About the Library
Contact Information
Mahoney Library
Saint Elizabeth University
2 Convent Road
Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone:
Main Desk: (973) 290-4237
Library Hours:
Mon-Fri 8am to 12am
Sat-Sun 2pm-12am
The library will be closed:
- Monday, September 1, 2015
- Monday, October 13, 2025
- Tuesday, November 11, 2025
- Wed-Friday, November 26-28 2025
- December 19, 2025 - January 4, 2026
Jessica Cowden
Administrative Services Librarian
(973) 290-4253
jcowden@steu.edu
Mahoney Library, 1st Floor
Jessica is the one-stop-shop for all things library. She is in charge of research and reference services, teaching information literacy, interlibrary loan, database, and various back-end library functions.
She grew up in Michigan, and received a Bachelors in Linguistics from the University of Michigan. She then went on to earn her Master's in Library Science from Pennsylvania Western University (formerly Clarion University). Her professional passions include accessibility and disability services in the library, resource sharing, and website design.
Outside of library world, she enjoys building miniature sets, fiber arts, playing video games with her fiancé, and traveling to various bodies of water. She also has two adorable cats, Porkchop and Nugget.
Sr. Gerry O'Brien
Library Services Volunteer
(973) 290-4281
gobrien@steu.edu
Mahoney Library, Circulation
Sister Gerry is part of the Sisters of Charity and volunteers her time at the library's circulation desk most weekdays.
She is a NJ native and has lived in the area all her life. She has deep ties to SEU, through joining the Sisters of Charity, graduating from the College of St. Elizabeth, and teaching at the Academy of St. Elizabeth for many years. She also obtained a Master's degree in History and Secondary Education from Seton Hall University.
In her free time, she enjoys volunteering in the cat room at St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center and watching sports (particularly the Yankees and the Mets).