Your Award-Winning Monroe Library
The J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library serves the teaching, learning, and research needs of Loyola University New Orleans, and has been recognized locally, regionally, and nationally for its excellence in this service.
Monroe Library faculty and staff are involved in local, regional, and national professional and scholarly activities. To learn about an individual's scholarly activities, please visit our faculty and staff directory and click on an individual's name for more information.
2007, The Princeton Review
The Monroe Library moved up to sixth place in the Priceton Review's ranking. Loyola faculty and staff are dedicated to providing guidance while making resources of all kinds accessible to students. “Having the Monroe Library recognized for its technological capabilities, outstanding ‘student-first’ service approach, and its reach to resources across the globe is fantastic,” says Lori Zawistowski, interim dean of admissions and enrollment management. “On a larger scale, knowing the library serves the New Orleans community through efforts like the Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy shows support for Loyola’s overriding commitment to our mission of social justice in everything we do.” The Princeton Review is available online at http://www.PrincetonReview.com.
2006, The Princeton Review
Loyola’s J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library was ranked 10th in the “Best College Library” category of The Best 361 Colleges by The Princeton Review. Topping the list of “Best College Library” is Harvard. The Monroe Library’s ranking among the top 10 college libraries in the country is a testimony to excellence of its staff and faculty who are committed to customer service and providing the most up-to-date technology and resources to its users. In a "Survey Says. . ." sidebar in the book's profile on Loyola University New Orleans, The Princeton Review lists topics that Loyola students it surveyed for the book were in most agreement about. The list includes: "Small Classes," "Great Computer Facilities," and "Great Library." To review the The Princeton Review book's annual ranking lists, visit its website at http://www.PrincetonReview.com.
2006, Choice Magazine
The Monroe Library was selected to be on the cover of the June issue of Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. Choice is "the premier source for reviews of academic books, electronic media, and Internet resources of interest to those in higher education."
2004, H.W. Wilson Award for Professional Development
The Monroe Library was awarded the 2004 H.W. Wilson Award for Professional Development for its program "Support for Organizational-Level Development." The $3500 award supported a three-part development workshop focusing on time management, conflict resolution, and giving and receiving feedback. The Monroe Library was recognized for proactively seeking solutions that will position its employees to maintain flexibility, creativity, and innovation as they continue to enhance the educational experience for Loyola students and faculty.
2003, ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award
Sponsored by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and Blackwell's Book Services, this award recognizes the staff and faculty of a university library for programs that deliver exemplary services and resources to further the educational mission of the institution. "Receiving an Excellence in Academic Libraries Award is a national tribute to a library and its staff for the outstanding services, programs, and leadership they provide to their students, administrators, faculty, and community," said Mary Ellen Davis, ACRL executive director.
2000, People's Choice! Architectural Award
In January of 2000 the Monroe Library won the People's Choice! Award, sponsored by The Gambit Weekly and the American Institute of Architects New Orleans chapter. Gambit readers were given a chance to vote for their favorite new New Orleans building from among four entries. The Monroe Library was selected in a landslide victory.