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Author: mperron

  • Books in Bloom May 2nd-4th

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    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

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    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…

  • New Relaxation Room in the Library

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    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

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    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…

  • Gustavus Reference Services: A Student Perspective

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    Video of students at Gustavus talking about reference services in the library.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEVGmT2UsaY

  • Film screening “Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World”

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    mperron

    All are invited to a film screening of “Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World” this Thursday, October 24th at the Treaty Site History Center at 7:00 pm.  This is a FREE event co-sponsored by the library.  The ninety-minute film, narrated by Susan Sarandon, explores the richness of Islamic art, from great ornamented palaces and…

  • Library Star Students

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    mperron

    Congratulations to Haley Kubista (Cataloging)  Erik Johnson (Audio-Visual) and Stephanie Aho (Processing) on being chosen as the Library Star Students for fall 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…

  • Nobel Conference Library Display

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    Are you looking for more information on this year’s Nobel Conference subject “The Universe at its Limits”? Then look no further!  We have a display full of books on this topic including books by the presenters.

  • Highlighted book from our collection

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    A festschrift in honor of Barbara Fister, one of our very own librarians, has been  published by the Association of College and Research Libraries and can be found on our new book shelf. Finding a public voice : using Barbara Fister as a case study edited by Danielle Theisse and Diane K. Kovacs. From the…

  • New and Improved Catalog Searching

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    We’ve switched to a new version of our cataloging interface MnPALS  Plus.  Searching for books, music, videos & more is now better than before. Here are just some of the new features you may notice with new version: Narrow results by clicking on format, author, topic, genre, region and more! Search by call number to…