The Louise Schroedel Memorial Library is a small, high-quality library with resources for all ages and a focus on timeless theology.
It supports the ministries of Mount Olive and serves the spiritual, educational, and recreational needs of the congregation’s members, friends, and neighbors.
Our Legacy
We are proud to carry on the legacy of Louise Schroedel and Leanna Kloempken.
Louise, the wife of Mount Olive pastor Theophil Schroedel (1921–1962), was dedicated to education, and in the 1940s and 1950s she lent her personal books to anyone who wanted to read them. Upon her death, the Schroedel family gifted four thousand dollars to establish a more permanent and professional library in the church.
Mount Olive member Leanna Kloempken, a part-time employee at the National Lutheran Church Library Association, was instrumental in realizing that dream and served faithfully as the church librarian for 53 years. Under her direction, the beloved library grew and served many generations of Mount Olive members.
Using the Library
Browsing
You may access the library catalog at TinyCat.
This link is for the catalog only. It indicates what books are part of the collection but not whether a book is currently available. You cannot check out items or place holds through this system.
Hours
The library is open and staffed on Sunday mornings during coffee hour.
Please contact the church office (welcome@mountolivechurch.org or 612-827-5919) about accessing the collection at other times or to schedule meetings or other events in the library.
Policies
Most of the collection is available for checkout, except for reference works, which are indicated by a sticker on the spine. Up to three books may be checked out at one time for three weeks.
We are not accepting book donations at this time. If you would like to suggest books or topics to be added to the collection, please send the Library Committee an email.
