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Black History and Culture Trivia Night

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Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025
Time: 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Location: Daniel Boone Regional Library, Friends Room, 100 W Broadway
Registration

Join old and new friends for a fun and competitive celebration of Black history and culture. Don’t worry if you don’t know much – you can expect mulligans and multiple-choice questions, and a whole team to support you. The more “life-diverse” the team you make (or find at the event), the better you’ll do! We’ll provide food for all, door prizes, and additional prizes for the winning team.

Check-in and dinner begin at 6:00, play begins at 6:30.

Co-sponsored by the University of Missouri Department of Black Studies, University of Missouri Libraries, Daniel Boone Regional Library, and Columbia Honda.

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Black History Exhibit Presentation

By Shannon Cary   Posted in Events and Exhibits Gateway Carousel
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February 26, 2025
Noon to 1 pm
Ellis Library 114A

In conjunction with the exhibition “A Historic Look at Black Labor in St. Louis through the Eyes of Artist Spencer T. Banks,” Dr. Joan Stack, presents a lecture that seeks to revive the legacy of an important Black Missouri artist. In 1962 a reporter for the St. Louis Argus called Spencer T. Banks, “one of the most popular artists in St. Louis,” yet despite his cultural importance, his name has faded from public memory. Between 1930 and 1970, Banks not only did design work for many important Black businesses, but he also created the groundbreaking comic strip Pokenia for the St. Louis Argus, likely the first published newspaper comic with a Black heroine.

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Spencer T. Banks Black History Exhibit

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Dr. Joan Stack from the State Historical Society of Missouri developed the exhibit “A Historic Look at Black Labor in St. Louis Seen through the Eyes of Artist Spencer T. Banks (1912-1983),” which is on display in the Ellis Library exhibit area on first floor.

Black History Month Programs at the State Historical Society of Missouri

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Black History in Journalism Book Display

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in Events and Exhibits Journalism Library
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Now through February.

Stop by the Journalism Library to view their curated display featuring books related to black history in journalism.

All books are available for check out.

This is an educational exhibit and is open to everyone.

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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BYOBook Club at Mizzou Libraries

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in Ellis Library Events and Exhibits
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Do you want to join a book club but prefer to choose your own book? Join the BYOBook Club!

Our first meeting of the semester is Wednesday, February 19 at 4:00 pm in Ellis Library 114A.

This month’s theme is: read a book with a red or pink cover. Need a book recommendation? Check out our book club guide.

Registration is not required, but encouraged.

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The History of Decorated Papers

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One of our Special Collections librarians, John Henry Adams, will be teaching a course with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in February. The class is entitled “From Currency to Wrapping Paper: The History of Decorated Papers” and will provide a concise overview of paper decoration from around the world. After a brief introduction to the manufacture of handmade paper, we will focus on three major approaches to paper decoration, using (1) printing technology, (2) paint directly on the paper, and (3) ink or paint suspended on liquid. In addition to the different types of paper, there will also be a discussion of how the papers were used historically.

If the course is of interest to you, more information can be found here.

John Henry Adams

John Henry Adams is a librarian in the Special Collections and Rare Books department. He provides instruction and reference for the history of the book in general, but especially for medieval manuscripts, early European printing, the history of cartography, and English and German literature.

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Workshop Showcase: Piecing Together Provenance

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Ellis Library Colonnade
From December 2024

A showcase from the new “Piecing Together Provenance” exhibit is now on display with research and creative works completed by students enrolled in the cross-listed Fall 2024 ARH_VS course, “Museum Studies: Theory and Practice.” Taught by art historian Dr. James van Dyke with contributions by archivist Dr. Sarah Buchanan, the course examines contemporary issues in museum and curatorial studies through project-based, object-based learning – the two crucial issues this semester are provenance and restitution. Provenance research in theory comprised the first third of course content with discussions about museum definitions, collecting, and object dispositions. Then students looked at existing provenance narrative structures and resources for researching provenance data; finally they team-workshopped their insights to create visually engaging panels that show their processes taken and tried – emphasizing both information found and gaps remaining.

Provenance stories enhance the visitor experience not only in art museums, but also in collections like the Enns Entomology Museum, which students visited as it marks its 150th anniversary year. Hearing directly from museum curators Kristin Simpson, Mackenzie Mallon, Candace Sall, Rima Girnius, and Benton Kidd about their everyday efforts to bring together provenance facts led students to develop the theme of clues gathered, pinned, and strung to corkboard for their exhibit. Do visit their fully detailed exhibit in the Bingham Art Gallery, where “Mind the Gap: Piecing Together Provenance” is on display through April.

Here in Ellis Library is provided a selection from the six artwork panels illustrated there with student research findings about the artistic legacies of 15th and 18th century Italian artists di Matteo and Joli, 17th century artists van Goyen (Dutch) and Neeffs (Flemish), a Roman-era Egyptian textile, and the early 20th century American artist Hirst. For their additional contributions to the success of the course we gratefully thank: Megan Ballengee, Daniel Eck, Amanda Harrison, Madeleine LeMieux, and Kristin Schwain. Solve the mysteries of history with provenance!

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Happy Mole Day!

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 On behalf of the Engineering Library and Technology Commons (ELTC),
Happy Mole Day!

 

This day commemorates Avogadro’s Constant: 6.02214 \times 10^{23}\, mol^{-1}

Celebrations run from 6:02AM to 6:02PM

Stop by the ELTC Circulation Desk for a FREE Mole Day button while supplies last! 

 

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Spooky Books Display

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Now through Oct. 31

The Spooky Books display was curated by Isabella Bickhaus, library intern, and Janet Hilts, Humanties Librarian.

Looking for even more spooky titles? Check out Morbidly Curious Books. . .

Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Peer Navigator Corner: Exhibits

By Kimberly Moeller   Posted in Ellis Library Events and Exhibits
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Written by: Mekenzie Moffet

Over the summer, Ellis Library opened a new opportunity to get to know art and appreciate the work of those around you with the Museum of Anthropology and the Museum of Art & Archaeology. Those of you who are consistent in visiting the library may have passed another location a hundred times and passed by the changes that go on with exhibit cases and displays.  Recently, Megan Ballengee, our amazing Community Engagement Coordinator shared her knowledge with me so that I could pass along what goes on behind the display cases.  

The pictured exhibit case doesn’t have an official name, but if you ever want to check it out, it’s right across from the peer navigator desk on the first floor. This exhibit is run by various committees and displays a huge variety of different materials: projects from various classes or individual students, student organizations, heritage celebrations, artwork, and of course books. Just last month, up for display was artwork created by your librarians and faculty members. The exhibits are changed anywhere from one month to once a semester. On the second floor, there is also a long-standing exhibit curated by the State Historical Society, choosing new themes every year celebrating Black History that stays up for a whole semester.  

Megan decides what to showcase by receiving requests, or just reaching out seeing if anyone would like to show off their talent. When I asked what was special about these exhibits? She answered that, “The exhibit area is a great opportunity for people to be able to share their work and for the library to make connections with the campus community. Exhibits provide learning opportunities for people viewing the exhibit and a much-needed break from studying!”  

The current exhibit is in celebration of Homecoming (which is coming up on October 19). Special Collections and Archives shared some copies of the Savitar (the Mizzou yearbook) to display, and there is a lot of Mizzou spirit to come view! I know we’re all excited for Homecoming Week to come, but that doesn’t mean we can’t show off our tiger pride in the meantime.