Welcome to Jara Anderson

The MU Libraries are pleased to announce that Jara Anderson has been hired as the research and instruction librarian for agriculture, natural resources and Extension. Jara has a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Missouri and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Columbia College. She taught in Prague, Czech Republic, …

Congratulations to Jara Anderson

Congratulations to Jara Anderson, the successful candidate for the RAIS position: Research and Instruction Librarian for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension. Jara will begin her new role, reporting to Rhonda Whithaus, on December 4th.

Thank You to Summer Welcome Volunteers

The Mizzou Libraries connected with over 2,400 new students and their parents/guardians during Summer Welcome 2024 tabling! Thanks to all our wonderful volunteers for tabling during 22 sessions this summer! Jara Anderson Megan Ballengee Anne Barker Rachel Brekhus Abbie Brown Janice Dysart Gwen Gray Jill Kline Noel Kopriva Mara Inge Taira Meadowcroft Kimberely Moeller Stephen …

Marketing Highlight

Our latest reel has over 4000 views since it was published on Wednesday. Thanks to Jara Anderson for staring in this and thanks to Jara and Katy Emerson for all the work they did to actually find this article for a patron. 🙂   View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mizzou Libraries …

Thank You to Special Collections Field Trip Volunteers

Along with the museums, Special Collections hosted field trip visits for all the sixth grade classes in Columbia Public Schools during April and May. Over 1,300 kids and teachers visited and learned about palm leaf books from Southeast Asia, cuneiform tablets from ancient Mesopotamia, and papyrus from ancient Egypt. We have gotten feedback that the …

Marketing Highlight: Mizzou Pride Reel

Thanks to Jara Anderson, Megan Ballengee, and Gabe Harman for being great sports filming this reel! It’s been viewed 3400 times, has 256 likes, 18 comments and 49 shares. That’s amazing engagement! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mizzou Libraries (@mizzou.libraries)

Highlighted Newshub Posts of the Week

Peer Navigator Corner: My Favorite Space in Ellis Library Countdown to Finals Welcome Jara Anderson Welcome Katie Rahman Ellis Library Open 24/7 Through December 15

Thank You to All the Escape Room Helpers!

We had another successful escape room event during Welcome Week this year! We had 150 students register with a few dozen on the waiting list. The students had a great time and that is thanks to all of those who helped this year! You can see the photos of the groups and their different times …