Library Notes

The EBSCO Foundation has made a solid five-figure gift to the Ozarks Studies Institute (OSI), an ongoing initiative of the Missouri State University Libraries, located in the Duane G. Meyer Library on the main Springfield campus. The gift will be used to support the work of the OSI, including various oral history projects and public programs, including the big ten-day program being planned to highlight the entire Ozarks Region at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in DC…

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Congratulations to MSU Libraries’ faculty and staff on their accepted proposals for FCTL’s 37th Showcase on Teaching and Learning to be held on Wednesday, August 17th.

MSU Libraries’ Special Collections & Archives was in the spotlight during a recent Ozarks Public Television episode of OzarksWatch Video Magazine. The program featured interviews with archivist Tracie Gieselman-France and digital archivist Shannon Mawhiney. The half-hour program first aired on May 26, 2022 and is now available online. The program coincides with the official 25th anniversary of the Special Collections & Archives cluster of collections and services at the Missouri State University Libraries. The Labor Union Archives, however, got started…

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Let’s talk about mules!   Please join us in person in the Magnolia Room in the West Plains Civic Center or online via Zoom on Saturday, June 4, 2022 beginning at 1 p.m. CDT for a lively discussion about Ozarks Mules.   https://missouristate.zoom.us/j/93745684459   We’ll have a panel discussion and storytelling session devoted to these stubborn-yet-endearing animals that have made indispensable contributions to life in the Ozarks and beyond.   Richie Dement of Centerville, Missouri, who coordinates the annual Hirsch…

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On Tuesday evening, June 14, 2022, beginning at 7 p.m. in Room 101 of Duane G. Meyer Library on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University, there will be a screening of segments of a documentary film, followed by a panel discussion, on the topic “Route 66: The Untold Story of Women on the Mother Road.” This event is free and open to the public.  This documentary film series explores how women overcame segregation and gender discrimination tobuild fulfilling…

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Special Collections and Archives, part of the Missouri State University Libraries, is excited to announce the addition of a new book to the collections. Philippe Pierroz authored the book, M. E. Gillioz: grand bâtisseur en Amérique after becoming interested in French-speaking Swiss families who immigrated to Missouri. Mr. Pierroz researched his grandfather’s travels to the United States and grew interested in other families who came to the United States. He discovered the Gillioz family originated from the same region of…

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Beginning Monday, August 1, 2022, Rachel Kersey will be the new Managing Editor at the Missouri State University Libraries. This is a new high-level staff position. Her office will be in Meyer Library 006A on the Lower Level.  Rachel has a wealth of writing, editing, and publishing experience, having worked for the University Press of Kentucky, HarperCollins, a literary agency in NYC, a DC-based lifestyle magazine, and several newspapers, including a military newspaper. She earned a BA in Journalism from…

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The Missouri State University Libraries’ E-Learning Librarian, Jessica Bennett, was recently awarded the 2021 Certified Distance Educator (CDE) Award, sponsored by the Distance Education Committee (DEC) at Missouri State University.

Do you know someone in Missouri who should be recognized for their work in libraries? Do you know of a Missouri library doing exemplary or outstanding work that deserves to be rewarded? Consider making a nomination for a Missouri Library Award! The deadline to submit a nomination is June 25, 2022, and the process is easy! The Missouri Library Association Award categories, which link to descriptions & application details, are here: Missouri Library of the Year Outstanding Library Employee (non-MLS)…

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The National Mall will resonate with sounds of the Ozarks this summer when the Missouri State University Libraries offers a preview of the 2023 Smithsonian Folklife Festival program, “The Ozarks: Faces and Facets of a Region.” The concert is part of the Festival’s “Next Up” series. This free and open-to-the-public event will be held Sunday, June 26 from 4-6 p.m. EDT (3-5 p.m. CDT) on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the 2022 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. In addition to…

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