Recent Discovery Could Provide Insight for Local Students

By Sarah Repp

March 25, 2022

LINDSBORG - For years this building has sat at the center of the Bethany College campus. Many students have walked through the building for orientation, spent time in the computer lab printing off an assignment 3 minutes after class was supposed to start, or attending classes for the education department in the basement.

Few students have taken the time to look at the contents of this building and even fewer have taken the time to use it to its full potential.

East Entrance to the Wallerstedt Library. (The Bethany Advocate/Sarah Repp)

Inside the east entrance, it is your average library, until you look deeper. (The Bethany Advocate/Sarah Repp)

This plaque found inside the north entrance explains the building’s somewhat unusual name. (The Bethany Advocate/Sarah Repp)

The hours of operation as found posted at the “Ask Here” desk. (The Bethany Advocate/Sarah Repp)

Any questions can be directed to Brittany Torres. (The Bethany Advocate/Sarah Repp)

Featured books of interest are found right across from the “Ask Here” desk. (The Bethany Advocate/Sarah Repp)

Though anything can be found on the internet, these dictionaries comparable to your average cinder block in size are available to students to wow their professors. (The Bethany Advocate/Sarah Repp)

The isles of wonder in Wallerstedt. (The Bethany Advocate/Sarah Repp)

Though there are many books you may never need, covering topics you will never discuss in class. (The Bethany Advocate/Sarah Repp)

There is also a fascinating section dedicated to black history, gay rights, and other historically oppressed peoples. (The Bethany Advocate/Sarah Repp)

Many interesting books can be found on a variety of topics, this was published in 1962 with details about nuclear weapons from government officials. (The Bethany Advocate/Sarah Repp)

Looking eastward on campus from the second-floor window. (The Bethany Advocate/Sarah Repp)