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Library Student Advisory Board
Get to know this year’s Library Student Advisory Board! We’re so excited to work with these talented students who love the Gustavus Library and are enthusiastic about promoting its services and spaces. Be sure to follow the Library on social media for further updates, and join us in welcoming these enthusiastic student advocates: Bryn Archambault, […]
Banned Books @ Your Library
Banned Books Week (September 22-28) celebrates the freedom to read and draws attention to attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. The Gustavus Library endorses the American Library Association’s Freedom to Read Statement affirming that “the freedom to read is essential to our democracy” and that librarians should “make available the widest diversity of […]
Constitution Day 2024
Constitution Day is an American federal observance that commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. In 2004, Congress mandated that educational institutions receiving federal funding provide education about the Constitution on Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, which is observed nationally on September 17th. Feel free to stop by the […]
Welcome!
Welcome, new and returning students! The folks at the Library are here to support you all through your college journey. Looking for a new book to read? Searching for a place for individual or group study? Need help with a research assignment? The Library has all that and more! Library Hours Monday-Thursday: 8 am – […]
Late Summer Library Hours
Monday – Friday (through Friday, August 23): 12:30-4:30 pm Monday, August 26 – Friday, August 30: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Labor Day (Monday, September 2): 12:30 – 4:30 pm
End of May Library Hours
Wednesday-Thursday, May 22-23: 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.; Friday, May 24 – Monday, May 27: Closed. Tuesday – Wednesday, May 28-29: 1 p.m.-4 p.m.; Thursday, May 30: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Friday, May 31 – Sunday, June 2: Closed. Summer hours begin Monday, June 3: 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. (Monday-Friday).
Call for Submissions – Lindell Research Paper Award 2024
The Library is now accepting submissions for the Patricia Lindell Research Prize/Paper. This $400 prize is awarded by the library faculty for a paper already written for a Gustavus academic course. This paper should demonstrate excellent use of source material. Papers may be submitted from Fall Semester 2022 through Spring Semester 2024. As faculty endorsement […]
Library Hours for Finals
Friday, May 17: 8:00 am-12:30 am; Saturday, May 18: 8:00 am-8:00 pm; Sunday, May 19: 12:00 pm-12:30 am; Monday, May 20: 8:00 am-11:30 pm; Tuesday, May 21: 8:00 am-6:00 pm; Wednesday-Thursday, May 22-23: 8:00 am – 11:00 am; Friday, May 24: Closed.
Stress Less @ the Library on Reading Day
The Library is hosting activities on Reading Day, May 17, for students to enjoy as a way to relieve some of the pressures that come with the end of the semester. We hope Gusties will join us and take advantage of the many ways you can Stress Less @ the Library this finals season: Meditation […]
Celebrate Children’s Book Week
Join the Gustavus Library in celebrating Children’s Book Week (May 6-12), a celebration of children’s books and the joy of reading that started back in 1919. This year’s theme is No Rules. Just Read. Take a break and visit our Children’s Book Week Display (Central Display, Library main floor), browse our Children’s Literature Collection (Library […]