Gustavus Library Associates
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Gustavus Library Associates formed in 1977 with a stated goal of strengthening the library at Gustavus Adolphus College. Their mission was to “support the advancement of the resources and collections of Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library. . . .”
Recognition
According to Michael Haeuser’s book, With Grace, Elegance, and Flair, interested parties banded together because “the condition of the library collection was weak.” Subsequently, they formed this Friends of the Library group. In the years since its founding, members have helped make the organization a national model. This recognition was achieved, in part, by the group’s winning of the American Library Association’s John Cotton Dana Award, a creativity award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, and an outstanding academic library award from the Friends of Libraries U.S.A/Baker & Taylor Book Award.[1]
Organization archive
The organizational records of this association are held in the College and Lutheran Church Archives at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota.[2]
References
- ↑ Haeuser, Michael J. With Grace, Elegance, and Flair: The First 25 Years of the Gustavus Library Associates. St. Peter, MN: Gustavus Adolphus College, 2002.
- ↑ Gustavus Library Associates. Collection of the Gustavus Library Associates, 1977-Ongoing. CAMC Collection 20. Gustavus Adolphus College Archives, St. Peter, Minnesota. http://gustavus.edu/academics/library/archives/CAMC0020.php
