Friends Fall Gathering with Laurie Hertzel, Nov 6

Save the date! The Friends of St. Catherine University Libraries Fall Gathering will be on November 6, 2014 from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

This year's event features Laurie Hertzel, the Senior Editor/Books from the Star Tribune, whose presentation is titled "In Praise of Libraries," (so you know it's going to be good). There will also be plenty of time for questions.

Friends Fall Gathering
November 6, 2014, from 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Rauenhorst Hall, Coeur de Catherine

• 6:30-7 Social Half Hour
• 7-8 "In Praise of Libraries" by Laurie Hertzel

This event is free and open to all, so we hope to see you there!

Monday, April 16: Jonathan Odell hosted by Friends of the Libraries

This Monday, April 16th, author Jonathan Odell (A View from Delphi and The Healing) will be the special guest at the Friends of the St. Catherine University Libraries annual thank-you event. The evening, hosted by the Friends and the Nursing Department, will feature a reading from The Healing and Q & A by Odell.

Books will be for sale at the event and there will be an author signing. Light refreshments provided.

This event is free and open to the public, but RSVP is encouraged. Visit the webpage for more information.

Author Jonathan Odell appearing April 16th @ 6pm

Author Jonathan Odell (A View from Delphi and The Healing) will be the special guest at the Friends of the St. Catherine University Libraries event on Monday, April 16th at 6pm. This event, hosted by the Friends and the Nursing Department, will feature a reading from The Healing and Q & A by Odell. This event is free and open to the public, but RSVP is encouraged. Visit the webpage for more information.

Thursday 5:30: Dr. Mary Wagner, Fulbright Scholar

Come hear Dr. Mary Wagner, MLIS, talk about her experience as a Fulbright Scholar in Zambia:

Thursdays, Oct. 27
5:30-7:30
CDC, Library, Faculty Study

Zambia, Africa (CIA World Factbook)

RSVP to Rita Schultz by Oct. 14: rischultz@stkate.edu

Graduation and Beyond!

Graduation is May 22 and 23, but don't let your St. Kate's connections end there. Become a member of the Friends of the Libraries and continue your use of the St. Catherine Libraries with a Friends' library card.

Go to:

• Hot Topics: Graduation - for information on St. Kate's and beyond
• Friends of the Libraries - for more about the organization

Do you have fond memories of either the St. Paul or Minneapolis campus libraries?
Leave us a comment!

Friends of the Libraries Newsletter

The Winter 2010 issue of the Friends of the Libraries Newsletter is now online and delivered to members.

In this edition:

• Cathy Wurzer Speaks at St. Catherine’s Friends of the Libraries
• MLIS Students in the News
• New Associate Dean and MLIS Program Director: Dr. Deborah Grealy
• January in South Africa

Friends of the Libraries present Cathy Wurzer

Take a road trip with featured speaker, Cathy Wurzer, author of Tales of the Road: Highway 61, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 1 in Coeur de Catherine, Rauenhorst Ballroom. This is the annual fundraising event of the Friends of the Libraries.

Wurzer thrives on politics and horses. She gets excited at the thought of the Legislature going in to session every January. Wurzer also is Minnesota Public Radio's (MPR) Morning Edition host and Twin Cities Public Television's (tpt) Almanac co-host. She resides in Minneapolis.

Schedule
Social: 6 to 6:30 p.m.
Program: 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Event is free and open to the public. Wuzer's autographed book and DVD will be available for purchase.

To respond by Monday, Sept. 21, or for more information, contact Rita Schultz at (651) 690-6649 or e-mail.