The Friends of the MU Libraries invite you to share some laughter with Mark Twain at the Conley House on Nov. 13 at 7 pm. Join humorist Bob Priddy, Chancellor Richard Wallace, Missouri Poet Laureate Walter Bargen, and very important MU Theatre folk Brett Johnson, Ben Friesen, cfrancis blackchild, Phebe Nichols and Gloria Dossett for an evening of Twain’s lesser known writings and poetry. Along with the stories, poems, and quips, there will be desserts and beverages. $20 admission, $8 for students. Contact Sheila Voss at vosss@missouri.edu or 882-4701.
Resources and Services
Tibetan Monks at Ellis Library, Oct. 26-29
Witness as the The Mystical Arts of Tibet, featuring the Tibetan Monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery, bring a culturally rich experience to the MU Campus on October 26-29. Schedule: Mon. Oct. 26, Noon, Opening Ceremony, Lowry Mall/Ellis Library; Mon. Oct. 26 – Wed. Oct. 28, Afternoons, Mandala Sand Painting, Ellis Library; Wed. Oct. 28, 6:00 PM, Lecture – “Tibet Today,” Jesse Wrench Auditorium (Memorial Union); Thurs. Oct. 29, Noon, Closing Ceremony, Ellis Library; Thurs. Oct. 29, 7:00 PM, Sacred Music and Sacred Dance, Jesse Auditorium. Visit Stufftodo or Facebook
Families Welcome at Ellis Library Open House After Homecoming Parade
On Saturday, October 24, visit Ellis Library after the Homecoming Parade from 10 a.m. to noon for refreshments, tours and family activities. This event is free and open to the public.
Children’s Literature: Selections from the Special Collections Department of Ellis Library
Now on display in the Ellis Library Colonnade through the end of October.
Banned Books at Ellis Library
Did you know the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the most challenged books since 1884 when it was originally published because of Mark Twain’s use of slang. See more banned books around the Colonnade area at Ellis Library. The banned books from the MU Special Collections are placed in one of the display cases.
Learn more and Celebrate the Freedom to Read at the American Library Association’s Banned Books Week Web site.
GWLA Directors Meet at MU on Oct. 5 & 6
The Greater Western Library Alliance annual fall meeting was held on October 5 & 6 in Columbia. The MU Libraries were pleased to welcome GWLA to Columbia for the first time.
Streaming video of the program, “Reinventing Reference,” held on Monday October 5, is available at the following link:
mms://mulibraries.missouri.edu/mu-gwla.wmv
Ellis Library Chamber Music at Noon: Haydn & Mendelssohn
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Noon – 1 pm
Join us in the Ellis Library Colonnade for a free concert performed by the MU School of Music.
For more information, visit http://music.missouri.edu/hmf.html.
Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians
John Davis in Concert, Marking Twain: A Musical Celebration of Sam Clemens & His Times
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
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.