Jill Kline Named MLA Outstanding New Librarian

From the MLA 2025 Conference Program: “The Outstanding New Librarian Award recognizes a librarian with at least 1 year of Missouri-based experience (and less than 5 years in the field) who has contributed significantly to improving and advancing library and information services. This year’s recipient is Jill Kline, Student Success Librarian at University of Missouri …

Kline Wins First-Gen Award

Congratulations to Jill Kline, who was nominated and won the First-Generation Champion Award!

Kline Wins Missouri Library Association Award

The Missouri Library Association (MLA) has named Jill Kline, student success librarian at the Mizzou Libraries, as the recipient of this year’s Outstanding New Librarian Award. This prestigious recognition celebrates early-career librarians who have made significant contributions to advancing library and information services in Missouri. Since joining Mizzou two years ago, Jill has made a …

Kline Wins Missouri Library Association Award

The Missouri Library Association (MLA) has named Jill Kline, student success librarian at the Mizzou Libraries, as the recipient of this year’s Outstanding New Librarian Award. This prestigious recognition celebrates early-career librarians who have made significant contributions to advancing library and information services in Missouri. Since joining Mizzou two years ago, Jill has made a …

Kline Wins ALA PR Award

Jill Kline, with some editing help from Megan Ballengee, created a Mizzou Libraries QR guide poster, and the Marketing Team submitted it to the 2025 PR Xchange Awards Competition. The QR code poster won in the “Materials promoting collections, services and resources” category for libraries in our budget group. Congrats to Jill, and please check …

First-Generation Students View Libraries as an Essential Campus Resource

As a first-generation student, I have always been passionate about supporting first-generation students! After joining Mizzou as a Student Success Librarian, I started supporting first-generation student initiatives. Eventually, I became a member of the First-Generation Student Success Advisory Board, which meets regularly to ensure we continue supporting our first-generation students best, promoting services, starting initiatives, …