th – Sunday, November 27th.
Normal Library hours will resume Monday, November 28th. 

Enjoy the time off!

You may have heard a little about the election this year. We’ve provided a little bit of information here to help you navigate through the election process.

Student Success Day is Tuesday, September 20th. Not sure which session you should go to? We suggest “The Library: Work Smarter, Not Harder.” Why?

The Century College Library will be closed Saturday, September 3rd and Monday, September 5th in celebration of Labor Day. Regular Library hours will resume Monday, September 6th. Enjoy the long weekend!

Century students, faculty and staff members now get free access to the New York Times and International New York Times content from 1851 to present, including breaking news, multimedia, reviews and opinion, blogs, videos and more, thanks to the Century College Library! Activate your Pass using the link below, then get access from anywhere.

Summer has officially begun! You finally have time to read for enjoyment, but where do you begin? The following books are just a few of the books being turned into movies later this year. Take a little time this summer to read the book before you see the movie!

Summer Hours start today at Century Library.

The Library will be open from 7:30AM to 8:00PM Monday - Thursday and will be closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Library will also be closed Monday, May 30th for Memorial Day.

Century College Library would like to announce the winners of our National Library Week drawing:

Samantha Yang – tote bag

Amber Flores Elias – Naruto (manga book)

Mee Yang – The Castle of Cagliostro (DVD)

Congratulations to all the winners!

National Library Week is drawing to a close here at Century College. It’s been a great week, and we hope that all our patrons enjoyed it as much as the Library Staff did! It was great to see all your responses on our board of “favorites”. 

The Century College Library will be closed Thursday, April 7th for College Development Day. Normal hours will resume Friday, April 8th.

The Century College Library will be open 8-4 Monday, March 14th - Friday, March 18th. The Library will be closed Saturday, March 19th. 

Regular hours will resume Monday, March 21st. Enjoy Spring Break!

The final author being featured by Century Library is Bruce Hinrichs.  Hinrichs is a member of the Century College Psychology Faculty. Many of his books can be found on reserve in the Century Library. 

Wednesday, February 10th is Century College's Student Success Day. The Century Library will be offering a session here at 9:00 AM to help you jump-start your career.

Come to the library and discover: 

The first Century Author  being featured by Century College Library this month is Greg Mulcahy. Mulcahy is a member of the Century College English Faculty.