Bertrand Library celebrates 75 years!

Join us during the 2026-2027 academic year, as we celebrate 75 years of the Ellen Clarke Bertrand Library. This anniversary celebration will feature a series of special events highlighting the contributions of the library as a campus hub supporting research and scholarship and celebrating the history of the book.

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Bertrand Library in 1953, a large brick building with a clocktower on top. Surrounding the building is farmland and a few cars.
A few students studying in the back of Bertrand Library, newly completed and furnished in 1986 with red chairs.
The Bertrand Library Circulation desk in 1951, three librarians work from behind a large wood desk.
The Bertrand Library reading room in 1960, showing stacks and many students reading at wooden tables.
A large crane and scaffolding surrounding the entrance to the library.
A snow-covered car and driveway in front of Bertrand Library.
A front view of Bertrand Library, a large brick building with a clocktower. There is only dirt and empty space around it.
A photo looking down on the "SEARCH Catalog" area of Bertrand Library in 1983,. showing patrons working at computers and talking at the circulation desk.
Librarian Gertrude Miles helps patron Stan Durton at the circulation desk in the 1970s.
A close-up on a card catalog drawer for "COMPS-COMS" in front of the rest of the card catalog.
A photo from 1977 showing a student studying at the end of a long aisle of book shelves.
A student leaning against a table and reading next to the card catalog.
Bertrand Library in 1953, a large brick building with a clocktower on top. Surrounding the building is farmland and a few cars.
A few students studying in the back of Bertrand Library, newly completed and furnished in 1986 with red chairs.
The Bertrand Library Circulation desk in 1951, three librarians work from behind a large wood desk.
The Bertrand Library reading room in 1960, showing stacks and many students reading at wooden tables.
A large crane and scaffolding surrounding the entrance to the library.
A snow-covered car and driveway in front of Bertrand Library.
A front view of Bertrand Library, a large brick building with a clocktower. There is only dirt and empty space around it.
A photo looking down on the "SEARCH Catalog" area of Bertrand Library in 1983,. showing patrons working at computers and talking at the circulation desk.
Librarian Gertrude Miles helps patron Stan Durton at the circulation desk in the 1970s.
A close-up on a card catalog drawer for "COMPS-COMS" in front of the rest of the card catalog.
A photo from 1977 showing a student studying at the end of a long aisle of book shelves.
A student leaning against a table and reading next to the card catalog.
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75 Years of Bertrand Library Planning Committee Members

Ilse Allen, Claire Cahoon, Andrew Ciotola, Eir Danielson, Megan Deppen, Susan Falciani Maldonado, Cami Fink, Katherine Furlong, Monna Hosterman, Ghislaine McDayter, Tara McKinney, Caden Purcell ‘29, Grace Sencio ‘26, Jason Snyder, Kelly Stover, Ibrahim Tahir ‘26, John Westbrook

Special thanks to:

Robin Adams, Abby Gulden-Luthi, Vanessa Hales, Tara Michaels, Megan Wolleben