Computers are reserved for GVSU students, faculty, and staff on
December 1 to 11 as students prepare for exams.
Pop Up Trivia!
Swing by the library at 6pm December 3 AND December
4 for monthly Pop-Up Trivia! Refreshments provided.
Library of Things
We have more than just books to check out! Explore our Library of Things!
Group Study Rooms
Reserve a room for study or meetings.
Print and Scan
Printing and Scanning at the library.
Study Spaces
Find the perfect place to work.
Computing
Borrow or find a computer.
Highlights from the University Libraries
Mary Idema Pew Library
The Mary Idema Pew Library Learning and Information Commons is the
intellectual heart of the Allendale Campus.
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Interviews (RHC-58)
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was started by
Philip Wrigley, owner of the Chicago Cubs, during World War II to fill
the void left by the departure of most of the best male baseball
players for military service. Players were recruited from across the
country, and the league was successful enough to be able to continue
on after the war. The league had teams based in Wisconsin, Illinois,
Indiana and Michigan, and operated between 1943 and 1954. The 1954
season ended with only the Fort Wayne, South Bend, Grand Rapids,
Kalamazoo, and Rockford teams remaining. The League gave over 600
women athletes the opportunity to play professional baseball. Many of
the players went on to successful careers, and the league itself
provided an important precedent for later efforts to promote women's sports.