The Thomas Tredway Library at Augustana College uses several social media applications, allowing library employees to engage with the Augustana community through social media platforms. Our social media accounts include Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat. As social media platforms develop over time, this information could change.
Our social media accounts are intended for the following purposes:
The Tredway Library reserves the right to remove a post from a library social media site. The librarian outreach coordinator will determine if comments posted on our social media sites are inappropriate, and if action is necessary. Messages may be removed if a message interferes with an investigation, reveals confidential information, negatively impacts the reputation of people or groups, opposes the college's core values, etc.
Complaints regarding inappropriate content should be forwarded to the librarian outreach coordinator, Garrett Traylor, at garrettntraylor@augustana.edu.
The social media policy was adapted from the Augustana College Social Media Policy.
Thomas Tredway Library offers limited space on the main floor of the library to individual students, student groups, faculty, staff, and the local community for programs and displays. Examples of different displays and exhibits are artwork, poster displays, class projects, examples of cultural life, etc.
While the library is committed to academic freedom, displays that are believed to be discriminatory will not be approved.
Displays are on a first come, first serve basis. You may house a display in the library once per year. It is recommended that the display application is completed ahead of time for a stronger chance of getting the time block you desire.
The library has eight large gray panels available for use. To reserve the gray panels, you must contact Garrett Traylor (garrettntraylor@augustana.edu, x7823) at least 48 hours in advance. He will have a check-out contract for you to read over and sign before you reserve the panels.
Please contact Garrett Traylor at garrettntraylor@augustana.edu, or call 309-794-7823, to discuss any questions about a library display.
Apply using the library display application form. The application will be sent to Garrett Traylor to review. A response will usually be provided within 3 business days of receiving an application.
Please keep in mind that a display may be approved, but on the condition that it is installed at a different time than the time requested.
Groups or organizations who wish to post ads on the digital signage in The Gerber Center (near the 4th floor information desk and Gävle rooms) need to follow these guidelines.
How to submit a banner ad for The Gerber Center digital signage:
Library Button Making Policy:
Library Button Making Instructions:
The primary use of the Library Computer Classroom is library instruction. Library information literacy instruction is embedded in all First Year Inquiry courses and supports courses across the curriculum ending with Senior Inquiry.
The classroom facilitates hands-on experience, between instruction librarians and students, through all phases of the research process. Librarians, working in close partnership with faculty, use this space to deliver course-integrated, active learning opportunities for students.
The room serves as an open computer lab space for students when not being used for instruction.
The Library Computer Classroom (room 422), is located on the 4th floor of the Gerber Center in the Information Commons.
The classroom contains 24 PCs, an instructor work station, a projector, a white board, and access to a networked printer.
When not scheduled for library instruction, the Library Computer Classroom may be scheduled by Augustana College faculty and staff for other instructional uses. The room may be reserved for short-term use only; regularly scheduled courses or events will not be scheduled.
To reserve the Library Computer Classroom, contact Vicky Ruklic by email or phone, (309) 794-7266.
To schedule a Library Instruction Session, please contact your Liaison Librarian.
Policy revised 11/8/19.
As required by Illinois law, all Augustana College buildings are smoke-free, and the use of tobacco, including smoke-free products, is prohibited within campus buildings. This policy also includes e-cigarettes. Smoking, vaping and the use of smoke-free tobacco products is allowed only in designated areas that are at least 15 feet from entrances, exits, windows that open, and ventilation intakes. Additionally, smoking, vaping and use of smoke-free tobacco is not allowed in college-owned vehicles by drivers or passengers.
In addition to offering programs throughout the academic year, the Tredway Library also houses other fun activities for students.
Our leisure reading collection, which contains new releases and bestsellers (both fiction and non-fiction), can be found on the 2nd floor, next to the magazines, graphic novels, and self-care collection. The check-out period is 4 weeks.
Movies on DVD can be found throughout the library stacks; searching in our catalog is the easiest way to find a specific title. However, recent, popular movies can be found on the 2nd floor near the newspapers. The check-out period is 3 days.
The library has a large collection of games and puzzles that can be used on the 2nd floor, or can be checked out of the library. The check-out period is 2 weeks.