Library Notes

Tonight at 7 p.m. in the Library Center auditorium, local golf pro Rick Grayson will be having an author talk. His book, Horton Smith: A Masters Legacy, was published in December 2022 by the Ozarks Studies Institute, an ongoing initiative of the Missouri State University Libraries. The biography chronicles the life of Smith, a Springfield native, from birth through his rise as a professional golfer, to his PGA presidency and the controversial events regarding race in sports history, and on…

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Melissa Eiken, Executive Assistant II for the MSU Libraries, recently accepted an executive assistant position with the Conservation Division of Bass Pro Shops at their Base Camp corporate offices on East Kearney Street in Springfield. Melissa is excited about this new opportunity and is looking forward to working closely with projects funded through the Johnny Morris Conservation Foundation. Her last day at MSU will be Friday, May 12. Melissa has served the MSU Libraries since March 2018. A farewell reception…

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You and your family and friends are invited to attend an old-fashioned, up-tempo Ozarks Jamboree to be held on Friday, May 12th from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the new John Goodman Amphitheater (JGA) on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University. This event, the first public event to be held in JGA, is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Jeff Houghton will serve as the host with the most. Originally from Iowa City, Iowa,…

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Dr. John Schmalzbauer, the Blanche Gorman Strong Chair in Protestant Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at Missouri State University, will give the spring lecture in the semiannual lecture series organized and hosted by the Johnson Library and Museum (JLM) in Osceola, Missouri. The lecture will be given at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at the Johnson Library and Museum located at 220 Main Street in Osceola, overlooking the Osage River. Thomas Moore Johnson, a neoplatonic scholar…

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