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home Staff news Thanks to Everyone Who Helped Make Escape Ellis Library So Successful!

Thanks to Everyone Who Helped Make Escape Ellis Library So Successful!

By Shannon Cary   Posted in Staff news
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We had a great turnout, over 175 new students, at last Friday’s Escape Ellis Library event for Welcome Week. It took a lot of time and creativity to put this all together. So thanks to the following people who created four escape rooms from scratch!

Grace Atkins
Shannon Cary
John Fifield
Taira Meadowcroft

Also thanks to everyone who helped the night of the event. It was a lot of fun, but a lot of work!

Shannon Cary
John Fifield
Gwen Gray
Mary Inge
Noel Kopriva
Erin Powell
Lindsay Yungbluth

And thanks to the students, including our GAs, who helped out. We wouldn’t have survived the evening with out them!

Emma Fernandez
Brad Fuller
Trevor Hook
Anna Peterson
Logan Rodriguez
Mathew Swan

To see some photos from the event, check out Twitter and Instagram (later today)!

home Staff news Volunteers Needed for Ellis Library Escape Room Event

Volunteers Needed for Ellis Library Escape Room Event

By Shannon Cary   Posted in Staff news
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For the second year, the University Libraries will hold 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 navigate the library, find clues, and solve puzzles.

Librarian volunteers are needed or a variety of tasks. Contact Shannon (carysn@missouri.edu) if you can help for an hour or two (or three) in Ellis Library between 5-8 pm on Friday, August 16.

home Staff news Volunteers Needed for Welcome Week Escape Room Event

Volunteers Needed for Welcome Week Escape Room Event

By Shannon Cary   Posted in Staff news
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For the second year, the University Libraries will hold 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 navigate the library, find clues, and solve puzzles.

Librarian volunteers are needed or a variety of tasks. Contact Shannon (carysn@missouri.edu) if you can help for an hour or two (or three) in Ellis Library between 5-8 pm on Friday, August 16.

home Staff news Escape Ellis Library: Welcome Week Event

Escape Ellis Library: Welcome Week Event

By Shannon Cary   Posted in Staff news
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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