Web tip of the week, July 29, 2013
http://www.thethriftshopper.com/
This is a one-stop website for all your thrift shopping needs with more than 10,000 thrift shops that are searchable by zip code, city or state. The Goodwill store at 1405 Grindstone got the highest rating among the local stores with a 4.93 score.
Submitted by Jack Batterson
Edward McCain will start July 29th as the new Digital Curator. This is a split-funded position with Journalism, and he will have his office in the Reynolds Journalism Institute.
Wellness Challenge Kits
Would you or your department like to start a walking or weight loss challenge? Healthy for Life has created template kits to help you get started. Included in these kits are directions on how to start a group competition, sample marketing materials and sign-up sheets. Email wellness@umsystem.edu if you’d like to receive a kit electronically or by campus mail.
Get healthy with Weight Watchers
Have you been thinking about joining Weight Watchers? Faculty and Staff have several Weight Watchers discount options:
Ø Login Instructions: Go to https://wellness.weightwatchers.com and enter the MU ID 46814 and passcode WW46814. It will then take you to the next page where you enter your information and set up your website user ID and password. Be sure to specify which location you want to attend a meeting. Enrolling through this portal will give you a $39.95/month membership instead of $42.95!
Exercising in the Heat Safely
One of the landscapers noted that some of the beds around the library have been getting plants taken out of them. Someone else witnessed someone actually taking some plants early one morning, putting them in a bag, and then entering the library. If you see someone taking plants out of the flower beds on Lowry Mall and around Ellis, please contact Ellis Library Security or MUPD.
Mary Ryan has announced her retirement effective November 1. With accrued vacation time taken into account, Mary’s last day at the MU Libraries will be August 30. Mary has been with the MU Libraries for 41 years, she has been a part of many changes over the years, and it is hard to say good-bye. An Interim Head of the Reference Department will be identified from among the current reference librarians, and we expect to hire a one-year temporary librarian to fulfill the duties of the interim head. Please help us wish Mary a long and happy retirement.
Web tip of the week, July 22, 2013
Check here for the latest baseball news from thousands of sources.
Submitted by Jack Batterson
The 2ND Annual Rainbow House Back-to-School Supply is in full swing running July 22nd through August 8, 2013.
The Rainbow House has specified that they are in need of the following items:
BACKPACKS Gluesticks
Hand Sanitizer /Antibacterial wipes Scissors
Boxes of resealable plastic bags (quart & gallon)
Boxes of Tissue #2 Pencils
Composition Notebooks Large Erasers
Wide-ruled Looseleaf Paper Colored Pencils
Black Dry Erase Markers – Thin Lined Index Cards
Small Plastic School Boxes
The Back-to-School Supply sales are on.
PLEASE bring your donations to Sue Barnes’s work area in the Acquisitions Dept. of Ellis Library (52 Ellis). Branches: Please contact Sue for pick-up or give your donations to our mailroom personnel when they make deliveries.
Donations will be delivered to the Rainbow House the morning of Friday, August 9th.
Questions?
Sue Barnes, MULSA Community Service Chair, BarnesS@missouri.edu, 884-2368
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Raffle to benefit the Central and Northeast Missouri Food Bank at the MULSA Picnic in June.
We raised $120.00 in monetary donations and 33 pounds of non-perishable food for the Food Bank.
Please thank Culver’s, Missouri Credit Union, the Candy Factory, Landmark Bank, MU Athletic Dept., and our Admin. Office for their generosity in providing the raffle items when you visit their establishments.
Sue Barnes
MULSA Community Service Chair