The Communications Committee is sponsoring the MU Libraries 2nd Annual National Library Week Celebration at Ellis Library. From 11 a.m. to about 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, we will be handing out punch, cupcakes and other goodies, such as Post-It notes and pencils, to the patrons of Ellis Library. This will take place in the colonnade near the North Entrance.
For those of you who don’t remember or weren’t around, we did this last year, and the patrons were very excited about free cupcakes and surprised that there is such a thing as National Library Week.
Due to everyone’s busy schedule, the members of the Communications Committee are asking for help in handing out treats to our patrons. We especially need volunteers from 12 – 1:30 p.m. Please contact Shannon Cary at carysn@missouri.edu if you would like to help.
Even if you don’t have time to volunteer, we encourage everyone to stop by for a cupcake!
And don’t forget to wear your MU Libraries t-shirt on Wednesday to demonstrate your pride during National Library Week.
There is a new location for items in MERLIN. It is the Ellis Library Circulation Desk. The location currently has four items in it. Current issues of Consumer Reports, Ebony, Jet and Vogue are housed there and are checked out to patrons at the Circulation Desk. In order to check out these magazines, one must have an MU ID card or a courtesy borrower card. The location looks like the following in MERLIN:
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Consumer reports. |
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[Mt. Vernon, N.Y.] : Consumers Union, 1942- |
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MU ELLIS TX335.A1 C6 |
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UNBOUND ISSUES AT CIRCULATION DESK |
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v.45(1980)-72(2007)- |
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May 2008 v.73 no.5 |
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Vol.7 no.6-v.8 bound with v.7 no.1-5 of previous title. |
The Columbia Daily Tribune, April 10, 2008
http://www.columbiatribune.com/2008/Apr/20080410News005.asp
The MU Libraries Staff Association will hold its annual meeting on May 6th at 9:00 a.m. in the Ellis Library Staff Lounge. We would like to invite you to join us.
With many upcoming challenges, membership in MULSA is more important than ever. We would like to encourage you to consider running for the various positions available on the MULSA Board, and to become an active participant in MULSA events. With your help, we will be able to continue our staff and community obligations.
Our open board vacancies are as follows:
Vice President/President Elect (1): Assists the president in carrying out the work and direction of the staff association and automatically becomes the President the following year.
Secretary (1): Records and distributes the minutes taken at our board meetings.
Treasurer (1): Maintains all the financial records for MULSA; this includes keeping the books and writing the checks.
Courtesy (1): Extends congratulations and condolences to library employees with cards, gifts, and flowers.
MUSE Editors (2): Responsible for the publication of the library staff newsletter, The Muse.
Ellis Staff Lounge (1): Coordinates cleaning of the lounge with daily help from volunteers. This person also buys cleaning supplies and maintains the vending machine refunds.
Social (2): Organizes and coordinates MULSA’s social activities.
Book Sale / Store Coordinators (1): Helps to organize, promote, and preside over the ongoing book sale in the Ellis Library Copy Service room.
Community Service (1): Coordinates and informs the staff about our service projects. We have supported such groups as Mid-Missouri Food Bank and Second Chance Animal Shelter.
MULSA collectively organizes the Adopt-a-family during the holidays, garage sales, cookies sales, and other worthwhile projects. If you would like to run for one of these positions, please contact Tammy Green (GreenTA@missouri.edu) or Jack Batterson at battersonj@missouri.edu
For further information about these positions, please see the job descriptions at MULSA’s web site:
http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/staff/committees/mulsa/board.html
Please do not let your talents go unused. You can make a big difference. MULSA is a wonderful opportunity to meet and work with your fellow co-workers from other departments.
-MULSA Board Members
A comment form for library staff is now available on the staff Web page. Comments are anonymous and will go the Library Management Team.
4/1/1985, Karen Eubanks
4/2/1990, Katy Dodson
4/5/1976, Alan Bloom
4/6/1998, Libby Myre
4/7/1994, Michaelle Dorsey
4/10/2000, Terri Hall
4/10/2006, Michelle Berry
4/15/2002, Jim Cogswell
4/16/2007, Cathi Veach
4/20/2005, Alex Hopkins
Goodbye to Michael Salmons, System Support Analyst, LTS. Michael accepted a position with the Missouri Secretary of State office with duties that focus on web development.
When Jim Cogswell first started as Director of Libraries in April of 2002, he made it a point to meet with all the employees of MU Libraries for one-on-one “get to know you” sessions so that he and the staff could get acquainted. After he completed this effort he wanted to make sure he met new employees soon after they began working for us so that he could become acquainted with them and to personally welcome them to MU Libraries.
As I was recently scheduling some of these meetings with new employees, it was brought to my attention that an employee has worked here for five years and never had a one-on-one meetings with Jim.
I would like to invite all employees who have never had a “getting to know you” meeting with Jim to please contact me at ellismw@missouri.edu (or call 882-9169) so that we can schedule one.
Also, if any MU Libraries employees would like to meet with Jim as a follow-up, please contact me (by using the email or phone number above) and I will get you on his calendar.
Thanks,
Mark