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  • Blind Date with a Book

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    mperron

    Are you up for a rendezvous this February?  Try our “Blind Date with a Book!”  Mystery books from the collection are wrapped in brown paper and located on the reference desk display shelves.  Unlike a date, you can take this one home to get to know it!  Will it be funny, sad, beautiful, informative or…

  • Library Hours for Touring Week

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    jpeter13

    Library Hours for Touring Week:  Fri., Feb. 1: 8:00 am – 4:45 pm; Sat. & Sun. Feb. 2 & 3: Closed. Mon., Feb. 4 – Fri., Feb. 8: 8:00 am – 4:45 pm; Sat. & Sun., Feb. 9 & 10:  Closed.

  • Reception with VASA Warship Model Builder Clayton Johnson

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    mperron

    The  public is cordially invited to attend a reception for the artist Clayton Johnson which will be held here in the library Wednesday, January 23rd from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. The original Vasa was built in 1628 under the direction of King Gustaf II Adolf to expand his naval power in the Baltic region during…

  • Interlibrary Loan fun facts

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    stimmer2

    Here’s a fun ILL tidbit:  sometimes, an out-of-state library can supply an item faster than a library in Minnesota. It’s true.  ILL staff populate the automated system with compiled lists of “fastest lenders.”  In fact, any location information from the record you choose is stripped from the request when you submit it.  So just make…

  • New Zine Collection

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    fister

    We now have a cataloged collection of zines that can be browsed by title, shelved on the main floor between the newspapers and the browsing collection. Like browsing books, they can be checked out for a month. We decided to create this collection as an example of alternative DIY publishing. Many of the zines were…

  • Access from Off-Campus

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    jay

    Make sure your record is active by using “My Library Account” from the library website. If you are unable to gain access you will need your patron record updated. Email library@gustavus.edu. We will be able to assist you if you find yourself itching to do research while on break! Happy Thanksgiving!

  • Model of the Swedish Warship Vasa of 1628 on display

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    mperron

    There is now a miniature representation (1:50 scale) of the Vasa built from scratch by Clayton Johnson from Albert Lea, MN on display in the library.  As Clayton made many trips to Sweden conducting research at the Vasa Museum, this model is the most accurate replica of the original.   The Vasa was one of the…

  • Changes on the first floor

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    mperron

    Looking for a comfy place to study? Try the first floor of the library!  We have taken out some of the study carrels and replaced them with comfy furniture.  There is also more room for group studying at the tables or if you’re somebody who likes to spread your stuff out then this is a…

  • Spring Courses @ the Library

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    fister

    Once again, we’re offering two courses in the spring, ones small enough to fit into even a fairly busy schedule. NDL 301: Information Fluency is a .5 credit discussion-based and hands-on course that gives students a chance to dig into the tools for the literature of their major field and discuss the social and ethical…

  • Because My Heart

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    jpeter13

    has always belonged in a library, come find a book you just may fall in love with.