About Us

Contact Us

If you are not sure where to direct a question, phone or email it to the Library. It will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

By phone:
The phone number of the Library's main desk is (218) 723-6140.
If you are a CSS distance student, you can use the CSS 800 number (1-800-447-5444) and ask to be transferred to the Library.

If you know the specific staff member you wish to speak to, use Faculty & Staff tab on this page for their direct extension.

By fax:
The Library's fax number is (218) 723-5948.

By mail:
The mailing address of the Library is:
The College of St. Scholastica Library
1200 Kenwood Avenue
Duluth, MN 55811

By email:
The email address of the library is library@css.edu
If you know the specific staff member you wish to email, use the Library Faculty & Staff tab on this page for their email address.

For questions about your MINITEX materials or interlibrary loan in general, send campus email to cssill@css.edu

Mission

Mission and Role of the CSS Library
The College of St. Scholastica Library is vital to scholarship and a sense of community for all students, faculty and staff. As both a physical and virtual space, it serves the Mission of the College by providing instruction, services, and access to resources that support the teaching mission of the College and foster independent intellectual inquiry. The Library supplements and enhances course-related instruction, providing a bridge to the kind of independent learning and critical thinking skills graduates will rely upon in their future personal and professional lives.

Vision
As a vital part of the academic community the College of St. Scholastica Library will play a central role in the realization of the College's vision. It will strive to preserve, disseminate and instruct in the retrieval and use of knowledge in order to provide faculty, staff and students with the framework to realize the College's and Library's missions.

Faculty & Staff

Kevin McGrew, x6198 - Director of the Library, Assistant Professor

Laura Hoelter, x6141 - Catalog/Systems Librarian, Assistant Professor

Heidi Johnson, x6488 - First Year/Information Literacy Librarian, Assistant Professor

Gail Olsen, x6141 - Library Technician

Karen Ostovich, x6140 - Circulation/ Reserve Supervisor

Julie Rustad, x6535 - Distance Education Librarian, Assistant Professor

Brad Snelling, x6644 - Periodicals/Collection Development Librarian, Assistant Professor

Julie Walkowiak, x6649 - Acquisitions Specialist

Barb Werner, x6178 - Interlibrary Loan Specialist

Todd White, x6473 - Reference/Electronic Resources Librarian, Assistant Professor

Directions

The Library is connected to Tower Hall and is on the second floor directly above the Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel. When coming in the main entrance from College St. and Kenwood Ave., go to the left between Somers Hall and the Science Center. You will see the Chapel with its grand stained glass window. There are visitor parking spots in front of the Chapel.

Maps and Directions to Campus

1200 Kenwood Avenue
Duluth, MN 55811-4199
Phone: 800-447-5444

GPS Coordinates:
Latitude: 46:48:40.536N
Longitude: 92:09:52.243W

From I-35 or South Highway 53:
Follow I-35 north to 21st Avenue East exit. Follow 21st Avenue East to Woodland Avenue. Turn right onto Woodland Avenue and follow it three blocks to College Street. Turn left onto College Street and follow it to The College of St. Scholastica.

From North Highway 53:
Follow Highway 53 south to Arrowhead Road. Turn left onto Arrowhead Road. Follow Arrowhead Road to Kenwood Avenue. Turn right onto Kenwood Avenue and follow it to The College of St. Scholastica.

From Highway 61:
Follow Highway 61 south to 21st Avenue East. Turn right to 21st Avenue East to Woodland Avenue. Turn right onto Woodland Avenue and follow it three blocks to College Street. Turn left onto College Street and follow it to The College of St. Scholastica.

From Duluth International Airport
Follow the Airport Exit to Haines Road. Take a right onto Haines Road. Follow Haines Road to West Arrowhead Road. Turn left onto West Arrowhead Road. Follow Arrowhead Road to Kenwood Avenue. Turn right onto Kenwood Avenue and follow it to The College of St. Scholastica.

Policies

Click here to view the Library Policies on Circulation, Overdue and Lost Materials, Special Borrowers, and Privacy

History of Library

History of The College of St. Scholastica Library

The Library was built on the first floor with a chapel above it. This building was finished in 1938 and appropriately named Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel to reflect the troubled times.
 
Exterior of Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel 1949


Interior of Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel 1938-1985

In 1965, a Ridder memorial gift made possible an expansion of the Library stacks, adding a second floor, and doubling the available floor space.

However, in 1985, it was determined that more space for the Library was sorely needed, and the "year in exile" began where the Library and Chapel switched places. Two floors were added in the spacious Chapel for a total of three floors that make up the current Library. An elevator was added and many elements such as the stained-glass windows, woodwork, and leather doors were retained from both the old Library and Chapel for the new Library. In 1986 this renovation was completed.

Cut Away Drawing of the Library and Chapel


Current Third Floor of Library Looking Toward Our Lady Queen of Peace Stained Glass Window