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AI Literacy

Learn more about how to engage with AI tools effectively and responsibly. 

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Fake News & Digital Media Literacy

View our Fake News and Digital Media Literacy guide to learn more about the different forms of misinformation and how to spot them. This guide includes links to many interactive tutorials and videos.

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Introduction to Research Skills

View our Introduction to Research Skills guide for tutorials, videos, and other resources that guide you through the steps of the academic research process!

Setting Up and Using the Libby App

Using Libby

Learn more about how to set up and use your free account with Libby to access our extensive collection of eBooks and audiobooks. 

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Using InterLibrary Loan (ILL)

View our Using InterLibrary Loan guide for ways to get the full text articles and books you need, even if if you can't find them in our catalogs or databases!

Smiley Memorial Library Orientation: Learn more about the services and resources offered by Smiley Memorial Library

Smiley Memorial Library Orientation

Learn more about the services and resources offered by the Library! 

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View More Research Guides

Take a look at the Research Guides tab of the website to view our full offerings for subject, course, and topic guides.

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8:00am - 4:00pm

These working hours will last from Saturday, May 9, until Sunday, August 16, 2026.

Mission Statement (Adopted 8/22/23): Smiley Memorial Library seeks to be an essential part of student, faculty, and staff success at Central Methodist University. To support our users’ informational needs, we strive to offer academically relevant resources and services, support information literacy and scholarship, and maintain a welcoming and inclusive space for all our users. Whether on campus or online, we seek to promote research, discovery, and lifelong learning throughout the CMU community.

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The Dead of Summer

Written by Ryan La Sala | Available as a Libby audiobook and eBook

Cover: "The Summer of Broken Rules"

The Summer of Broken Rules

Written by K. L. Walther | Available as a Libby eBook and audiobook

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Summer of Blood

Written by Dan Jones | Available as a Libby audiobook

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The Summer Pact

Written by Emily Giffin | Available as a Libby audiobook

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Till Summer Do Us Part

Written by Meghan Quinn | Available as a Libby audiobook 

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The Summer We Forgot

Written by Caroline George | Available as a Libby audiobook and eBook

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Beach Read

Written by Emily Henry | Available as a Libby audiobook 

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In Her Defense

Written by Philippa Malicka | Available as a Libby audiobook

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The Happy Ever After Playlist

Written by Abby Jimenez | Available as a Libby audiobook

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The Astral Library

Written by Kate Quinn | Available as a Libby audiobook

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You with the Sad Eyes: A Memoir

Written by Christina Applegate | Available as a Libby audiobook 

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Mad Mabel

Written by Sally Hepworth | Available as a Libby audiobook.

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This is Not About Us

Written by Allegra Goodman | Available as a Libby audiobook

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Matchmaking for Psychopaths

Written by Tasha Coryell | Available as a Libby audiobook

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Joyful Anyway

Written by Kate Bowler | Available as a Libby audiobook

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London Falling

Written by Patrick Radden Keefe | Available as a Libby audiobook

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Football

Written by Chuck Klosterman | Available as a Libby audiobook

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Kin

Written by Tarayi Jones | Available as a Libby audiobook

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If We Were Villains

Written by M. L. Rio | Available as a Libby audiobook

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The Meaning of Your Life

Written by Arthur C. Brooks | Available as a Libby audiobook 

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Normal People

Written by Sally Rooney | Available as a Libby audiobook

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