LMT 08.09.18 Information and Action Items
Shannon Cary
One Read Art Exhibit: A Brief Moment in the Sun
The MU Law School and the University Libraries present at a One Read art exhibit: A Brief Moment in the Sun
We are calling for submissions of poetry, mixed media, paintings and photography based on your reactions to the One Read book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.
Submissions will be accepted beginning September 1 and end on October 15. Please Contact Michelle Baggett for more information at baggettm@missouri.edu.
For more information, including upcoming events, visit One Read Program, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.
The New Jim Crow: One Read Program Exhibit in Ellis Library
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander is this year’s One Read Program selection. The One Read Program is sponsored by Mizzou Law and Mizzou Libraries in order to facilitate conversations of diversity, inclusion, and social justice throughout the MU community. This year’s selection, The New Jim Crow, examines how old forms of discrimination have been legalized through the war on drugs and unequal enforcement of criminal laws.
An exhibit in the Ellis Library Colonnade features a timeline showing the increasing numbers of incarcerated Missourians over the past four decades. Key moments in criminal law, the privatization of prisons, Supreme Court decisions, and more are highlighted. The exhibit will be on display through October.
For more information, including upcoming events, visit One Read Program, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.
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Escape Ellis Library: Welcome Week Event
The University Libraries have teamed up with Breakout CoMo to design an escape room activity in Ellis Library for Welcome Week. This is a fun opportunity for new students to set foot in the library. Teams of students will have 45 minutes to navigate the library, find clues, and solve puzzle. Approximately 40 students can participate at each start time: 5pm, 6pm, 7pm.
Librarian volunteers are needed to reset puzzles and provide hints if needed. Contact Grace (atkinsge@missouri.edu) if you can help for an hour or two (or three) in Ellis Library between 5-8pm on Friday, August 17.
For a full list of Welcome Weekend activities, see the org sync page: https://orgsync.com/174352/events?view=upcoming
Welcome to Tamara Inge
Please welcome Tamara Inge to the Engineering Library. Tamara will be working as a Sr. Library Specialist beginning on August 27, 2018.
New MUSE Posts
In the News
“Police arrest man after hidden camera found in restroom at Columbia Public Library”
KMIZ, August 3, 2018
Librarian Promotions
Please congratulate the following Librarians on their promotions. These are all effective September 1, 2018.
- Taira Meadowcroft: Promoted to Librarian II
- Rachel Brekhus: Promoted to Librarian III
- Kelli Hansen: Promoted to Librarian III
Welcome to Cori Mayfield, Christina Pryor and Steven Pryor
- Please welcome the following Librarians. They joined the LIbraries on Wednesday, August 1, 2018.
- Steven Pryor will be a Librarian II, working in Research, Access, and Instructional Services.
- Christina Pryor will be a Librarian III in the Health Sciences Library. She will be working as the NN/LM Coordinator.
- Please welcome Cori Mayfield back to Ellis Library Circulation. Cori will be a part time Library Information Assistant. She started on July 30, 2018.
In the News
“A craving for coffee spikes when you become a college student, but is it good for you?”
Columbia Missourian, July 26, 2018