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Friends of the Library - Gustavus Library Associates (GLA) promotes learning, literature, and the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library at Gustavus Adolphus College.

 

Give to Support the Library

The Gustavus Library Associates-Friends of the Library has over 150 annual supporters, with gifts given by friends dedicated directly to the acquisitions budget. Join us in with your support the library.

Donate to become a Friend of the Library

Why Support the Library

The Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library is full of contrasts:both quiet and bustling, offering both print and digital resources, providing spaces for both individuals and groups.True to the words on our website, “Libraries are for everyone.”

Your support, at any level, allows the Library to:

  • purchase literary works and buy materials supporting the fine arts and other creative endeavors
  • provide access to cutting edge research in STEM disciplines and the health sciences
  • serve as a lab for students in the Humanities and Social Sciences through our print collections, primary sources, and subscription databases
  • bring the College’s history to life through digitization projects and by enhancing our archival collections
  • create functional and comfortable study spaces for students through new furnishings and additional study rooms
  • meet the needs of 21st century learners by acquiring licenses for streaming video and music
  • ensure that students and faculty have access to a wide range of research through the library’s print and electronic journal subscriptions
  • support scholarship and creativity on campus through subscriptions to disciplinary and interdisciplinary online databases

Patricia Lindell Scholar Projects and Paper Awards

The Friends of the Library - GLA underwrites two important student ventures emphasizing the use of library resources.  Given in alternate years, both of these awards are named in honor of the founder and first president of GLA.

St. Lucia Festival

The Festival of St. Lucia begins the Christmas season in Swedish custom and as a school founded by Swedish immigrants, Gustavus continues this tradition each December.
 
The Friends of the Library hosts a morning Fika with Scandinavian treats and inspiring remarks about women and leadership. Guests can then attend the festival in Christ Chapel.
 
St. Lucia Fika Breakfast
St Lucia Luncheon
1980s grads at Royal affair

A Royal Affair

This biennial, gala fundraiser supports access to learning and the Library. Beneficiaries include the GLA Endowment Fund and A Royal Affair Promise Scholarship, benefiting first generation students.

Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 14, 2026 to attend the next event.