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  • Standing Rock Conversation

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    fister

    The Student Senate is sponsoring a panel and discussion of the Standing Rock protest against the North Dakota Pipeline. It will be held December 7th at 6:00  p.m. in the Dive. We put together a brief guide about the protest.   image courtesy of Dark Sevier

  • Open Mic @ the Library

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    fister

    Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2:30-4:00 pm We know that many Gusties have a creative side. We’d like to celebrate our local writers by hosting an informal open mic (only without the mic) in the GLA Reading Room, on the main floor of the Gustavus library. Have a poem, a story, an essay, or fanfic you’d like…

  • Extra Reference Hours

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    fister

    To help with crunch time, librarians will be available for research consultations three evenings a week for the next two weeks. You’ll find help at the reference desk on . . . Sunday, December 4th, 6-9 pm Monday, December 5th, 6-9 pm Tuesday, December 6th, 6-9 pm Sunday, December 11th, 6-9 pm Monday, December 12th,…

  • We’re Moving!

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    jgilber2

    The Library is moving! Well, the building will still be the same one you know and love, but the bulk of library operations will be moving to a new integrated library software system in summer 2017. What’s this new system, you ask? We’ll be migrating to WorldShare Management Services (or WMS for short), which comes…

  • International Games Day

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    jay

    The Folke Bernadotte Library has accrued some wonderful games and shelved them for students to use.  Nov. 19th was International Games Day so feel free to use them for a fun way to relax between studying.  No need to check them out, just borrow (within the library), and place back on shelving when done!

  • Get Out the Vote!

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    jgilber2

      Election Day is almost here! So go vote tomorrow, if you haven’t already! Our online election voting guide has information about candidates and also where to vote in St. Peter. Be sure to stop by the Information Desk area to see the election display on our research help desk.

  • Tea Tuesdays

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    jgilber2

    Starting this November, the Library will be offering Tea Tuesdays. Students, faculty and staff can come in and enjoy a hot cup of tea while de-stressing or warming up from the cold every Tuesday for the month of November. You can have a great conversation or check out the revamped nonrequired reading section. The event will start…

  • Open Access Week – Take Action

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    fister

    It’s time to celebrate the movement to free scholarly research and make it available to all. The Open Access Week website has some suggestions for taking action. Among the things you can do: Upload your work to SocArXiv. Consider submitting an article to Open Library of Humanities. Take a look at the Open Science Framework…

  • Student Appreciation Event

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    jgilber2

    Students! We know you love the library as a place to study, conduct research, wrestle with ideas, and meet up with friends. You make the library a vibrant, exciting place to be. And we want to show you our thanks and appreciation. Stop by the library on Thursday, October 27, 3:00 – 4:30 for free nachos…

  • Literary and Historical Award Display

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    mperron

    Check out our new display featuring some of the newest literary and historical award winning books. We order award winning books annually that have been chosen for the top literary and historical award prizes.   The links below are for books awarded throughout the years.  You can check our catalog to check if it is available…