Ex LibrisThe Newsletter of the Gustavus Library Associates
Loretta Ellsworth Author Event
This will be a Q&A discussion between Award-winning author Loretta Ellsworth and author Kristin F Johnson ’92 at Southdale Library in Edina. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free to attend, but registration is required.
Generous Estate Gift received by Library
From Michelle Twait ’98,Librarian and Faculty in the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library: The Library recently received a very generous gift from the estate of Dorothy Rasmussen ’49 and I want to take a few minutes to tell you about this amazing individual. (Photo courtesy of Gustavus Archives) “While I did not have the pleasure of […]
Friends of the Library-GLA photos in the Gustavus Archives!
Jeff Jenson (College Archivist), has been hard at work digitizing photos and recently added a new batch of GLA photos to Gustavus Images. If you’d like to see additional GLA photos , click on this link. FOL-GLA has supported the work of the College Archives by funding the shelving for the Special Collections & Rare Books Room, […]
Library Wish List
The Library at Gustavus has a wish list. Can you help? The Library has wonderful projects, exceptional opportunities, and unique needs. If you are willing to support the Library at Gustavus in these specific and important ways, the college and the Friends of the Library-GLA welcome your partnership… Some initiatives your donations can support include: […]
Festival of St. Lucia Luncheon 2023
Trying the lutefisk Our speaker, Meghan Board President Ava and Event Chair Makayla The Friends of the Library-Gustavus Library Associates hosted […]
4Word: Insights into Writing and Publishing
Award-winning Minnesota author, Loretta Ellsworth Saturday, April 6 | 2–4 p.m. Helen Young Room – Southdale Library | 7001 York Ave. S., Edina The event will be a Q&A discussion between Loretta and author Kristin F. Johnson. Refreshments will be served. Games mightbe played. There will be bookish prizes! Fun will be had by all […]
Library Student Advisory Board
Mia Eisenbacher Jordan Oelkers Melora Lee Sara Teigland Elliot Steeves The Library’s inaugural Student Advisory Board is gearing up to begin its work for Spring 2024! The cohort of five […]
Michelle’s Musings
As I was walking around the Library this morning, I noticed one of the whiteboards in a study room was completely covered in writing. One of our hardworking (Nursing? HES? BIO?) students clearly spent a lot of time studying in this room last night. The first photo is the whole whiteboard; the second photo is […]
President Bergman reflects on libraries
I have a question for you to think about today — what are your earliest memories of a library? I lived in a small town in eastern Pennsylvania during my elementary school years, and we did not have a public library. So, the school library was my first experience exploring a library and getting a […]
Student/Alumni Spotlight: David Eide ’23
Opinion Columnist, The Gustavian Weekly, May 10, 2023 David writes, “I really love the library. I go there even when I don’t have anything to do just to enjoy the atmosphere. I’m going to truly miss the library once I graduate as even though I have a decent library back home, it just can’t quite […]