History of the Library
Our Beginnings
Years before Mary College’s incorporation in 1959, the Library Committee, chaired by Lillian Lord, consolidated collections of books, periodicals, and audiotapes belonging to the St. 亚历克修斯护理学院与修道院高中的图书馆馆藏和其他书籍已经获得,供未来MG冰球突破试玩学院的学生使用.
委员会最初把这些材料放在报喜修道院的高中翼楼. 继1963年圣母报喜堂建成之后, MG冰球突破试玩学院图书馆在后来成为本笃会仆人式领导中心的低层找到了第一个固定的家.
Steady Growth
我们的员工最初只有一名全职职员协助Lord, who oversaw library operations three days a week. 玛莎·克莱尔·基尔泽修女在1962年秋天成为我们的第一位全职图书管理员. 她在报喜修道院的姐妹们在她任职期间提供了兼职支持. 在玛莎·克莱尔修女的指导下,图书馆的藏书继续增长.
1968年,MG冰球突破试玩·舒斯特修女被任命为我们的第一位图书馆馆长. 1971年,保罗·奈奎斯特修士接替MG冰球突破试玩修女,任职六年. Cheryl Bailey assumed the directorship in 1977; her 38-year tenure came to a close in 2015. The same year, we welcomed our current director of library services, David Gray, to the Welder Library family.
Partnerships
In 1993, MG冰球突破试玩图书馆与俾斯麦和曼丹的公共图书馆合作,形成了中央达科他图书馆网络(ccdn),并建立了一个详尽的在线公共访问目录(OPAC)。. Today, the CDLN comprises more than 20 regional libraries.
Construction
Throughout the 80s and 90s, 认证机构的代表一再指出图书馆进入的重大障碍, 特别是原有空间的面积不足,校园南端的位置也不方便. 在报喜会底层待了将近40年, MG冰球突破试玩图书馆成为了它现在的永久住所. Constructed in 1998, the Welder Library sits at the crest of Gift Hill, 这样命名是为了纪念查尔斯·斯旺森1957年给我们的创始人留下的40英亩土地, the Benedictine Sisters of the Annunciation.
Dedication
焊工图书馆是献给报喜修道院的本笃会修女和“我们的朋友和大学领袖”的,” the late Sister Thomas Welder, OSB, 表彰她在发展MG冰球突破试玩方面的智慧和领导力.” A steadfast servant leader and lifelong learner, 托马斯修女从1978年到2009年担任MG冰球突破试玩校长.
The Welder Library Today
In addition to our primary space, which boasts computer workstations with color and black and white printing and seating for up to 204 guests. Our building houses classrooms, an art gallery, and the main offices of the School of Arts and Sciences. Our current holdings include nearly 47,000 print volumes, over 500,000 ebooks, 还有一个不断增长的在线数据库目录,总共提供了大约100个,000 academic journals. We are proud to serve over 75,000 patrons a year.