The Gift
The generosity of anonymous donors has led to a $6 million gift toward the renovation of Augustana College’s Mikkelsen Library.
Augustana’s Mikkelsen Library was originally constructed in 1954 and more than doubled in 1980 with a three-story addition. The new $7.4 million project will incorporate the latest technology with numerous group and quiet study areas. Plans include a video production and editing suite, flexible library instruction classrooms, enhanced areas for collections, and gathering spots around a fireplace. The library renovation project accommodates a joint effort with Sioux Falls Seminary to merge its theological collection into the Augustana library.
In a brief statement, the donors said: “This gift is given to honor the goodness and glory of God, and in gratitude for Augustana College and its journey to become a premiere college of the church in America. It is a joy to make this gift at such an exciting time for Augustana.” A plaque in the renovated library will read, Soli Deo Gloria! – to God alone the glory.
The members of the Augustana Library Associates have also generously supported the library’s renovation project.
