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Thomas Libraries in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. These include the O'Shaughnessy-Frey (OSF) Library, the Charles J. Keffer Library, and the Archbishop Ireland Library. (If the Library web site is down you can access our Research Guides at: http://libguides.stthomas.edu/, and our databases page at: https://libguides.stthomas.edu/az.php#_ga=2.119609608.1013812145.1622085519-1960183199.162087
08/06/2026
to 1915! Team photograph of the 1914-1915 St. Thomas baseball team. Second row (left to right): Richard Conway, unknown, Edmund Comartin, Thomas Gallogly, unknown, James Malone. Third row on the far right: Fr. John Dunphy. See this photo (Local number: RS14.02.02) and more in the St. Thomas Libraries Archives. Link in bio.
08/03/2026
Follow the line to see which book you get! All new books at Ireland Library.
07/30/2026
to 1940! Students in Professor Clair Blackall's (standing center) mathematics class at the College of St. Thomas. See this photo (Local number: RS10.29.65) and more in the St. Thomas Libraries Archives. Link in bio.
07/23/2026
to 1940! College of St. Thomas students (Will Bedell, Joe Hiller, Jerry Ruffenach, John Ryan and George Major) check out scientific equipment for a lab from Jim Shaffer, 1940. See this photo (Local number: Neg # RS509) and more in the St. Thomas Libraries Archives. Link in bio.
07/16/2026
to 1996! A University of St. Thomas student browses textbooks in the bookstore in Murray-Herrick Hall, 1996. See this photo (Local number: RS10.08.02) and more in the St. Thomas Libraries Archives. Link in bio.
07/15/2026
We asked our library staff: How do you think your pet would use the library? And we learned so much about our tiny friends!
07/09/2026
to 1987! Pictured is a group of incoming College of St. Thomas students participating in an orientation activity on the lawn in front of the O'Shaughnessy Educational Center (OEC) and O'Shaughnessy Library, with Aquinas Hall in the background. It's currently orientation season at St. Thomas right now and we are so excited to welcome all Tommies to campus with our time honored traditions.
07/02/2026
to 1939! A view of the College of St. Thomas flagpole and cannons, with the Chapel of St. Thomas on the left, ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. See this photo (Local number: RS10.02.02) and more in the St. Thomas Libraries Archives. Link in bio.
06/30/2026
What's in your summer starter pack?🌳🍦☀️
06/28/2026
In observance of Independence Day, the Libraries will be closed Friday, July 3rd, through Sunday, July 5th. We will re-open on Monday, July 6th at 8 AM. We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable Fourth of July weekend!