Recipe: Ruthe’s Cherry-Vanilla Limeade

Ruthe Morse (Catalog Management) prepared the punch for yesterday’s retirement reception for Sue Barnes, and it was a big hit! She has generously shared the recipe with Muse readers. Thank you, Ruthe!

Cherry-Vanilla Limeade

How Ruthe made it:

Mix 6 liters of cream soda,
9 oz. each of lime juice, cherry juice and water, and
2 cups of sugar in a punch bowl.

If you would like it to taste more cherry-limey:

Mix 6 liters cream soda,
5 1/4 cups each lime juice, cherry juice and water, and
2 cups sugar in a punch bowl.

 

Sue Barnes’s Retirement Party

After 25 years of service to Ellis Library, Sue Barnes, head of Serials, has retired. As well as managing her day-to-day tasks in the Acquisitions department, she also served as Community Service chair for MULSA, organizing collections to benefit local charitable groups including the food bank and Rainbow House. Sue’s last day in the office was December 10. A reception was held in her honor. The treats included carrot cake, pinwheel sandwiches, and punch. We will miss Sue and wish her the best!

Read more Sue Barnes’s Retirement Party

Web tip of the week, December 8, 2014: American Memory

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html

I would encourage everyone to read the “Today in History” section.

As a part of ongoing modernization, some collections migrated to new presentations. Collections that have been migrated no longer appear in internal American Memory search results and browse lists. To search all Library collections (including American Memory) please visit loc.gov/search, or browse collections at loc.gov/collections. You can also use the links below to go to the new presentations:

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/updatedList.html

Submitted by Jack Batterson

2014 MULSA Thanksgiving Luncheon

The 2014 MULSA Thanksgiving Luncheon was held on Friday, November 21 in the Ellis Library Reading Room. The holiday was celebrated by library faculty and staff as well as Jesse Hall staff currently residing in Ellis due to Renew Mizzou. The main dishes were catered by Jack’s Gourmet Restaurant, while guests brought side dishes and desserts to share. Tofurkeys were also provided as a vegetarian option. Collection bins were available for MULSA’s Holiday Food Drive for the local food bank and Second Chance.

Visit the link below to see photos from the luncheon. Photos are courtesy of Sheena Waggoner.

2014 Thanksgiving Luncheon Photo Album