FAQ on Transition of Irvine Libraries to the City of Irvine

Items borrowed from OCPL must be returned to an OCPL library. All items checked out from Heritage and Univesrity Park must be returned by May 31st, 2025. The Heritage Park and University Park bookdrops will remain open through June 30, 2025, and the Katie Wheeler bookdrop will remain open through August 1, 2025. For a list of OCPL library locations, please see here.

There are no reductions in service at the Irvine locations. Please see the calendars for programs, book clubs, storytimes and events. Heritage Park, University Park and Katie Wheeler Libraries will have reduced hours beginning April 1, 2025 Libraries will be closed on Sundays and will close early Monday-Thursday at 6:00 pm. No changes to Friday and Saturday hours. They remain the same at 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.

The Irvine Heritage Park and University Park branches will close as of May 16, 2025 and the Katie Wheeler branch will close as of July 1, 2025. All items checked out from Heritage and University Park must be returned by May 31st, 2025.

The City of Irvine will assume operation of the Heritage Park and University Park Libraries after June 30, 2025 and Katie Wheeler Library after December 31, 2025. To facilitate the transition, Heritage Park and University Park Libraries will close on May 16, 2025 and Katie Wheeler Library will close on July 1, 2025.

The OC Public Libraries county collection will be transferred to the remaining member libraries. Holds can be placed at any of the remaining 29 libraries and items will be delivered to your OCPL library of choice in a day or two. Some books will remain at Heritage Park and University Park to supplement the city’s new collection.

We deeply appreciate the incredible work our library team does each day to support our communities. As part of our plans, all library staff currently stationed in Irvine will be transferring to other locations.

Your OCPL library card will continue to provide access to all 29 remaining OCPL locations, as well as our full collection, including digital resources such as Libby (ebooks & audiobooks), Freegal (music streaming), and other services.

Unless you update your preferred pickup location in your account, the Heritage Park Library holds will be available at the Tustin Library and University Park Library holds will be available at Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library after May 16, 2025. The Katie Wheeler Library holds will be available at Tustin Library after July 1, 2025.

The last day to place an OCPL InterLibrary Loan request at an Irvine branch will be March 23, 2025. After that date, patrons may place their requests at any other OCPL location.

The closest OCPL locations to Irvine include Tustin Library, Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library, Foothill Ranch Library, and the El Toro Library in Lake Forest.

• OCPL programs may be found here.

If you have any other questions, please contact us.