April 1998
Newsletter #30
 

Lauinger Library Donors Celebrated

Recommending Purchases Online

Survey Supports Coffee Bar Proposal

Periodical Shift Nears Completion

Laser Printers Installed

Research Assistant:  Computerized Tutorial Teaches Research Skills

Professional Contributions of Georgetown Librarians

Gift Adds Important Editions on the Middle East

Planning for the New Millennium
 

On September 21, Georgetown President Leo O'Donovan, S.J., and University Librarian Susan K. Martin hosted members of the Lauinger family at a Mass and brunch in celebration of their gift of a million dollars to the Library. The five Lauinger siblings presented the Library with Joseph Mark Lauinger's (C'67) medals from Vietnam, together with the moving account of his heroism in the battle that cost him his life. The medals and commendation will be displayed with the picture of their brother, for whom the Library is named. 

A Benefactors Wall, made possible through a gift from Mr. Edward Anthony Kerbs (C'73) in memory of his brother, Stephen Richard Kerbs (B'67), has been installed in the lobby of Lauinger Library.  The names of donors who have shown great generosity through gifts exceeding one million dollars in value have been engraved in Botticino marble by the noted engraver, Ann Hawkins. 

. E. Francis Riggs (1891).  Funds to furnish and equip the  Riggs Memorial Library. 

. Genevieve Garvan Brady (1934). Donation of  literary manuscripts and first editions, most notably the manuscript of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. 

. The Lauinger Family (1970). Funds for the construction of the Lauinger Library and an endowment (1996) to support the Library's preservation efforts and to develop collections reflecting the Catholic magisterium. 

. George H. O'Connor, Jr. (1994).  Discretionary endowment fund to support the Library. 

. Arnold M. Rosenthal (1996).  Bequest for creative and non-recurring non-budgetary programs. 

. Leon F. Robbin (1997).  Donation of The Leon Robbin Collection of Musical Manuscripts and Letters of Composers and an endowment fund to support its preservation. 

Private support of alumni and friends is an invaluable supplement to University funding and is very much appreciated.