The library has received 10 beautiful new leather chairs from the Furgerson Copeland Company, which are very suitable for reading and relaxing, as a donation from a generous alumnus. They have been placed in the new art seminar room and in the magazine reading area, next to the case with the Ferry vase and coin donation.  The dark brown ones are "Pasadena"and the lighter brown ones are "Chartwell" versions. The students, faculty and even the monks have been enjoying the pleasurable comfort of the new pieces.

During the fall term the library also began a subscription to JESTOR, an on-line data bank used primarlily for research journals in the fields of Humanities, History and Literature.