- Least Heat-Moon at Ellis Library
- Library Society Dinner, April 17
- MU Libraries in the News
- Digiprint Selling Flash Drives and Pens
- Recycle Your 5, 6 and 7 Plastics
- Tech Tip
- “Diversity Beyond the Obvious” Webinar
- Hello to Michael Kauffman
- Goodbye to Zephan Hazell
- Healthy for Life Update
- Gary Cox Elected to MAC Nominating Committee
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Yearly Archives: 2009
William Least Heat-Moon Speaking at Ellis Library on March 5
Photo courtesy of Brad Winter.
Library Society Dinner, April 17
You are cordially invited to attend the 2009 Library Society Dinner.
Friday, April 17, 1009
Please join us as we welcome new members of the Library Society, honor our charter members and celebrate the enduring values of books and libraries.
6:00 p.m. Reception
7:00 p.m. Library Society Dinner, Featured speaker, Robert M. O’Neil, Director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression
Ellis Library
Grand Reading Room
Business Attire
Please RSVP to Sheila Voss by April 10
Tickets are $35 per person for MU Libraries staff
Please make checks payable to the University of Missouri.
MU Libraries in the News
Columbia Daily Tribune, March 1, 2009
“Book a real page-turner for history buffs”
The Maneater, March 5, 2009
“University offers tech-savvy cost saving alternatives”
Columbia Daily Tribune, March 15, 2009
“Showme column revives old memories”
The Maneater, March 16, 2009
“An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe raises money for MU Libraries”
Digiprint Selling Flash Drives and Pens
Starting this week, the Ellis Library Digiprint Center is selling flash drives and pens.
Recycle Your 5, 6 and 7 Plastics
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Alternative Community Training (ACT) is now taking #5, 6 and 7 plastics. These are plastic containers that the City of Columbia does not recycle; the City recycles #1 and #2. To find out what kind of plastic you have, just check the number on the bottom of the container. #4 and #5 plastics are primarily plastic wrap and plastic bags. You may recycle plastic bags at most grocery stores in town. For a complete explanation of the different types of plastics, visit Earth911.com.
Please take your 5, 6 and 7 plastics to the ACT center at 2200 Burlington (View Larger Map).
The Greener MU Libraries Task Force will also take your materials to ACT. Please drop off your plastics in Shannon Cary’s office at Ellis Library or in the Health Sciences Library staff lounge.
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Tech Tip
Tip for Outlook:
1. Add holidays to your Outlook calendar from virtually any country in the world.
1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click Calendar Options.
2. Under Calendar options, click Add Holidays.
3. Select the check box next to each country/region whose holidays you want to add to your calendar, and then click OK.
Brown Bag Invitation: “Diversity Beyond the Obvious” Webinar
Brown Bag Invitation: “Diversity Beyond the Obvious” Webinar
April 3, 11:00 – 12:30 CST
4G41 Ellis Library
The Diversity Action Committee invites you to join them on April 3 to view a free webinar entitled “Diversity Beyond the Obvious” sponsored by the College of Dupage. Mary Evangeliste, Director of User Services & Outreach at Gettysburg College and co-founder of Fearless Future: Marketing & Design for Things that Matter, brings together two distinguished scholars of diversity in libraries to present their recent research and to engage in a lively conversation with you on the topic. They will discuss how diversity in all its manifestations can make the library profession stronger and more vital.
The panel will investigate and discuss the following questions:
• How can we recruit and retain diverse librarians?
• How can we create inclusive library environments in which all types of employees and learners feel welcome and involved?
• How do we foster an environment within our profession to include representatives of all of our constituencies?
• How do our practices in libraries reflect the diverse nature of our communities?
Mary will be joined by Dr. Teresa Y. Neely, Associate Professor and Director, Access Services, University Libraries, University of New Mexico and Dr. Karen E. Downing, the Foundation and Grants Librarian at the University of Michigan.
RSVP’s are not required; feel free to bring your lunch. Release time is available with supervisor approval.
Hello to Michael Kauffman
Hello to Michael Kauffman, late-night security guard (p-t). Michael is moving from student security guard into the late-night guard position. This follows securing permission to fill the position from Jesse Hall. Michael has been with us three months as a part-time student guard. He is in his junior year and pursuing a major in History. Michael is looking to transfer to a criminal justice program.
Goodbye to Zephan Hazell
Goodbye to Zephan Hazell, late-night security guard (part-time). Zephan is leaving after 1.5 years with us to focus more on his studies and to pursue a new venture.