Why Tornado Touchstone?

A touchstone according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary can be one of three things:

• a stone related to flint that was used to test the purity of gold
• a test or criterion that is used to determine quality or genuineness
• a fundamental or quintessential part or feature

Touchstones are measures of quality. We thought it was an appropriate name since our goal is to provide you with the highest quality services and resources.

The motto, “Lux lucet in tenebris” is found on the medallion over the library entrance. It is a Latin phrase which means “light shining in darkness and comes from John’s gospel, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it” (John 1:5).

We often joke about the library being a dangerous place because there are “ideas in there. ” As an institution that believes that all Truth is God’s truth, we know that ideas are not scary and indeed should be explored and discovered to their fullest extent. We hope that the King Library will be such a place where you can explore ideas.

Julie Roberson

Director of Library Services