On The Mind of The Mayor

State of the City

This is an excerpt from Mayor Shelley Welsch's personal website. To hear more about what the mayor has in store for U City go to http://www.ucitymo.com.

Hi, Thursday, March 3rd is the anniversary of the birth of E.G. Lewis, the founder of University City. About a month ago, I was asked to take part in an event to honor that date. I got a call from Elsie Glickert, a life-long resident of University City; former Councilmember; and member of the Historical Society of University City. She said the Historical Society wanted to honor Mr. Lewis’ birthday by sponsoring a State of the City address. She asked if I would be interested in doing this. I said yes. I have thought in the past, when watching a Presidential State of the Union, or a similar state event, that it would be nice to have something like that on a local basis. So I am honored and pleased to be asked to take part. Former U.S. House …

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Reflections From Retiring University City Library Director Linda Ballard

Linda Ballard shares memories of her time as director of the University City Public Library. Ballard is retiring March 1st.

Linda Ballard will retire as director of the University City Public Library on March 1st, after nearly 18 years at the helm. Although, Ballard started working at the library in 1971. The library's assistant director Patrick Wall has been named the new library director. Linda Ballard shares her memories of U City, working at the library and retirement via an email to University City Patch. When my husband and I came back from service in the Peace Corps in Turkey, we returned to Washington University for further graduate study and rented an apartment on Westgate in the Loop.  After a year in the Comparative Literature department, I felt it was time one of us had a full-time job, so I applied at University City Public Library, which had been …

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University City Library Names New Director

Patrick Wall has been selected to be the new library director.

The assistant director of the University City Public Library is getting a new title: Library Director. In a press release, the library said that after a nationwide search, the Board of Trustees of the U City Public Library selected Patrick Wall to serve as the next library director. Wall takes the helm from Linda Ballard, who is retiring, on March 1st. She's been library director since 1993. The release said, Wall has been with the library since 1999. He said he looks forward to working with the library staff  "in continuing to provide excellent services to the community.” Wall lives with his wife and two young sons in University City. Library Board President David Stokes said the board is delighted that Wall will be continuing the great …

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