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Library at Gustavus (Part 8 of 10)
READING HALL (1942-1948) In 1942, the former President’s House was remodeled to contain a leisure reading room, offices, and the college post office. The reading room was intended primarily for freshmen and sophomores, though juniors and seniors could also use the space. The Almen-Vickner collection was contained in the Reading Hall. Please send us your […]
Library Hours for Easter Break
Thursday, April 14: 8:00 am – 4:45 pm; Good Friday, April 15 – Easter Sunday, April 17: Closed. Monday, April 18: 8:00 am – 12:00 am.
Library at Gustavus (Part 7 of 10)
ANNEX IN UHLER HALL (1931-1948) A storage room in the basement of Uhler Hall was used as extra storage for the library. This area was known as the Library Annex. Please send us your library memories: https://gustavus.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eP4PoCsANFwEPTo
Two Days, Three Festive Holidays!
If you are feeling a hankering to celebrate, today and tomorrow offer a wealth of cultural delights in the form of three holidays whose common feeling is joy. Today is St. Patrick’s Day, a traditional feast day celebrated by Christians since the 10th century A.D., and today is also Purim, a celebration of the salvation […]
Harmful Language Statement
Language matters. Words matter. How people are described matters. Words or terms that were prevalent decades ago may have fallen out of favor. Some terms may have been applied by those in power to a marginalized group, without ever taking into account how the group described itself. Other terms – once deemed offensive – have […]
10 fiction books to read for International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day has been celebrated in some form since 1909, first as a form of protest against war and for voting rights and workers rights, and since 1975 later as an UN-recognized international holiday celebrating women’s history and achievements on March 8 every year. This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #BreakTheBias, which calls […]
First Round Voting is Open!
It’s time to vote for our first round of Books vs. Movies! This tournament is split between your choice of what you believe is better: the book or the movie. As YOU vote for your favorite book OR movie; each week, half of the titles/formats will be eliminated based on top votes. All voting will be […]
Library at Gustavus (Part 6 of 10)
LIBRARY BUILDING (1920-1948) The library moved to the top floor of Commerce Hall during summer 1920. Within two years, the School of Commerce had closed, and what was Commerce Hall, became known as the Library Building. The Library Building housed the library upstairs and classrooms downstairs. By 1926, the library consisted of approximately 16,500 volumes […]
Twos-day!
Be sure to be at the Library Tuesday, 2/22/22, at 2:22 to “mark” this unique time and day!
Library at Gustavus (Part 5 of 10)
OLD MAIN (1897-1920) In celebration of 50 years in the current library building (known as the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library), we’ll be spending the year looking at the history of the library at Gustavus. In 1897 the library moved back into Old Main, housed on the second floor. Branch libraries continued to exist in both […]