Join us in Ellis Library’s Grand Reading Room for a performance by Douglas Niedt!
This special event is sponsored by Friends of the MU Libraries, with reception to follow.
“Mr. Niedt is not only a brilliant master of his instrument, but a performer of great sensitivity. The wealth of sound and the dynamic finesse which he elicits from the guitar make him a worthy companion of the few great guitarists such as Andres Segovia and Julian Bream."
Please note that you can now find a schedule of events put on by the MU Libraries from the Events and Workshops link on the Libraries' gateway. The Event Calendar is at the top of the right column. Thanks to Judy Maseles for creating the calendar for us. Events will be entered as they are made known to the Events Team.
A week or so before the February 25 5:30 p.m. trivia night, organizers Paula Roper and Rachel Brekhus were worried that only two people had registered for the competition. The weather forecast involved increasing chances of snow, and we wondered if we’d have to cancel. We publicized relentlessly – mostly by email, phone, Twitter and Facebook – to MU people, friends from the community, and even City Council candidates. Registrations finally began to come in, until by Wednesday morning, 15 people had registered. By 5:40, at least 18 had arrived and had commenced friendly socializing. Around 6:00 the competition began. The format of play was a website that worked like a “Jeopardy” board – there was even an item with an audio clue! Players formed three race- and age-diverse teams, and the evening was one by the formidable Team Two, which included a couple of “ringers,” history graduate students. We had a few rules questions and technology elements that we want to tweak for next year, but we got good feedback from our participants, who also made off with many fabulous prizes. Thanks are due to MU Libraries Administration and the Black History Month Planning Committee, for their financial support (for the sandwiches and other food), to our RAIS Division colleagues, who tweeted about it and helped Rachel create the audio clip for the Audio Daily Double, to the Events Team and Ellis Library Security, who provided logistical support and to the many individuals and campus entities who donated prizes. We hope this will become an annual MU Libraries Black History Month offering.
This is a reminder about the Events Team that was formed in 2012.
In order to formalize and better organize the processes and procedures of putting on external events at MU Libraries, the Events Team has been formed.
The Events Team will meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month. If your group is interested in putting on a Libraries-sponsored event, please contact Shannon Cary about attending an Events Team meeting to discuss the event.
​Mission: The purpose of the team is to assist staff with planning library-related events and to create a continuing long-range plan of events and exhibitions that emphasizes its position as the heart of the campus. The objectives are to facilitate the production of events and development of a schedule that provides time to effectively promote and seek funding as needed, as well as oversee other budget and security concerns. A standing committee of those people directly connected to events and exhibits planning will meet initially once a month with the possibility of meeting less frequently once long-range planning is in place. Other members of the Library staff and those connected to singular events occurring in or sponsored by the Library will be asked to present an event/exhibit plan to the team. The team will offer suggestions and discuss any potential problems or areas of concern, but will not act as an approval board. The Director of the Libraries has ultimate approval of all events.
Team:
Communications: Shannon Cary
Travel/hotel arrangements: Mark Ellis
Security and facilities: Pat Jones
IT and AV: PT
Event planning: Sheila Voss
Budgeting: Ellen Blair
Exhibits: Current Exhibits Committee chair
Additional members: Current Faculty Lecture Series Committee Chair and Diversity Action Committee Chair
Temporary member: Ashley Mitchell is currently serving as a liaison from Admissions
Please join MU Libraries staff for the opening reception of The Nook, 4th floor NE, Ellis Library. The reception will be held at 3:30, Thursday, February 12, 2015.
Funding to create this new study space in Ellis was made by a generous award from the Student Fee Capital Improvement Committee. The Libraries would like to thank them for continuing support.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Please join MU Libraries staff for the opening reception of The Nook, 4th floor NE, Ellis Library. The reception will be held at 3:30, Thursday, February 12, 2015.
Funding to create this new study space in Ellis was made by a generous award from the Student Fee Capital Improvement Committee. The Libraries would like to thank them for continuing support.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Columbia: A Photographic History
January 31, 2015
1:30 p.m.
The State Historical Society of Missouri’s Research Center–Columbia
Join us as Valerie Battle Kienzle presents her new book, Columbia, an illustrated history of Columbia, Missouri. Her interest in history is closely tied to her family: she, her brother, and her mother share ownership of a restored home and farmland that have been in the family since 1796. A 1980 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, she has worked for more than 30 years in various writing-related positions, including newspaper reporter, corporate public affairs manager, advertising account representative, school district communications writer, and freelance writer. She is the author of St. Charles, published in 2012 as part of Arcadia Publishing Company's Postcard History Series.
December 8, 2014
9AM to 12PM
The State Historical Society of Missouri’s Research Center—Columbia
Explore a new avenue for telling your story–film! This workshop will be led by Brian Woodman, SHSMO film and video specialist at the Research Center–St. Louis. Woodman holds a PhD in film, cinema, and video studies. He will provide tips for taking your personal history from primary sources and papers to audiovisual works that resonate. Refreshments will be provided.
The cost for this workshop is $10 for members and $15 for non-members.
Call 573-882-7083 to register today!
November 13, 2014
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
The State Historical Society of Missouri, Ellis Library, University of Missouri (Hitt Street Entrance)
Join two Missouri authors for readings from their latest projects followed by a discussion on writing with topics ranging from choosing historical fiction to literary license and historical accuracy.
Catherine Underhill Fitzpatrick will read highlights from Going on Nine. Set in her hometown of St. Louis in 1956, the novel depicts a coming-of-age summer for Grace Townsend that leads her and the reader to new understandings of life, family, equality, and belonging. Fitzpatrick is also an award-winning journalist whose papers are in the Society's National Women and Media Collection.
Marlene Lee will read from Limestone Wall, a psychological novel due out in October that traces widow Evelyn Grant from New York to Jefferson City. Once in mid-Missouri, Evelyn is confronted by the wall of the Missouri State Penitentiary, where her mother has been imprisoned for 40 years. A former court reporter and educator, Lee is a SHSMO member and volunteer.
Aaron Astor, author of Rebels on the Border: Civil War, Emancipation and the Reconstruction of Kentucky and Missouri, 1860-1872, will engage in a live interview and Q /A about post-Civil War developments in the state of Missouri, as Reconstruction was supplanted by a widespread movement toward “white man’s democracy.”
Co- sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Columbia-Boone County and presented as the October installation of "League Presents." Seecolumbiaaccess.tv/schedule for airing times.
In-studio attendance is by invitation only.
Bill Bryan, Director, Missouri Division of State Parks, will introduce The Battle of Island Mound, a movie commemorating the confrontation between Union and Confederate forces that was the first Civil War combat involving African-American troops. The Battle of Island Mound Historic Site is maintained by the Division of State Parks. A Q&A session will follow the movie.