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  • Library at Gustavus (Part 1 of 10)

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    jjenson

    RED WING (1862-1863) Eric Norelius founded a school in his home at Red Wing, Minnesota in 1862.  His personal collection of books is considered the first library collection  You can view many of the books from Norelius’ personal collection here: https://www.librarything.com/catalog/FolkeB/ericnoreliuspersonallibrary. In celebration of 50 years in the current library building (known as the Folke…

  • Celebrating Women in Translation Month

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    abenemon

    August is Women in Translation Month, and we’re celebrating by showcasing new books by international women writers available at Gustavus Library! The Women in Translation Project was started in 2014 by book blogger Meytal Radzinski, who created the month-long celebration after noticing the relative lack of women authors available in English translation. #WITMonth has been…