The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, September 29,1999 3 I Misericordia marks Sh ¥ 5) * *75th anniversary ity 32 ed By RONALD BARTIZEK e- Post Staff RR DALLAS TWP. - With pomp and ceremony, College as Misericordia launched its 75th anniversary celebration Pp. Friday by formally dedicating the Mary Kintz Bevevino ho Library. The College first opened its doors Sept. 24, 1924 0) ®s the first four-year college in Luzerne County. St. ne Ann’s Band played for the opening ceremonies, as 38 er young women took their first steps toward earning a ed college degree. 1d The St. Ann's Band played again last week, as Mise- 1d ricordia students, faculty, staff, Sisters of Mercy and n- trustees of the college gathered for an Anniversary Mass le before proceeding to the new First Union Amphitheatre ri- for the library dedication. ol The Most Reverend James C. Timlin, Bishop of « gaScranton, was on hand to give a blessing for the 37,500 73 ns foot library, which is named for Mary Kintz I board of trustees. It was an upbeat celebration, with the 0 | Bishop remarking that he was overdressed in his flowing os | white robes. “I almost feel like I'm representing the Klu o- 1 Klux Klan,” he joked. “Wouldn't they be surprised!” to | After the ceremony, guests could choose between a - self-guided tour of the three-story building or head no straight for the newly-refurbished Banks Student Cen- i ter for a buffet lunch. Benedicta (Bennie) Matchett chose Nn to check out the library. Matchett, who is a member of d director, and Marilyn Rudolph, children’s librarian. at Matchett is a 1956 graduate of Misericordia, and said = the new facility was “a lot different” than the one she or used while a student at the college. The old library was \g on the second floor of the administration building, and D- had been untouched since it first opened. d Bonnie Oldham, of Jackson Township, has worked at y= the college library for 10 years. She described the new 3 building as “filled with light. It's a pleasure to work and 2) study in.” r- Oldham, who is the Public Services Librarian, also 1S appreciates the new office space, which replaces an t. arrangement in which three or four people shared an 1t office, desk and phone. While the office space increased S with the move, the staff did not. “We had a 10-year plan,” - she said, with staff added gradually in anticipation of the d new building. s One of the new features is an “on-line” computerized d cataloging system, which replaced the old cards. Oldham LO Oldham said. | Bevevino, a 1987 graduate and former member of the r = the board of directors cf the Back Mountain Memorial £) @ Library, was accompanied by Martha Butler, library said while the staff needed training on the new system, = the students seemed to know how to use it without 1) @isiruction. And more of them are using the library. “There's definitely an increase in use by students,” Over in the student center, Patti Almond (‘88) and her husband Alex were the first to pick up signed copies of “At The Edge of Centuries: College Misericordia 1913- 1999,” a book written by Dr. Agnes Cardoni (‘69) and Dr. Regina Kelly, RSM (‘43). The Almonds drove from Harris- burg to attend the celebration and tour the campus. Bonnie Oldham manned the desk in the new library. She has worked at Misericordia's library for 10 years. 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