Board Game Nights at Ellis Library

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Shannon Cary

This semester the MU Libraries piloted two evenings of Board Game Night in Ellis Library as a new way to engage students in the library. The first was in February and the second took place on April 9th. Both events were small, but definitely a success! Students came and enjoyed an evening of meeting new people and learning new games. Students played games such as Ticket to Ride, Sentinels of the Multiverse, Word Dominoes, Bang and many others. Each evening had different games as student and staff brought games from home to share and play.

The students who came really appreciated the efforts of the library to provide this event, and they asked who they needed to talk to in order to make these more frequent! So we know this is something the students would like to see in the future.

As coordinator of these evenings, I would like to thank everyone who helped make these events possible.

Nancy Messina

Welcome to Ashley Granger

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Shannon Cary

Ashley Granger will begin work April 20 as the new Library Specialist working with monograph acquisitions in the Collection Services Department. She will report to Sean Witzman, who reports to Corrie Hutchinson. Welcome Ashley!

MU Libraries in the News

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Shannon Cary

"Student fee aims to increase MU library funding"
Columbia Daily Tribune, April 7, 2015

"MU Libraries Seek Additional Student Fee to Help with Funding"
kbia.org, April 13, 2015

New Water Bottle Filling Stations in Ellis Library

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Shannon Cary

Two new bottle filling stations have been purchased by the Student Fee Capital Improvement Committee and MU Libraries. One unit will replace the water fountain by the Bookmark Café, and the other replacement will be on the first floor east of the circulation desk.

New Posts, March 30-April 3

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Shannon Cary

Director’s Calendar April 6th – 11th

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Shannon Cary

Notable meetings from the calendar of Jim Cogswell, Director of MU Libraries

Tuesday, April 6^th
2:00-3:30 p.m. – Library Management Team, Ellis Library

4:00-5:00 p.m. – Student Fee Working Group, Ellis Library

Thursday, April 9^th
8:30-10:00 a.m. – Council of Deans, MU Campus

3:00-5:00 p.m. – All Chairs Council, MU Campus

Friday, April 10^th
6:00-9:00 p.m. – Library Society Reception and Dinner with honored guest Director of the National Library of Medicine Dr. Don Lindberg, Reynolds Alumni Center

Saturday, April 11^th
10:00-11:30 a.m. – Friends of the Library Council meeting, Reynolds Alumni Center

12:00 Noon – 2:00 p.m. – Friends of the Library Annual Luncheon, Reynolds Alumni Center

MU Libraries Participate in MU Remembers

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Shannon Cary

Each year the members of the Mizzou family commemorate the lives of students who have passed away during the past year at an event called MU Remembers.That event occured today, April 3 at 2 pm. Jim Cogswell always attends this event as a representative of the MU Libraries.

To serve as a memorial and tribute to the contribution of each student, the Libraries place a book in the collection that is related to the student's major or interests. A personalized bookplate is placed in each book and the book record in the computer catalog also states that the book has been placed in the collection as a memorial to the student. Letters with the title and cover of the book are sent to the parents. We have received many thank you notes from parents and some parents come to the library to look at the books.

In the future, there are plans to create an MU Remembers LibGuide with a complete listing of all the MU Remembers books.

If you would like more information about MU Remembers, you can visit http://calendar.missouri.edu/event/mu_remembers_2414#.VR73tPzF_h4.

Employment Opportunities

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Shannon Cary

The MU Libraries is currently accepting applications for the following positions:

Special Collections Librarian, Job ID 16070

User Engagement Librarian, Job ID 16077

For additional information on this position, how to apply, and application deadlines, please visit the MU Libraries webpage at http://library.missouri.edu/about/employment/employopp/.