Dr. Jerry W. Passon, who teaches English and technical writing at Hopkinsville Community College, gave a talk on corvette in literature and culture as an American symbol at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Bowling Green, KY on the evening of November 10, 2011. The event was the last of the “Kentucky Live! Southern Culture at Its Best” talks series organized by the WKU Libraries.
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St. Augustine, FL resident and retired Kentucky lawyer Robert Dickey was this month’s WKU Libraries’ Kentucky Live lecture series speaker. Dickey talked about his latest book Greyhound to Vegas, the Odyssey of Hilda Reynolds Krause at Barnes & Noble, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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University of Kentucky Anthropologist Erin Koch talked about her research in the Republic of Georgia and its dislocated people at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Bowling Green, Kentucky on the evening of September 15, 2011.
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Maggie Green, a seasonal cooking expert who specializes in culinary nutrition from Lexington, Kentucky, spoke at our WKU Libraries Kentucky Live series in Barnes and Noble about her new book The Kentucky Fresh Cookbook on the evening of September 8, 2011.
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Keiko Fujii, Project Manager of Cultural & International Exchanges, for The City of Kawanishi, Japan accompanied a group of Japanese high school students to Bowling Green for a week long stay with host families from South Warren and Bowling Green High Schools.
The people in the photo are: Dean Sam Evans, Keiko Fujii, and Brian Coutts.
As the lunchtime guest of Dean of Libraries, Connie Foster and DLPS Head, Brian Coutts this past Friday, Keiko Fujii toured the new Educational Resources Center in Gary Ransdell Hall with ERC Coordinator, Roxanne Spencer and Ellen Micheletti. She met with College of Education Dean, Sam Evans. She also toured the new Confucius Institute and Visual and Performing Arts Library. The City of Kawanishi and WKU Libraries exchange library materials annually to promote a greater understanding of their respective countries. This year’s gift from Japan included a 26 volume set on Japanese history, books on Buddhism, Japanese novels, and even language guides like “Japanese for Busy People.”
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Helm Façade with New Windows
Rusty Old Windows of Helm Library
All113 windows in the Helm Library were replaced for the first time since the 1960s. Along with new lighting—it’s made this a much brighter space for study.
Shows the Massive Helm Window Project
Work in Progress
The first of the 99 windows were installed during March of this year and the remaining 14 were recently completed. The contractor responsible for the job was Romac Environmental Co. LLC from Louisville, KY. They led the way by removing the existing windows. Five Star Window and Door Systems LLC from Nashville, TN completed the installation of all the new windows from Sun Windows, Inc. from Owensboro, KY. The Libraries are looking forward to the additional energy saving benefits of the new windows by reducing heating and cooling costs for the University (blog written by Eric Fisher).
Old Window
New Energy Saving Window
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From left to right: Jenna Ryan, Jonathan Ramseur, Robert Gramling, Brian Coutts (in rear). Photo taken by: Alberto Herrera Jr. Click photo to link to bibliography.
Legal Consequences of Environmental Crises:
What Librarians Need to Know About the Gulf Oil Disaster
This was the topic of the Law and Political Science Library Section (LPSS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) annual program at the meeting of the American Library Association held in New Orleans, Louisiana on Saturday, June 25. Brian Coutts, a member of the LPSS Board served as moderator and introduced the three speakers: Robert Gramling, a professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Socioeconomic Research at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Jonathan Ramseur, a Specialist in Environmental Policy at the Congressional Research Service (CRS); and Jenna Ryan, Reference Librarian for the School of Coast and Environment at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Continue reading
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Yesterday marked the 86th anniversary of the Scopes Trial which began on the morning of Friday, July 10, 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee at the Rhea County Courthouse. Four months earlier, John Washington Butler’s “Anti-Evolution bill” had became law. It made it unlawful for any teacher in any of the universities, normals, and all other public schools in the State, to teach any theory that denied the story of the divine creation of man as taught in the Bible. (Allen, 1925) Continue reading
Postcard of Helm Library as the Former Athletic Building
According to the Institutional Self-Study Report from 1982-84 of Western Kentucky University, the Margie Helm Library was in full service for students by 1965. Back then, Western Kentucky University was actually coined Western Kentucky State Teachers College. What’s interesting is that originally it was not a library but a physical education, recreation and varsity building. It served that purpose until 1963. I personally witnessed the gymnasium floor being uncovered last Spring of 2011 as the grounds were laid for what is now the Confucius Institute.
Postcard of Former Swimming Pool Adjacent to Helm
School Emblem of the Former Basketball Court Next to the Confucius Institute
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The leisure magazine collection in Helm 100 consists of approximated 75 titles selected by a committee of students, staff, and faculty for the leisure enjoyment of our patrons. New additions this year include:
CHEESE CONNOISSEUR: Features articles on the best made cheese available. “Don’t throw away the rind on that Parmigiano Reggiano!” and an article on the 175 year-old Delmonico’s Restaurant in New York City. Ever hear the name Eggs Benedict? According to the article, Delmonico’s had a regular customer named Mrs. LeGrand Benedict and that plate was made in her name. From local growers to international hot-shots, this edition will surely make you want to say “Wine and Cheese, please!”
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