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  • Patricia Lindell Research Prize Award Winner

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    rflynn

    The Library is pleased to announce the winner of the 2024-2025 Patricia Lindell Research Paper Award. Congratulations to Sophia Nelson, whose paper, Combinatorial Control of Histone Modifications on Alternative Splicing, was awarded the top prize! The paper was written for Chemistry 360: Proteins; a copy of it can be found in our institutional repository, GustieScholar.…

  • Leisure Reading for Fall Break

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    rflynn

    Need a fun read for fall break? Come and check out our featured leisure reading collection. It’s currently housed in our Central Display–in front of the Hasselquist Room–but we will soon have to move it to a larger bookcase! All the books shown here are part of a book-leasing program that Gustavus Library is trying;…

  • Banned Books @ Your Library

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    ahulsebe

    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…

  • Welcome!

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    ahulsebe

    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 –…

  • Celebrate Children’s Book Week

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    ahulsebe

    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…

  • New Displays: AAPI Heritage, Jewish American Heritage

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    ahulsebe

    Announcing new book displays this month! Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month Display – May is a time for celebrating and “paying tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America’s history and are instrumental in its future success.” The origins of this commemorative month date back…

  • Earth Day 2024

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    rflynn

    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!

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    ahulsebe

    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

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    ahulsebe

    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

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    ahulsebe

    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…