Now that exams are over, we hope that everyone takes a well deserved break! Still working on cite checking, a journal article, or a paper? You’ll still have 24/7 access to all online resources and access to the building and Law Library physical spaces.
Library Hours Over Winter Break
Building doors are unlocked Monday — Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm except during University of Cincinnati holidays. Law students, faculty, and staff have 24/7 access to the building and the Law Library Service Suite and Law Stacks with their UC Bearcat ID cards.
Winter Season Days Access (Dec. 23, 2022 – Jan. 2, 2023 )
Building doors are locked. Law students, faculty, and staff have 24/7 access with their UC Bearcat ID cards. The Library Service Suite and Circulation Desk are closed.
Law Library & Circulation Desk Hours:
Dec. 19, 2022 – Dec. 22, 2022 8:00am — 5:00pm
Closed Winter Season Days
Jan. 3, 2023 – Jan. 13, 2023 Monday — Friday 8:00am — 5:00pm
Closed Jan. 16, 2023
Wondering What to Do with All Your Free Time?
How about cozying up with a good book! We’re law librarians, of course that’s our go-to suggestion! Below are some ideas from the ABA:
ABA Greatest Law Novels Ever
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Crime and Punishment
- Bleak House
- Kafka’s The Trial
- Les Miserables
- Billy Budd
- Presumed Innocent
- The Scarlet Letter
- The Bonfire of the Vanities
- An American Tragedy
- The Paper Chase
- Bartleby the Scrivener
- Native Son
- The Stranger
- A Tale of Two Cities
- A Time to Kill
- The Caine Mutiny
- Their Eyes Were Watching God
- QB VII
- The Firm
- The Count of Monte Cristo
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- Anatomy of a Murder
- The Fountainhead
- Tie: Old Filth & The Ox-Bow Incident
You can read more about the ABA’s choices and why they picked the books they did in their gallery: ABA Journal, 25 Greatest Law Novels Ever.
Not feeling like doing any more reading? Check out the ABA Journal’s 25 Greatest Legal Movies and 25 Greatest Legal TV Shows.
Want to avoid thinking about anything legal over break? Check out some of these other resources for great books and movies:
Non-Legal Book Lists
Amazon: The Best Books of 2022
The NY Times 10 Best Books of 2022
Literary Hub: The Ultimate Best Books of 2022 List
8 Books that NPR Critics and Staff Were Eager to Tell You About in 2022
Publisher’s Weekly: Best Books 2022
Non-Legal Movie Lists
Rotten Tomatoes: Best Movies of 2022 Ranked
The New York Times: Best Movies of 2022
The Best Movies and TV of 2022, Picked for You by NPR Critics