John Davis in Concert
Marking Twain: A Musical Celebration of Sam Clemens & His Times
Hear the music of Twain’s time, including Tom Wiggins and John William “Blind” Boone
Thursday, November 12, 2009
7:00 P.M.
Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts
Columbia, Missouri

This event is free and open to the public.

RSVP
Contact Shannon Cary, 573-882-4703 or carysn@missouri.edu

Why Banned Books Week Matters, and How Freedom of Information Plays a Role
Dr. Charles Davis, Executive Director of the National Freedom of Information Coalition
Sept. 30, 2009
1-2 pm
Ellis Library Colonnade

Join us for a look at the issue of book challenges, the politicization of knowledge and how open government laws can save the day.

Sponsored by the MU Libraries Diversity Action Committee.

History and Fiction: Dueling Narratives
A Celebration of the Book including readings and panels on historical fiction, biography, memoirs, dramatizations of real life,
journalistic narrative, true crime writing, essay writing, poetry writing and the writing of non-fiction.

The Missouri Center for the Book Annual Celebration
Saturday, October 10th 2009
8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Stephens College Campus

Register at: http://books.missouri.org/node/1
The registration fee of $25 per person includes a box lunch and
an early evening reception honoring renown Missouri scholar and translator
Margaret Sayers Peden.

The Keynote speaker will be celebrated Missouri historian, novelist, and journalist Harper Barnes

Sponsored by:
Stephens College English and Creative Writing Department
University of Missouri-Columbia Libraries
The Missouri Arts Council and
The Missouri Center for the Book

Zotero Workshop for Beginners & Beyond

Learn to set up and use this powerful, free tool to help you keep track of your references and format them in many different styles.

Friday September 18, 3:00-4:30
Ellis Library Room 213
Instructor: Rachel Brekhus
No registration necessary

Details available at http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/journalism/contest/default.htm.

Many books in the MU Libraries are fragile, others need minor repairs, still others require extensive help if they are to survive this century. Those of us who consider books our friends cannot bear to lose them, and it is in that spirit that the Friends of the MU Libraries have initiated the Adopt-A-Book Program. By adopting a book, you will ensure that it gets the help it needs to remain with us for years to come. Please consider sponsoring a book. All monies will go directly to the care and maintenance of rare, fragile and just plain good books. We are also happy to announce that, due to a grant from the Kemper Foundation, we are able to match your gift dollar for dollar. This grant ends December 31, 2009.

For more information and to adopt a book online, please visit http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/about/adoptabook/adoptabook.php

For more information, visit http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/guides/classestours/endnotefridays/default.php

The MU Libraries will host a reception for Peter Bergen at Ellis Library in the First Floor Colonnade on Tuesday, September 1 from 4-5 p.m. Please join us for refreshments and an opportunity to meet this acclaimed journalist and terrorist analyst. For more information, contact Shannon Cary at carysn@missouri.edu or 882-4703.

The MU Libraries have participated in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) since 1862. The FDLP was established by Congress to ensure that the American public has access to its Government’s information.

Since 1813, depository libraries have safeguarded the public’s right to know by collecting, organizing, maintaining, preserving, and assisting users with information from the Federal Government.

Along with documenting the processes of the three main branches of government (Executive, Congress and the Judiciary), the Government Publication Office distributes documents produced by many government agencies. These include the Department of Energy, Department of Education, Census Bureau, the National Park Service and NASA. Government documents include books, reports, studies, hearings, and educational materials. Publications can be in any format, including books, pamphlets, posters, DVDs, CD-ROMs, puzzles, coloring books and maps. Government documents can be found through the library’s catalog, MERLIN, and most are shelved in 1 East.

For further information, please contact Marie Concannon or Sandy Schiefer.

Click here for a complete listing of books in the display.