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Therapy Dogs for Stress Relief
Do you need a study break? Pound Pals and the library are bringing Mankato’s Therapy Dog International to campus on Wednesday, May 21st from 6:00-8:00 pm with a short program and demonstration at 7:00 pm. Once is not enough so we have asked them to also be here on Friday, May 23rd from 10:00 am […]
Calendar of Events for Stress Free Finals Week
Wednesday – May 21st 6-8 p.m. Therapy Dogs : – Lawn in front of the library (bad weather: 1st floor of library) – brought to you by Pound Pals 8:45 p.m. Glow-ga -Yoga in the dark with glow sticks : Football field (1st floor if raining) – brought to you by the Peer Assistants Thursday […]
Stress-Free Finals – Five Minute Massages in the Library
Sign up for here to reserve your time. Relieve that finals stress with a five-minute massage. Massages will performed by two therapists from CrossRoads Advanced Clinical Massage in Mankato. They will take place on the first floor of the library in the AV preview rooms on Thursday and Friday, May 22-23, from 9:30am to 12:00 pm. Please […]
Books in Bloom May 2nd-4th
The annual Gustavus Library Associates event Books in Bloom will take place in the library this weekend! Hours for this event : Friday 3:00-6:00pm, Saturday 10:00-5:00pm and Sunday 11:00-2:00pm The titles featured this year: David & Goliath Knowing Rolf: A Wreath for My Son Life Reimagined: Discovering Your New Life Possibilities Americanah The Book […]
Library Star Students
Congratulations to Jared Leonard (AV), Laura Stendahl (ILL), and MacKenzie Venhor (Circ.) for being chosen as Star Students for spring semester! Star Students are library student employees who have demonstrated superior performance in their departments. The library depends heavily on student workers and wishes to recognize those that go above and beyond the call of […]
Your Voice, Your History
We hope you will consider participating in “Student Voices @ Gustavus,” a digital history project that will relate the history of the college through the eyes of students, past and present. We want to hear from you! What was a defining moment for you as a student at Gustavus? Here are some additional questions to […]
Save the Date: Books in Bloom 2014
Ready for spring? Mark your calendars now for Books in Bloom 2014! The annual Gustavus Library Associates event will take place in the library the weekend of May 2-4, 2014. Curious to see what books will be featured this time? Use the library’s catalog to search the tag Books in Bloom 2014 and browse the […]
New Relaxation Room in the Library
Stressed out about mid-terms? Come to the library’s new Relaxation Room in room 204 on the main floor! Let the massage chair work the tension from your muscles or enjoy some quiet meditation perched on a Zafu cushion in front the tabletop fountain. Please limit your use of this room to a half an hour […]
A Peace of My Mind Photo Exhibit
Have you seen the A Peace of My Mind Photo Exhibit around campus? This is a multimedia art project by Photographer and Peace Activist John Noltner. We are excited to be included in the placement of these panels, which can be found on the main floor of the library. There are 53 panels on display […]
Why We’re Here
In case you wondered why a smiling librarian is always sitting at a desk out in the middle of the library, we thought we’d try out a new sign. We mocked this up on paper after debating typefaces. (Team Serif won.) If we find that it helps people realize we’re not just faculty without offices […]