Archive for Barbara Fister
The Bards of Valley View
Thanks to the Minnesota Library Publishing Project, we were able to publish Geography Professor Emeritus Bob Douglas’s stories about residents of Valley View, home to some influential Gustavus faculty and administrators, who designed the street and made it into a community.You may browse it online, download free digital copy, or purchase a paperback copy. If […]
Mayday! Leymah Gbowee
How often do you get to hear a Nobel Peace Prize winner speak? This week, Leymah Gbowee will be the keynote speaker for the annual Mayday! peace conference. She will be speaking in the Chapel at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 2. There will be a screening of a documentary about her work, Pray the […]
Seeing White with John Biewen
CAB is bringing an interesting speaker to campus – John Biewen, a Gustie grad who now teaches at Duke University and produces audio documentaries for its Center for Documentary Studies. According to his bio, “as a public radio journalist and documentary-maker, he has told stories from forty American states and from Europe, Japan, and India […]
Mental Health Matters
We noticed some signs posted on campus today. We’re not sure who put them up or whether they are connected to a particular event or course, but we agree that mental health matters, that youth face increasing challenges for their mental health, and that access to health care is important for all. We put together […]
Fall .5 Credit Course – Information Fluency
Will you be taking a course that requires research next fall? Are you thinking about applying to grad school? Are you planning a career that involves research? You might be interested in NDL 301: Information Fluency. This half-credit small-size seminar course meets once a week (Tuesdays, 2:30-4:20) for discussion and hands-on work. Students may conduct […]
Travel in January – Or Vicariously
There are so many opportunities to travel abroad during the January IEX term. Stop by outside the caff on Monday, April 12th between 3:00 and 5:30 pm to check out the offerings – or browse through them online. We also have books about all the destinations available for travel domestically or abroad. You can do […]
RIP Ursula Le Guin
We have lost a great writer. If you haven’t discovered her books – or if you want to reread one you loved – we have many of them available in the library. I think hard times are coming, when we will be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live […]
Open Again
We are open again! Come on inside and enjoy lovely views of a snowy campus from the library. You can also check things out – who wants to be caught without an emergency book or two? Or a pile of magazines or some DVDs? If you’re looking for something to read, check out our display of […]
Snow Day – We’re Closed!
The weather outside is frightful. Since classes have been canceled, the library is closing at 10 am along with most of the campus. You will be able to access electronic resources whether you are on campus or off. Any research questions you might have can be asked via email. Stay warm and safe!
New Zines Have Landed
We visited the 13th annual Twin Cities Zine Fest earlier this fall and acquired new zines for our collection. Check them out! (Literally. You can check them out.) This collection, which lives on shelves just outside the Hasselquist Room on the main floor, is geared toward expressive work that is hand-made and photocopied, representing an […]