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On Saturday, April 4, Laura McGee taught a two hour tie-dye workshop at the Kentucky Library & Museum in which participants produced richly dyed velvet scarves. Patterns were created by tying the material with rubber bands and simple hand bunching as they used brushes and droppers to deposit the dye in the desired pattern. All were pleased with their scarves.

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On April 24, the Kentucky Library & Museum will be the scene of a murder mystery party and auction to benefit VSA Arts of Kentucky. The mayhem begins at 6:00 p.m. Can you solve the crime?

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A crowd of 80 administrators, faculty, students and community members met in Helm Library Room 100 to celebrate WKU’s 75th Anniversary of the Federal Depository Library Program. Dr. Mike Binder, Dean of University Libraries, welcomed the group and gave a brief history. Provost Dr. Barbara Burch introduced US Congressman Brett Guthrie who gave brief remarks regarding the importance of our US Government collection. Rosemary Meszaros, the Depository Librarian, thanked committee members and turned the talk over to Dr. Edward Yager from the Political Science Department. Tours of the Depository and Refreshments were offered upon the conclusion of the program.

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Come join us on Thursday, April 16 for a screening of An American Drummer Boy, the third feature film written and directed by Dorian Walker of Bowling Green, Kentucky. This independent film is the story of a young boy’s journey to manhood. Based on a compilation of true Civil War stories, the movie blends adventure, emotion, humor and real-life drama.

For more information, call 270-745-2592.

5:30-6:00 Reception
6:00 p.m. Director’s remarks and screening
8:00 p.m. – DVD signing

2009 Spring Break Day Campers enjoyed a variety of art activities, including painting with acrylic and watercolors, block printing, foam core sculpture, collage and more. As part of camp, children toured Kentucky Museum art exhibits including Side by Side 2009 and the US Bank juried Exhibition, the largest art exhibit in the region. Campers also toured the Western Kentucky University campus to view newly installed sculpture. This year’s camp was a tremendous success.

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Josh Hawkins graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Social Studies (emphasis in Education). He is currently enrolled in the Master of Public Administration program at WKU and is expected to graduate in December 2009. After spending three years as a student in the Phonathon program, Josh began his career in Institutional Advancement as an office associate in the Office of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving at WKU.

In July 2004, Josh was hired as the Director of Development for the College of Education at Auburn University. His responsibilities included prospect identification, cultivation, proposal and stewardship to foster gifts of $25,000 or more. This included not only prospect research, but working with the college’s faculty, staff and alumni in researching and developing detailed giving opportunities within the college.

In August 2006, Josh returned to WKU as an Assistant Director in the Office of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving. While in that position, he was responsible for the Alumni Association Membership campaign, Faculty-Staff campaign, President’s Circle membership solicitation (gifts of $1000 or more) and seven alumni chapters throughout the region. During this time he also served as an adviser for the Alumni Leadership Scholar program.

In January 2008, Josh was hired as the Director of Development for Co-Curricular Activities at WKU. His responsibilities included the areas of Student Affairs, Campus Services, Honors College, DELO, Leadership Studies, University College and several others within the university.

In March 2009, Josh began serving as Director of Development for University Libraries and Student Affairs.

TopSCHOLAR^® is a now registered trademark of Western Kentucky University. The name is ours alone and signifies both a permanency and priority for The Research & Creative Activity Database of WKU. The process and the results indicate nearly a two-year effort by the Dean of Libraries Mike Binder and Associate Vice-President Sadiq Shah, with legal counsel. We appreciate the effort and are proud to have the library’s first registered service. TopSCHOLAR^® continues to grow daily with the deposit of new content and the creation of new communities and series to house the content. Researchers around the world have used these resources. If you have any questions or want a series created for your department or unit, we will do it for you and upload your content! Call Connie Foster at 745-6151, or email: connie.foster@wku.edu. Thanks.

Connie Foster, Head
Library Technical Services
March 9, 2009

On March 6 from 5:00 - 8:00 pm, area art lovers can support the arts by joining in the Bowling Green Gallery Hop. Stop by the Kentucky Library & Museum and see the 2009 US Bank “Celebration of the Arts” Open Art Exhibition in the Kentucky Room Gallery and the 2009 Side by Side exhibit in the Garden Gallery.

The Gallery Hop is a unique collaboration between the city’s independent galleries, non-profit galleries, and studio centers to provide Bowling Green with great artistic opportunities. For more information, contact Lynne Ferguson at 270-745-2594.

Fifteen basket making enthusiasts spent Saturday, Feb. 7th making an Egg Basket at the Kentucky Library & Museum. Using traditional oak hoops, they learned how to weave a Kentucky style “eye”to lash the hoops together under the watchful eye of instructor Beth Hester and her side-kick Scott Gilbert. Everyone took away a new treasure and a sense of admiration for all basket makers.

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The display is a multi-poster exhibit honoring the struggle for civil rights from the time of Fredrick Douglas and Harriet Tubman through the 1950s and 60s to the present day. Featured among the posters are images of the first attempts at school integration, a segregated water fountain and a tragic lynching from 1911. Some of the images are disturbing but it is reminder of the not-so-recent past and how far we have progressed as a society.

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