About Löhe Memorial Library

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Mission statement
Objectives
Location
Parking
History

Mission statement

The Löhe Memorial Library serves students and staff of Australian Lutheran College, and the wider pastoral and academic community of the Lutheran Church of Australia, by providing access to excellent theological and educational resources and research tools. In carrying out this mission, our well-trained staff are committed to quality service within a warm, Christian environment.

Objectives

The following are the objectives of the Library:

To support the courses of Australian Lutheran College, by providing resources and information services for the education of pastors, teachers and lay workers in the Lutheran Church of Australia.
To collect, preserve, and provide access to resources for theological research.
To collect and preserve the literature and documentation of the history and theology of the Lutheran Church, and especially (in cooperation with the LCA Archives) of the Lutheran Church of Australia and its predecessor bodies.
To support students in their learning and the acquisition of information literacy skills.
To provide extension services to the pastors, teachers, and lay workers of the Lutheran Church of Australia.
To cooperate with related libraries in collection development and resource sharing, and to make resources and services available to the general public as personnel and finance permit.

Location

The library is located in the north-eastern area of the Australian Lutheran College campus on the corner of Ward and Jeffcott Street in North Adelaide. To reach the library, enter from Ward Street and follow the driveway to the right. The library is housed in the stone building with concrete columns near the Refectory.

Click here to view a map to the library.

Parking

A permit is required in order to park vehicles within the grounds. Please contact the library staff in order to arrange for a permit, prior to your visit to the library.

Temporary permits can be requested from the library staff upon arrival.

Vehicles without a temporary permit may receive a fine.

Outside the grounds free parking spots [2 hour limit] are usually available on Ward Street.

History

The building in which the library is located was erected in 1882 as the lecture hall and auditorium of Whinham College. It also served as a gymnasium before being converted to use as a library. It was dedicated as the Löhe Memorial Library on 2 October 1960 and named in memory of Director Johannes Paul Löhe, who was principal of Immanuel Theological Seminary from 1923 to 1944. When Immanuel Theological Seminary was amalgamated with Concordia Seminary to form Luther Seminary in 1967, the Löhe Memorial Library became the library of the new institution, being augmented with most of the collection of the former Concordia Seminary Library.

When Lutheran Teachers College moved onto Luther Campus at the beginning of 1990, its collection was also moved into the Löhe Memorial Library. At the beginning of 1998 Luther Campus reverted to being called Luther Seminary. The Seminary was renamed Australian Lutheran College at the beginning of 2004.

The establishment of the library was chiefly the work of Dr S P Hebart and his wife, Mrs Anny Hebart, who served as cataloguer for 16 years (1965-1981). Dr Helga Zinnbauer assisted her in the latter years, from 1974 till her death in 1980. Mr A Lopez served as bookbinder from Mrs Hebart's time until his retirement in 2002. The first full-time Librarian, Rev Trevor Zweck, was installed into office in February 1980 and took up his duties at the beginning of 1981. This period of service ended with his death on 13 September 1996.

Dr Vic Pfitzner was appointed associate librarian in 1980 and served in this capacity until 1985. Mr Mark Sutherland was appointed Seminary Librarian in January 1998 and served until July 1999. Ms Jocelyn Morris commenced duties as Library Manager in July 1999 and served until April 2003 with Ms Blan MacDonagh being appointed to this role in March 2004.

Updated: 05/08/2010 [1.02]