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Author Archives: Haiwang Yuan
Jack Montgomery at Warren County Public Library
Jack Montgomery, his wife Lesley, and Elizabeth Hayes performed at the Warren County Public Library Thursday, December 10 to a crowd of over 80 adults and children. Jack also read “Twas the Night before Christmas” to the kids.
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WKU Libraries Celebrated Holiday and Awarded Best Performers
On December 10, 2009, WKU Libraries celebrated its annual holiday as a tradition in the beautiful Kentucky Building with a band and good food. As part of the tradition, Dean Binder and Department Heads gave out the Margie Helm Awards to those excelled in the past year.
This year’s Faculty Award goes to Sandy Staebell; Staff Award to Jennifer Wilson; Team Award to the Java City Entertainment Committee consisting of Jack Montgomery, Dan Forrest, Michael Franklin, Jeannie Butler, Glenda White, Jennifer Wilson, and Mike Binder; and the Student Award to student assistants Matthew Mattingly from the Department of Library Special Collections, Jennifer Earheart from the Department of Library Technical Services, Megan Derr and Danie Peach from the Department of Library Public Services, and Kelly Lafferty from the Dean’s Office.
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Chinese Embassy Officials Inspecting WKU Libraries for Possible Confucius Institute Holding
On the afternoon of December 9th, 2009, WKU Libraries welcomed Second Secretary Liu Jiangyi and Attache Liu Xiao from the Education Office of the Embassy of People’s Republic of China at Washington DC. They were on an inspection tour on behalf of the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban) in Beijing as WKU is one of the applicants for hosting a Confucius Institute. If the application were approved, Hanban would donate 3,000 items of Chinese materials in the form of journals, monographs and videos to be housed on the first floor of the Helm Library adjacent to Java City.
The Chinese officials were taken to the Libraries by Amy Eckhardt, Director of the Office of Scholar Development, and Liping Chen, Director of Flagship Chinese Program, Honors College. Receiving the Chinese guests were Mike Binder, Dean of Libaries; Brian Coutts, Head of Department of Library Public Services; Connie Foster, Head of Library Technical Services; Haiwang Yuan, Special Assistant to the Dean for Web & Emerging Technologies; Bryan Carson, Special Assistant to the Dean for Grants & Projects; Jack Montgomery, Collection Services Coordinator; Jennifer Wilson, Coordinator of Marketing; and Doug Wiles, Library Security Officer. The party then went to the Faculty House for an reception.
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Peruvian Artist Oscar Pajares Ruiz Performed at Java City-Helm Library
On Thursday, November 19, Peruvian Folk Rock Artist Oscar Pajares Ruiz performed Peruvian folk music and dance to an enthusiastic audience of faculty and students at Java City-Helm Library.
This was part of the Java City-Helm Library concert series sponsored by the Independence Bank.
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Donate a Book to Get a Free Ticket to WKU Lady Toppers
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Books & Baskets Donate a book Saturday, November 14 and receive a FREE reserved seat ticket to WKU Lady Toppers vs. Eastern Kentucky University Diddle Arena at 7 pm sponsored by Charles M. Moore Insurance and the Southern Kentucky Book Fest partners |
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Sarah Elizabeth Performed at Java City
Born in Kevil, Kentucky, 29-year old Sarah Elizabeth Burkey, Singer-Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Actress, has performed all over the US and toured in 18 countries. Today at Java City she performed her original compositions as well as her arrangements of well-known traditional songs to a very appreciative crowd on the patio outside the Java City in Helm Library on November 10, 2009.
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Libraries’ Potluck Party to Celebrate Halloween
WKU Libraries held its anual Halloween Potluck Party on the morning of Friday, October 30th, 2009 in Room 111 in the Raymond Cravens Library. Big prizes were given to the three best costumes. Door prizes were won by some of the lucky party goers. Participants brought their favorite potluck dishes to the party including different kinds of beverages. Kudos go to the staff in the Dean’s Office, who did a fantastic job in getting the tradition of a Halloween party back on track.
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Author Lynwood Montell Spoke on Tales from Kentucky Funeral Homes
Lynwood Montell spoke at the KY Library & Museum on the evening of October 29 about his newest book, Tales from Kentucky Funeral Homes. An author of numerous Kentucky-related books and former faculty at WKU, Montell made his first appearance in WKU Libraries Kentucky Live! series. His tales of ghost stories in Kentucky and Tennessee are legendary, and his Halloween readings have been popular for many years.
Montell, a native of Rock Bridge in Monroe County, founded the Folk Studies Program at WKU in 1972 and taught several generations of students there between 1969 and 1999. He’s the author of 22 books with such enticing titles as: Ghosts Along the Cumberland; Killings: Folk Justice in the Upper South; and Haunted Houses and Family Ghosts of Kentucky.
In his newest book he recounts stories of unusual items in caskets, mournful pretenders, long-winded preachers, and even pallbearers falling into graves. They all serve to demonstrate the pivotal role played by morticians in Kentucky life and culture.
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Panel Discussion on John Brown in Helm Library
On October 16, 2009, a panel discussion on John Brown by Drs. Glenn Lafantasie, John Hardin and Robert Dietle was conducted in Helm Library 100. This discussion was co-sponsored by the History Department and the Department of Public Library Services, Western Kentucky University. Scores of WKU students and faculty members, including some of the Libraries employees attended the discussion.
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