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The College of St. Scholastica Library
1200 Kenwood Avenue, Duluth, MN 55811

Regular Hours

Monday:  7:45 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Tuesday:  7:45 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Wednesday:  7:45 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Thursday:  7:45 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Friday:  7:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday:  10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday:  12:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.


Library News

How to Think Like an American: Philosophy Beyond Europe

People in the U.S. understand themselves as "American" and rarely question this identity. In American classrooms, philosophy is primarily offered as a history of Western European thought, thereby disregarding thinking as a geographical and ecological activity. Dr. Bethany Henning proposes that the American mind has a distinctive, albiet developing, character.

Friday, October 3

3:40 p.m.

The Raven Room

The Moss Tyrant

No. 139. The Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher. Librarian Brad Snelling's camera caught this image, and with the help of nationally known bird expert, Laura Erickson, was able to identify it as a Yellow-Belllied Flycatcher, AKA "The Moss Tyrant." Chester Reed writes of this bird in his 1915 bird guide ... "These strange little Flycatchers are found in swamps such as those usually frequented by Olive-Sided Flycatchers and Parula Warblers. They are one of the few of the family to nest on the ground or very close to it. Their homes are made in the moss-covered stumps found in these swamps." Brad & Laura's ID makes this the 139th species of bird identified doing an avian version of the campus tour of CSS. See all 139 on the Library's Catalog of Birds.

No. 140

PHILADELPHIA VIREO (Vireosylva philadelphica). Thanks to Librarian Brad Snelling’s keen eye & quick camera lens, we have added the 140th avian friend to the CSS Catalog of Birds. And, better yet! We no longer have to think of Eagles when someone says Philadelphia. Now we can say, “Eagles, don’t you mean Vireos?” Here is what Frank Chapman, in his 1919 bird guide, said about this other Philadelphia bird …“This is one of the least common of the eastern Vireos, although it is more common than most people know; its song is not distinctive and it keeps high up in trees, so it is not usually noticed. Their nests are swung from branches at high altitudes and are seldom found.”

Visit the fishies!

The Library is happy to announce a partnership with the Great Lakes Aquarium. CSS community members may check out a Great Lakes Aquarium pass, which allows for free admission to the aquarium for you and up to four additional people for seven days. The Library has five of these passes available.

Stop by the Library and begin your Great Lakes Aquarium adventure!

The Cave - New Poetry by Ryan Vine

Join us as we celebrate the publication of Professor Ryan Vine's new collection of poetry, The Cave, a book about fatherhood, childhood, and everything in between. Critics have described the collection as a "book of Earthly wonders," and "utterly masterful, and deeply moving.

Friday, November 7

3:40 p.m.

The Raven Room

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