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  • Tea Tuesdays Are Back!

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    jgilber2

    The Library is pleased to announce the return of Tea Tuesdays! Stop by the Library on Tuesdays this semester to grab a cup of tea and catch up with friends before heading off to your studies. Bring your own mug or use one of ours. Hot water and tea will be available from 8:30 or…

  • Library Matters / Libraries Matter: Textbooks and Interlibrary Loan

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    jgilber2

    As part of the Library Matters / Libraries Matter blog series, we’re covering some of the pressing issues and concerns we consider on a regular basis. Today’s topic is borrowing and lending course reading materials across libraries. The price of textbooks – and course reading materials in general – can be considerable, especially on top…

  • Banned Books Week 2017 Resources

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    jgilber2

    Welcome to Banned Books Week 2017. Yes, there are still people who seek to challenge and ban books they deem “controversial,” for whatever reason. And yes, libraries continue to play a critical role in educating the public about these threats, as well as the value of unfettered access to information, even to ideas that are…

  • New Blog Series! Library Matters / Libraries Matter

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    jgilber2

    “What do you think of when you hear the word library?” I ask a group of new students, prompting them to think about how the library can support them during their college careers. “Books!” is the unequivocal answer. They’re not wrong. Libraries still have books, and those books continue to occupy a central place in…

  • Celebrating the US Constitution

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    fister

    On September 17th, 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the US Constitution. Every year, the signing of the Constitution is celebrated by observing Constitution Day – honoring both our founding legal document and people who become American citizens. Before the US entered World War II, many states and, eventually, the federal government embraced “I…

  • We’ve Moved!

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    jgilber2

    Remember when we told you we were moving? How all of our behind-the-scenes work and data were heading to a new system? Guess what – we’ve got (almost) all the boxes unpacked and we’re living in our new (virtual) space. Over the summer, a dedicated team of library employees supervised a major data migration, which…

  • Gustavus Statement in Support of DACA Students

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    jgilber2

    Yesterday the College released a statement in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) students. We are sharing the statement below (also linked here), along with a few resources to help you explore and understand DACA. *** TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: President Rebecca Bergman SUBJECT: Support for DACA Students DATE: September 6, 2017…

  • New Library Catalog Update

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    jay

    What’s happening? In the coming weeks the Library will migrate all of its behind-the-scenes work and data to a new integrated library system (ILS). The new system, Worldshare Management Systems (WMS), is provided by OCLC, a worldwide, member-driven library cooperative, which also provides services such as WorldCat. Will there be an interruption in Library services?…

  • Tornado Remnants- 2017

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    jay

    Nearly 20 years after the tornado ripped through our campus a periodical with definite storm damage was pulled off the shelf.  Glass shards still visible between pages, heavy cover damage, and mud still sticking pages together.       Library staff can’t believe this is the first time these pages have been seen in that…

  • Library Hours for Memorial Day Weekend

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    jpeter13

    Tuesday, May 23 – Friday, May 26: 8:00 am – 4:45 pm; Saturday, May 27 – Monday, May 29:  Closed.  Tuesday, May 30 – Friday, June 2:  9:00 am – 4:45 pm (summer hours).