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Earth Day 2024

Happy Earth Day, Gusties! Earth Day is an opportunity to honor our planet and commit to protecting its resources. We can use this day to learn, reflect on our individual and collective action towards a healthy planet, and celebrate the advocacy work that our community is currently engaged in to promote a more sustainable future. […]

Friendship Bracelets on Friday!

Celebrate National Poetry Month on the occasion of the release of Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department. Make friendship bracelets at the Library on Friday, April 19 – and bring a friend! To me, fair friend, you never can be old, For as you were when first your eye I eyed, Such seems your beauty […]

Advising Day @ the Library

Curious about careers in libraries and archives? Join us for Advising Day @ the Library! Tuesday, April 16th Learn about: Library internships, graduate programs, and careers in libraries & archives Enjoy: Tea Tuesday (tea, cider, hot chocolate) and treats! For more information: Visit our Careers in Librarianship & Archives guide

Celebrate National Library Week

National Library Week kicks off on Sunday, April 7. First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support.  All […]

National Poetry Month

  Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month is a special occasion that celebrates poets’ integral role in our culture and that poetry matters. Join the Gustavus Library in celebrating National Poetry Month: National Poetry Month Display (Hasselquist Room, Library main floor).  (Yes, we encourage you to check out […]

Library Hours for Spring Break/Easter

Sat. & Sun., March 23-24: Closed; Mon. – Thurs., March 25-28: 1 pm – 4 pm; Fri. – Sun., March 29-31: Closed. Happy Easter!

Celebrate Women’s History Month

Every month is Women’s History Month at the Library!  You can find resources on women’s history, struggles, and achievements throughout the Library. Women’s History Month: March was first recognized as Women’s History Month in the United States in 1987. The National Women’s History Month’s theme for 2024 celebrates “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and […]

Grants Index – New!

We’re happy to announce that the Grants Index is now available through our Web of Science subscription! The Grants Index allows you to explore the details of previously awarded grants related to a research topic. It provides standardized grant data for over 400 funding agencies from the US and around the globe. You can search […]

Library Hours for Touring Week

  Photo by Josiah Weiss on Unsplash Sat. & Sun., Jan. 27 & 28: Closed;  Mon., Jan. 29 – Thurs., Feb. 1: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm;  Fri. – Sun., Feb. 2-4: Closed.  

Guide and Display of Award Winners

Visit the Library’s Book & Film Awards Guide. Find winners of American Historical Association awards, literary prizes, Minnesota Book Award winners, and translation prizes. Browse award-winning films from the Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, Cannes Film Festival, and NAACP Image Awards. Just click on the name of the award for a list of the winners in […]


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