Library Notes

Victoria (3rd grade) and Olivia (1st grade), students at the Greenwood Laboratory School on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University, were winning authors within their grade levels for the 2022 OPT/PBS Kids Writers Contest. Victoria won first place for her story, “Teresa, Katrina, and the Dragon,” and Olivia won second place for her story, “Lovely the Unicorn – Butterfly Made Friends.” Their prizes included a new set of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, which they donated to Haseltine Library,…

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The MSU Libraries’ signature event, Rare Wine Rare Books, grossed a record-breaking $20K this year. All proceeds support the Fraley Family Rare Books Endowment at Missouri State. The event, held on Friday evening, July 22nd in the stacks of Duane G. Meyer Library, featured French cuisine, French wine, and new acquisitions to our rare book collection. The success of Rare Wine Rare Books 2022 was made possible with generous support from our sponsors: Dinner Sponsors: Karen Horny, Dr. Walter &…

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The Ozarks Studies Institute, an ongoing initiative of the Missouri State University Libraries, located in the Ozarks Room on the Top Level of Duane G. Meyer Library on the main Springfield campus, is one of several sponsors of the fabulous new “Order Up!” exhibit at the History Museum on the Square.  The exhibit highlights and celebrates many of the iconic restaurants that existed along the Route 66 corridors (plural because the route through town changed over time) through Springfield and…

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The newly renovated Room 206 teaching space on the Second Level of Duane G. Meyer Library on the main Springfield Campus of Missouri State University is now ready for use. Room 206 has become one of the state-of-the-art high-tech classrooms on campus, replete with a wide variety of teaching and learning technologies and connectivity. It joins the ranks of several Zoom-enabled classrooms and meeting spaces in Duane G. Meyer Library.  All the furniture has arrived and will be deployed soon. …

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On Thursday, July 21, 2022 archivists from the MSU Libraries were at Timmons Hall for the History Keepers’ luncheon. This event and others bring together members of the African American community to remember, discover, and share local history. Last week’s program focused on the Literary Calm Chat Club. Founded in 1928, this group of African American women, primarily teachers, worked to promote African American achievements and supported student scholarships.  Today’s History Keepers are older members of the community who shared…

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Ozarks Public Television’s latest documentary, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils – Backstage, pays tribute to the famous rock band that formed in the early 1970s in Springfield, Missouri. The documentary is available to stream on the Ozarks Public Television website.

MSU Libraries faculty members, Jessica Bennett and Tracy Stout, will present at the 2022 Missouri Library Association Conference in September.

Special Collections and Archives, part of the Missouri State University Libraries, is excited to announce the addition of a new finding guide available online. The Margaret Libertus Collection documents the life work of Margaret “Peg” Libertus, a Southwest Missouri State University (SMS, now Missouri State University) graduate.

Earlier this week, during an online planning meeting involving representatives from the Smithsonian Institution, the Missouri State University Libraries, and other stakeholders in the multi-state Ozarks region, the dates for the Ozarks Program at the 2023 Smithsonian Folklife Festival were finalized: Wednesday, June 28, 2023: Kickoff Concert in the evening on the National Mall in DC. The headliner is yet to be determined. Thursday, June 29th through Tuesday, July 4th: Full days of events on the National Mall, with evening…

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Ken Meyer, a successful local businessman, philanthropist, and long-time supporter of Missouri State University, including the MSU Libraries, passed away earlier this week. He was 94 years old.  He was born in October of 1927 near tiny Hoberg in Lawrence County, Missouri. As an adult, Mr. Meyer transitioned the family farm to grapes as the principal crop, which resulted in Meyer Farms Wine.  Meyer graduated from Missouri State University in 1950 with a degree in business education. He became a…

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