Thank you to everyone who made the party on Wednesday such a huge success. Patrons really enjoyed the cupcakes, punch, pencils and Post-it notes. Several people exclaimed “I love the library” when they were told we were celebrating National Library Week.

Special thanks to the staff members who helped us hand out refreshments: Mary Claire Amann, Jack Batterson, Felicity Dykas and Colleen Smith. Thanks also to the Security Staff for helping with set up, keeping cupcake eaters in the designated areas and getting ice from the staff lounge. Thanks to Dustin Hoffmann for taking pictures.

–Communications Committee (Adrienne Arden, Goodie Bhullar, Shannon Cary, June DeWeese, Michaelle Dorsey, Rebecca Graves and Gena Scott)

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.