Volume 19, Issue 3 BI-Lines Spring 2017-2018 Notes and News from the SWEDENBORG LIBRARY

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EASTER WEEKEND 30th Anniversary of Queen Silvia of ’s Visit Friday, March 30 - Sunday, April 1 CLOSED Monday, April 2 Thirty years ago, on April 13, visit Bryn Athyn at the same invitations to the event. After RESUME REGULAR HOURS 1988, Queen Silvia of time, to dedicate the new an official welcome by Sweden visited Bryn Swedenborg Library representatives of the General EXAM WEEK Athyn. Two years earlier, building. Mr. Bergquist Church, Academy of the New Thu, May 17 7:30 am -10 pm Carroll Odhner’s husband, thought it was a great idea Church, and Bryn Athyn Fri, May 18 7:30 am –5 pm Rev. Dr. J. Durban Odhner, and proceeded to show Dr. Borough, Queen Silvia Sat, May 19 10 am –2 pm Sun, May 20 7 pm –10 pm had been the keynote Odhner how to write an unveiled a plaque and Mon, May 21— Thu, May 24 speaker on Swedenborg’s official letter to the Royal proclaimed, “I inaugurate 7:30 am –10 pm birthday at the Swedish Court. The surprising reply this library in memory of the Fri, May 25 7:30 am –5 pm House of Nobles in stated that the Queen had contribution to mankind by . accepted the Emanuel Swedenborg, a great COMMENCEMENT AND invitation! After two years of son of Sweden.” At the banquet, Dr. and Mrs. MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND extensive preparations, Sat, May 26 -Mon, MAY 28 Odhner were sitting with After the Library visit, Bishop the Queen arrived in Bryn CLOSED Lars Bergquist, a prominent and Mrs. Louis King walked Tue, May 29 Athyn. SUMMER HOURS BEGIN Swedish diplomat and with the Queen to Bryn member of the Scandinavian After leaving the helicopter Athyn Cathedral for a quick Swedenborg Society. The which had carried her to the tour and then on to Glencairn SUMMER HOURS discussion turned to a trip to College campus, Queen Museum to see the building Mon-Fri 9 am -1pm CLOSED EVENINGS America that the King and Silvia and her entourage and have a chance to meet AND WEEKENDS Queen were planning to made their way through the some members of the celebrate the 350th enthusiastic crowd which community. Tue, June 19 CLOSED anniversary of the had gathered to catch a Wed, July 4 CLOSED From there, Queen Silvia establishment of New glimpse of her. She returned to her helicopter Sweden, a colony founded in proceeded into the Library waiting on the Glencairn College Grounds Café and the area now known as and down to the the College Bookstore will be lawn to carry her back to join Wilmington, Delaware. Swedenborgiana & Archives closed for the summer. her husband, King Carl XVI Reading Room, which was Dr. Odhner wondered if it Gustaf, for a gala affair in full of fortunate people who might be possible for them to Wilmington, Delaware. had received personal

In this issue:

Queen Silvia Anniversary 1

Horsham Garden Club 2

Carroll’s Corner 2

FOSL Annual Meeting 3

Art Show 3

Browsery Changes 3 Photos from our archives.

