We are no longer offering this service
In order to keep our printer accessible to the largest number of our patrons, we are offering a printing pick-up service.
Maxwell Reopening for Visits
Maxwell Library will reopen for visits on Monday, August 17, 2020 at 10 AM!
Visits will be by appointment only.
This post should answer most of your questions about how it will work.
Visits will be by appointment only.
This post should answer most of your questions about how it will work.
Returned Items to be Quarantined for 4 days 😞
Unfortunately, some library materials can harbor SARS-CoV-2 for 4 days (96 hours), so we are now going to have to quarantine returns for 4 days.
Maxwell’s Curbside Service
On June 15 Maxwell reopened with Curbside Service. To check material out, you can place holds in the OCPL catalog or you can call us and ask us to grab something from the shelf or place a hold. Items you’ve…
Library Budget Vote
The vote on Maxwell’s budget for 2020–2021 is happening by absentee ballot through Tuesday, June 9. We have a fact-sheet on the budget proposal.
Curbside Service at Maxwell
Good news! Maxwell will be opening for curbside service starting June 15! Items you have out at the moment still won’t be due til July 1. We don’t yet know when we’ll be opening the building to patrons, so programs…
“Maxwell is not reopening with the city libraries…”
The text in the image reads: Maxwell is not reopening with the city libraries. We will post our first curbside date ASAP. Your books are still extended to July 1 and your holds are safe.
Update on Reopening
Alyssa posted the following on our Facebook page: Dear Maxwell Memorial Patrons, The staff at Maxwell misses you all and wanted to provide you with an update regarding reopening. Many of you have probably heard that the Central and city…
Dewey Decimal and Covid-19
Like most public libraries in the US, Maxwell arranges its nonfiction using Dewey Decimal Classification (001–099 for General Reference, Information & Computers, 100–199 for Philosophy & Psychology, and so on). Though its general outline is much the same as it…
Library closed due to COVID-19
In order to help “flatten the curve” of the spread of COVID-19, Maxwell Library will be closed until further notice. Important updates for OCPL cardholders: All due dates have been changed to May 1 and account notifications have been turned…