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Louisville native and WKU graduate Tyrone Cottton entertained the crowd at Java City today with his unique musical style. Despite the closure of the shop’s coffee-service, Tyrone managed to enchant his audience with his thoughtful lyrics, soulful voice and masterful guitar.

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On the evening of October 24, 2008, WKU Libraries celebrated the grand opening of the new exhibit named “A Star in Each Flag: Conflict in Kentucky” in the Kentucky Library & Museum. The event was held in style with premium bourbon and whiskeys provided by Brown Forman along with period food and music from the 1860s. Many guests came in their Civil War period uniforms and costumes. This was a fund-raising event that required an admission fee.

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The Kentucky Library & Museum (KYLM) opened its new Civil War exhibit entitled “A Star in Each Flag: Conflict in Kentucky.”

A Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting was held to kick off the opening on the morning of October 24, 2008 at KYLM on Western Kentucky University’s campus.

The exhibit shows the strong conflict and opposing views regarding slavery between friends, neighbors and community members in the state of Kentucky. In addition, guests can walk through a simulated campsite, view a slave cabin, step into a community post office, and examine period artifacts including John Hunt Morgan’s saddle, various medical instruments, Civil War flags, weapons and more. Families will enjoy visiting the Victorian photo studio where they can dress in period clothing and have a picture taken.

KYLM has just launched a new Web site to feature its Civil War collection.

WKU Libraries presented Dew Curtis, founder of the acclaimed Fark.com on the evening of October 23, 2008 at Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Dew talked about “how mass media tries to pass off crap as news,” a topic that constitutes the title of one of his books. After his presentation, he signed the book for its buyers.

This presentation was part of the talk series known as “Kentucky Live! The Best of the Southern Culture.” For future presentations, please visit www.wku.edu/library/events/kylive/.

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Several fantastic area children participated in Fall Break Arts Camp the week of October 13-17. Led by Kentucky Library & Museum Artist-in-Residence Lynne Ferguson, participants marbled paper, wove their own baskets, painted gourds and became printmakers.

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Bradlee Burtner, acclaimed Singer-songwriter from Lexington, Kentucky, performed at the patio of Java City in Helm Library at Western Kentucky University at noon on October 22, 2008.

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At 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 18, 2008, Kentucky Chatautauqua presented Jim Sayre as Abraham Lincoln “I, too, am a Kentuckian.”

Mr. Sayre’s Lincoln presentation was part of a grant funded teacher workshop hosted by the Kentucky Library & Museum. The public was encouraged to attend this portion of the workshop.

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This Thursday, October 16, 2008, Dr. David Keeling, Head of Geography and Geology, talked about Cambodia in our Faraway Places series at Barnes and Noble.

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Bowling Green, Ky. - Rose Davis, coordinator for Bibliographic Access and Training for the Department of Librarydavis Technical Services at Western Kentucky University, received the Outstanding Academic Librarian Award from the Kentucky Library Association last week at the annual KLA conference.

Davis has held several leadership positions regionally as well as statewide including chair positions for Kentucky Library Association-Academic Section, Ohio Valley Users Group of Technical Services Librarians, Kentucky Southeastern Library Network Users Group, and Kentucky Virtual Library and Voyager Users Groups.

“Rose Davis exemplifies faculty dedication through her leadership which has spanned decades,” said Connie Foster, head of WKU’s Library Technical Services. “Her willingness to serve and her leadership in key state positions highlights her contributions to Kentucky academic librarians and reflects well on WKU’s reach beyond the community.”

Davis is responsible for cataloging and training within the University Library System. She follows a legacy of WKU librarians who have received this honor: Cynthia Etkin (1995), Connie Foster (1999), Elaine Moore (2001) and Rosemary Meszaros (2006).

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