Office of the Axe Library Dean
About Axe Library
Welcome to Library Services at Pittsburg State University. Whether you use our main campus library located at 1605 South Joplin Street, the Technology Center branch library, or access our resources and services online, our goal is to provide our campus and community the same high-quality services and information resources.
We work closely with The Writing Center, H.W. Smith Student Success Center, and our other campus partners to achieve the best possible outcomes for our library users.
Partnerships with other regional libraries further advance teaching, learning and resource sharing.
Mission
The mission of Library Services is to provide materials, resources and services, embrace emerging technologies, and enable our user
community to achieve their teaching, learning, discovery, engagement, and sustainability goals. Library Services cooperates with
libraries throughout the region and is a source of specialized, historical, and scholarly information and resources.
Vision Statement
Library Services aspires to provide a learning environment that anticipates and creatively fulfills the needs of our communities by:
- Promoting student success and increasing information competencies through personalized and learner-centered services.
- Providing both physical and virtual resources for faculty, student, and community discovery.
- Maintaining and improving the learning environment.
- Creating a culture for assessment, accountability, and continual improvement of library services.
- Acquiring, organizing, and maintaining an extensive collection of resources.
- Collaborating in mutually beneficial relationships to advance teaching and learning, and discovery.
The Dean
Eric Deatherage
Dean of Library Services
Linda Grotheer
Senior Administrative Specialist & Cataloging Assistant
Phone: 620-235-4879
Support the Axe Library
Thank you for supporting Axe Library.
Through recurring and one-time contributions to the Friends of Axe Library Fund from alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the University, Axe Library is able to provide invaluable academic support to Pitt State students – support that would not be possible without the efforts of our donors. Thank you for all that you do to give back to Pittsburg State.
If you would like to make a gift to this fund, scan the QR code, and please specify the Friends of Axe Library Fund. Checks may be made payable to the PSU Foundation and mailed to P.O. Box 4005, Pittsburg, KS 66762.
Contact Pittsburg State University Development at 620-235-4768 for any questions.