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Jerome Library celebrates 50 years at BGSU

Jerome Library is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary on the University’s campus. 

Jerome Library has been a focal point of the campus since its construction in 1967. Its eight floors can be seen from miles in every direction. 

The mural on the side of the building makes it easy to distinguish from other University buildings. Donald Drumm is the artist behind the one-of-a-kind artwork.

To continue this trend of art and to celebrate the anniversary, Sara Bushong, dean of University libraries, said, “We have commissioned a piece of art from artist Vincent Koloski, and he does artwork with lights in them. It’s an art book he created. It will be shaped like the library with a reproduction of the mural on either end.” The art will be revealed this fall and will be on display in the first floor of the library.

Many other events are taking place during the remainder of the fall semester in celebration of the anniversary.

One event occurs homecoming weekend, on Oct. 14. “We hope to have a display at University Hall on Friday about the library’s 50th anniversary to show it’s happening on campus,” Bushong said. “Saturday during the game, we will be passing out t-shirts about the 50th anniversary and inviting former student employees and current student employees to go.”

Later in the month on Oct. 24, astronaut Mark Kelly will be speaking in the library. Bushong said she hopes his speech will inspire students to strive for success upon graduation.

The celebrations conclude Nov. 3 with the re-dedication of the library. There will be speakers and a presentation on the mural in front of the library’s first-floor staircase. The new artwork by Koloski will be revealed and honored on this day as well.

All events are open to the public. Bushong encourages students and community members to attend.

Although the library is known as a place to study by students, employees say it is a good place to work as well.

“The environment of the library is one of the reasons I keep coming back every year,” Reference Services Coordinator Linda Rich said. Rich has worked at the Jerome Library for 22 years.

Maggie Marcum is a student employee at the library. 

“I love working in the library,” Marcum said. “I work in the Collab Lab, and it’s so cool to see all these students from different grades working together and to make something.”

 

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