Name our Art Gallery ? 3 Volume 19, Issue 3 Page 2

Carroll’s Corner: Swedenborgiana

This past month, Carroll was original manuscripts, first also serve a critical use in pleased to have the and all subsequent editions of the academic research of opportunity to present an Swedenborg’s theological scholars in Bryn Athyn and overview with slides of our writings, and more. The New around the world. Requests special collections on Church Literature collection for research in 2017 alone Tuesday, February 13 at documents the church that have originated from Cairnwood Village. Marvin grew based on these Sweden, , , Clymer helped prepare the theological writings with , United Kingdom, and images of our treasures. New Church books, journals, Canada, as well as across Carroll gave examples of the newsletters, pamphlets, the U.S. research questions that liturgies, and hymnals. frequently come to her from Finally, the Archives offer a Staff members preserve and all over the world. personal perspective, with maintain the collections, photographs, letters, and and process, catalog, and The New Church Special documents related to the store incoming material. Collections in Bryn Athyn history of the New Church, They also work diligently College’s Swedenborg the General Church, Bryn to digitize the collections, Library provide the very Athyn College, the Academy making the information foundations on which the of the New Church, and the easy to search, share, and New Church is based. The Bryn Athyn Church and preserve. Their work is library is home to the largest community. critical in not only saving collection in the world of these works for the future, books, documents, and These collections are the but also enabling them to images relating to the New world’s primary repository be shared and utilized, Church, and is composed of for New Church thought and spreading the work of Swedenborgiana, New history and serve as a critical Emanuel Swedenborg Church Literature, and the resource for New Church farther and faster than ever Archives. education. They fulfill a before. purpose explicitly stated in The Swedenborgiana the Academy of the New Carroll Odhner collection contains copies of Church Charter for Director of Swedenborgiana Stained glass portrait of Emanuel Emanuel Swedenborg’s “establishing a library.” They and New Church Research Swedenborg hanging in the Swedenborgiana Reading Room of the library.

Art Exhibit: Richard Cook

The Friends of the Spirit” will open on Sunday, Swedenborg Library are April 8 from 4 pm until 6 pm, pleased to announce the with a reception and talk by opening of their Spring Term the artist. Cook’s works will art exhibit, featuring the be on view through the end work of local artist, Richard of May. Cook. All are invited to attend. The exhibit: “A Journey Through Art to Find the Volume 19, Issue 3 Page 3

Name our Art Gallery Contest Muddy Shoes Garden Club

Along with some exciting We are thrilled to welcome If you want to see what the changes to how we the Muddy Shoes (formerly group has to offer, upcoming organize our fiction Horsham) Garden Club to meetings are scheduled for collection, and how we will the library. Monday, March 19, and use the browsery space, we Monday, April 2, at 7 pm in are delighted with the The club has been meeting the Friends Room. newly installed hanging for over ten years in another system in our Art Gallery location. They often host hallway. In fact, we are so expert gardeners speaking delighted that we’ve on current topics. decided to give it a new name, and we need your help! FOSL Annual Meeting We are running a contest, and invite your suggestions The Friends of the In the business portion of to be put into the box on the Swedenborg Library’s the meeting, members bookshelf near the café. The Annual Meeting was held on elected Suzy Laidlaw as winning name will be Sunday, February 11 at 4 pm President of FOSL. She is chosen by the president of in the Friends Room of the delighted to serve in this the Friends of the Library. The Rev. Dr. Ray position, and has many Swedenborg Library. The Silverman and Star Silverman exciting ideas for the winning entry will receive a gave a fascinating talk about coming year! their new book tied to their pizza from Seasons Pizza! Images from the recent art exhibit Rosanne Bostock, the popular course on the Ten of watercolors by Peggy Merrell. current Treasurer, was re- Commandments: “Rise elected for an additional Above It: Spiritual term. Development for College Students.”

Changes coming to our Fiction Collection and the Browsery

We have been taking a section [P] in the Library “Mostly Fiction” and will weekends and breaks. good look at our current of Congress collection. We include both fiction and non Please stop by soon and collection in fiction, and are are also relocating -fiction items. You will be find something fun to refining and updating our “leisure reading” titles able to check out books read! If you have offerings to better serve our into the former Browsery from Mostly Fiction for an questions, just ask! college students, faculty, space, where people can entire academic year! We staff, and local community. quickly grab a book on are hoping this change will We’ve decided to move their way to and from the result in more current and some of our more classic café and bookstore. The popular titles circulating as titles into the literature new collection is called folks find time to relax on BI-Lines is published 3 times a year and is Swedenborg Library Mission Statement made available in print and online by the Our mission is to provide Swedenborg Library. materials, information, and services © The Swedenborg Library, 2018 to support the academic programs

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