Library Brochure Wins Statewide Award

Thu., Apr 19

The Library's Tiffany windows brochure has received the 2012 Publicity Brochure Award from the Connecticut Library Association. The CLA Publicity Committee sponsors an Annual Awards Contest in which materials designed by a library to promote a library concept or event may be submitted. Christina Baum, director of Library Services, and Alba Reynaga, Social Sciences Reference Librarian, will be honored for their work on May 7 at the Connecticut Library Association Awards Reception at the Mystic Marriott Hotel and Spa in Groton, Conn.

The brochure showcases details and elements of the Tiffany windows, which are currently in storage due to the renovation of Old Buley. Featured is Dr. Robert Koch, Professor Emeritus (1918 - 2003), a decorative arts expert and Louis C. Tiffany's biographer, who set in motion a revival of interest in Tiffany's Art Nouveau glasswork designs. Dr. Koch was responsible for the four magnificent Tiffany Windows donated to Southern Connecticut State University. Three were given by the First Church of Christ of New Haven and the fourth was donated in the 1990s by the North Stonington Congregational Church. These priceless works of art are treasures for theuniversity and beyond, and once construction on the library is complete, they will once again be proudly displayed.

In addition, the brochure highlights Student Services, Faculty Services, Reference Services, Circulation Services, Special Collections and Databases.

Members of of the Office of Public Affairs staff who worked on the brochure include Barbara Kagan, graphic designer, who designed the brochure; Mary Pat Caputo, the director of marketing and publications, for managing the project; Isabel Chenoweth, university photographer, who provided the images for the brochure; and Marylou Conley, coordinator of graphic services, who served as art director for the project. 

Pictured above, left to right: Barbara Kagan, Isabel Chenoweth, Alba Reynaga, and Christina Baum