Friends of the Evans Library Endowment
Purpose
Provide resources for the library and information resources and to keep those resources the most modern available worldwide. (GF000147)Description
Funds are used at the discretion of the Director of Evans Library to purchase books, journals, publications, and other resources; to provide instructional and research resources; to compensate students to provide services that support the purpose of endowment; to provide technological and electronic linkage and interactive connections to information resources worldwide.
History
When creator Keuper was starting to figure out what the school was going to be, the library became a question. Eileen Hall was the first library and supposedly the first full-time employee in May 1961. After a conversation, the two elaborated on the assistance that a library can provide to its students and faculty, whether that was through academic books, tuition support, or a quiet place to study. Hall cared deeply about the assistance that the library can play in a student’s education that she did not take a paycheck.
Flossie Evans and John Evans were predominant members of the community and strived to help the college in any way possible. Flossie became the first female trustee and received the dormitory name honor. When Flossie died, her husband sold his estate and gave the institute a part of the money. The library took the Evans name in memory of the contributions made by the Evans family.
