Library Notes

Missouri Humanities, a non-profit organization, is working with several local organizations, including the Missouri State University Libraries, to present the 7th Annual Springfield Symposium in April. Join us on April 12th-13th in Springfield, Missouri, for an immersive experience that explores “Ozarks Marvels: Innovation for the Common Good.” All sessions are FREE and open to the public, with the option to attend any or all events. The kick-off event will be held on Friday evening, April 12th, in Kentwood Hall. The…

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For the second year in a row, the Ozarks Studies Institute will serve as a sponsor of the annual showcase gathering of the Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest. The Springfield showcase, one of five held each year in various locations in Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri, which is now in its sixth year, will be held in the Shrine Mosque from Thursday, May 16th through Saturday, May 18th.  Western Swing music goes back to the time of the band…

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As of this week, the Ozarks Studies Institute, an ongoing initiative of the Missouri State University Libraries, is printing its latest monograph, Saving Bull Creek by Loring Bullard and Robert Kipfer. The book, which is slated to be published by the end of March, chronicles the history of the Bull Creek watershed from Native American habitation to the present and looks at the impact of human activity on a fragile ecosystem. Today, as Springfield and Branson expand and crowd into…

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Alesha Cerny, the Architectural Historian for the Southeast Region of the National Park Service, will be on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University today (Thursday, March 7, 2024) to give a talk about “giraffe-style” native flagstone architecture in the Ozarks.  The event, free and open to all, begins today at 4:00 p.m. in the Ozarks Room on the Third Level of Duane G. Meyer Library. Light refreshments will be served. Metered parking is available nearby in MSU Lot…

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The Missouri State University Libraries had a table at the annual MSU@OTC Day held on Thursday, February 15, 2024 in the Information Commons of the Springfield campus of Ozarks Technical Community College.  The purpose of MSU@OTC Day is to provide an easy and convenient venue for current OTC students to explore and learn more about how they can seamlessly transition from OTC to MSU and be engaged and successful in the next phase of their higher education.   The event lasted…

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Giraffe-style native flagstone architecture is a distinctive feature in the Ozarks. It was a common construction method during the first half of the twentieth century.  Alesha Cerny, Architectural Historian for the Southeast Region of the National Park Service, will be on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University on Thursday, March 7, 2024 to give a talk about “giraffe-style” native flagstone architecture in the Ozarks.  The event, which is free and open to all, will begin at 4:00 p.m….

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The Ozarks Studies Institute, an ongoing initiative of the Missouri State University Libraries, is hosting Kitty Ledbetter on Thursday, April 18, 2024 for a talk on her new book, Broadcasting the Ozarks: Si Siman and Country Music at the Crossroads. Ledbetter co-authored the book with Scott Foster Siman, son of Si Siman. It will be published by University of Arkansas Press in mid-March.  Ledbetter is professor emerita of English at Texas State University. Her talk is entitled, “A Golden Moment in…

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The Missouri State University Libraries plans to participate in the annual MSU Giving Day, which this year will begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 5th and conclude 36 hours later at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6th.  Watch this webpage as MSU Giving Day takes off next week: https://givingday.missouristate.edu/giving-day/80755  Tom Peters, Dean of Library Services at MSU, will be one of the “ambassadors” during MSU’s Giving Day. Peters observed, “It’s Missouri State’s third annual Giving Day, and I don’t…

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Have you heard about the podcast hosted by Jay Howard, senior instructor at Missouri State University? Since January 2021, Jay has been talking to people at universities and colleges about their creative work and how their work contributes to the community. Over time the title of the podcast has changed and is now known as The Humanities District. Jay worked at the Missouri State University Libraries as a student employee during his undergraduate years, so he is no stranger to…

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Early on Tuesday afternoon, February 20, 2024, Dr. John Jasinski, Provost at Missouri State University, visited Duane G. Meyer Library to personally deliver promotion letters for two members of the MSU Library Science Faculty who had applied for promotion to the rank of Full Professor.  Both Joshua Lambert and Andrea Miller were pleased to receive this visit from the Provost, along with his thanks and congratulations. Dr. Jaskinski noted that achieving Full Professor is a major life achievement, and he…

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