2012
April — National Poetry Month

April 4 – Faculty Lecture Series, Carol Ward; contact: Brenda Graves-Blevins
1-2 pm
Ellis Library Colonnade

April 8-14 — National Library Week

• April 10, 11:30 am-10:30 pm, National Library Week Celebration (colonnade); contact: Shannon Cary
• April 13, 6 pm, Nicholas Basbanes – Library Society dinner and lecture (Room 201); contact: Shannon Cary
• April 14, 10: 30 a.m., Donor Appreciation Ceremony (colonnade); contact: Shannon Cary
• April 14, noon, Ragtime musician- Friends of the Library luncheon (Room 201); contact: Sheila Voss

April 16—Undergraduate Research Contest paper readings; contact: Anne Barker
2-3 pm
Ellis Library Colonnade

April 17—Holocaust Survivor talk; contact: Leo Agnew
2-3 pm
Ellis Library Colonnade

April 19 – Faculty Lecture Series, Doug Randal; contact: Brenda Graves-Blevins
1-2 pm
Ellis Library Colonnade

April 24 — Toi Derricotte poetry; contact: Chris Montgomery
10: 30-11:30 am
Ellis Library Colonnade

May 3 — 150th anniversary of Gov Docs; contact: Marie Concannon
1:30 pm
Ellis Library Gov Docs area

*May 15-17 – Staff Recognition Week Arts and Crafts Showcase; contact: Sheena Waggoner
8 am-5 pm
Ellis Library Grand Reading Room

May 24 – Celebration of Service, contact: Mark Ellis
11:30 am-1:30 pm
Ellis Library Grand Reading Room

November 1—Flu Shot Clinic, contact: Deneal Sullivan
10 am to 2 pm
Ellis Library Colonnade

November 11-13 — Ediciones Vigia; contact: Alla Barabtarlo

2014
August/September — Exhibit in Colonnade “Lincoln – the Constitution and the Civil War”; contact: Paula Roper

2016
Ellis Library Centennial

Internal Events
March 28^th – 2^nd Annual MULSA Branch Open House – ENGINEERING, 2:30-4 pm

June 8^th – MULSA Annual Picnic, 5-9 pm

As I mentioned at the All-Staff Meeting, there is an internal calendar to keep track of external (open to the public) events that are taking place in Ellis Library. These events are primarily in the Colonnade and the Grand Reading Room. A link to the calendar is now available on the staff web page.

Please check the announcements on the gateway to keep track of news at MU Libraries. Here are some highlights:

• It’s Your Fault: A conference commemorating the 200th anniversary of the New Madrid earthquakes, Feb. 18
• MU celebrates MLK Jr, 2012 with Larry Wilmore–a free event, Jan. 25
• Designing the Imperative: Libraries, Technology and Leadership event sponsored by Library and Information Science Graduate Student Association, Jan.25

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 you are your group is interested in putting on a Libraries-sponsored event, please fill out this form and 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.  Minutes to the meeting will be supplied to the Executive Director of the Libraries who has ultimate approval.

Team:
Communications: Shannon Cary

Grant writer/events: Chris Montgomery

Travel/hotel arrangements: Mark Ellis

Security and facilities: Pat Jones, Julie Rogers

IT and AV: Ernest Shaw

Development event planning: Sheila Voss

Exhibits: Kelli Hanson, Charlotte Mustain

Faculty Lecture: Brenda Graves-Blevins

Budget: Ellen Blair, Jessi Menold