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Friends of The College of St. Scholastica Library: Welcome

Information regarding The College of St. Scholastica Library Friends community including contribution levels, benefits, newsletters, current friends, and how to join.

Our mission

For over a thousand years, Benedictines have recognized the important role libraries play in fostering spiritual and intellectual growth. The College of St. Scholastica Library Friends community continues this tradition by supporting the CSS Library's mission and providing supplemental resources for special projects and events.
Drawing of the CSS Chapel and Library Building

What Friends Do

Library Pictures - Past and Present

1909 First CSS Library

First CSS Library

1909

1938 Chapel and Library Construction

Chapel/Library Construction

1938

1940s Aerial View of Campus

Aerial View of Campus

1940s

1944 Main Entrance to Library

Main Entrance to Library

1944

1946 Students Studying in Library

Students Studying in Library

1946

1947 Library

Library

1947

1955 Library Mural

Library Mural

1955

1966 Library Expanded

Library Expanded

1966

1985-86 Renovation

Renovation

1985-86
 

1992 Students Studying in Library

Students Studying in Library

1992

1995 Students in Library

Students in Library

1995

2013 Reading Room in Library

Reading Room

2013

2013 Third Floor of Library

Third Floor of Library

2013

2016 Aerial View of Campus

Aerial View of Campus

2016

How to join

Contact Library Director Kevin McGrew and discuss how you can become a Friend of the CSS Library.

Kevin McGrew
218.723.6198
The College of St. Scholactica Library
1200 Kenwood Avenue
Duluth, MN  55811

All donations are tax deductible.

Donate Online

Friends - you can donate online using this form. Thank you for your generosity!