Everyone deserves a break! Visit the Ellis Library Colonnade from 6-10 pm on Tuesday of finals week for free drinks and snacks.

The Health Sciences Library will be handling out cake pops and other goodies in celebration of National Libraries Week. Stop by to say hello to your friendly library staff April 17^th from 11am to 1pm and share what YOU love about your library!

On April 19 at 10:30 am in the Ellis Library Colonnade the MU Confucius Institute will present Chinese-language and culture materials to the MU Libraries. The MU Vice Provost Handy Williamson, MU Libraries Director James Cogswell  and Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Chris Belcher will speak. The MU Libraries and the Office of the Vice Provost for International Programs invite you to attend this book presentation ceremony to learn more about these important materials. 

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
1 pm
Ellis Library Colonnade

For several decades, Dr. Howard Marshall, Professor Emeritus of Art History and Archaeology and former director of the Missouri Cultural Heritage Center, has nourished a not-so-secret passion for Missouri’s heritage of “old-time” fiddle and dance music. His training (PhD, Folklore, Indiana University) and previous positions at the Library of Congress and at museums. and many publications, reflect his life-long interest in recording the nuances of daily life and grass roots history — such as old-time violin playing. As a scholar, Marshall has recorded and photographed numerous fiddle events, and interviewed numerous older fiddlers, and published research in various places. As the descendant of generations of Missouri fiddlers, Marshall has sought, in his own playing, particularly to carry on the repertoire and performance style of the state’s Little Dixie cultural region. In today’s presentation, Marshall will discuss themes in his new book, “Play Me Something Quick and Devilish:” Old-Time Fiddlers in Missouri (University of Missouri Press, with accompanying archival CD of 33 fiddlers) and play examples of music in the book.

Date: April 20, 2013
Time: Noon – 2:30 p.m.
Place: Reynolds Alumni Center, Great Room, University of Missouri
Keynote Speaker: Steven Watts, Ph.D.

MU Professor Steven Watts specializes in the cultural and intellectual history of the United States. His book, The Republic Reborn (1989), won the annual book prize from the National Historical Society and was runner-up for the best book award from the American Studies Association. In 2001, he published The Magic Kingdom, which was reviewed in major media venues throughout the country, including The New York Times, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times. His work on Walt Disney led to an appearance in the documentary, “Makers of the Twentieth Century,” and his expertise on Henry Ford led to his appearance on the documentary “Money and Power.” His latest work is the biography, Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream (2009). Professor Watts will be speaking about his upcoming book scheduled for release in October 2013, Self-Help Messiah: Dale Carnegie and Success of Modern America.

Tickets are $25 per person. Please contact, Sheila Voss to purchase tickets at vosss@missouri.edu or 573-882-4701.

MU Libraries presents:

An Interview with Rajmohan Gandhi
“The India-Pakistan Conflict and The Path to Stability”
April 12, 2013  at 11:00 a.m., light refreshments at 10:30 a.m.
Stotler Lounge, Memorial Union

Dr. Charles Davis from the Missouri School of Journalism will hold a wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Rajmohan Gandhi, biographer and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, and former President of Initiatives of Change.  Their conversation will touch on the endless quest for world peace, Gandhi’s work in the Indian-Pakistani realm, and why the simmering conflict matters to all citizens of the world.

Gandhi has written widely on the Indian independence movement and its leaders, Indo- Pakistan relations, human rights and conflict resolution. His recent book, A Tale of Two Revolts: India’s Mutiny and the American Civil War, demonstrates the commonality shared by two countries on opposites sides of the globe struggling for freedom in the nineteenth century.

Friday evening Dr. Gandhi will also speak at the Library Society Dinner in Ellis Library. For details on the Society dinner, please contact Sheila Voss at vosss@missouri.edu.