Author Archives: Haiwang Yuan

Kentucky Live Presents Larry Kass October 12

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Kentucky Live presented Larry Kass, Director of Corporate Communications for Heaven Hill Distilleries Thursday, October 12 at Barnes & Noble. If you missed the event, here is a photo album for you to view. A podcast of the event is available now.

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African American Experience Database Available

African American Experience LogoThe African American Experience database is now available at http://aae.greenwood.com/. It is IP authenticated and allows proxy, which anyone who has an email account issued by Western Kentucky University can access the database any time, any where, so long he or she is connected to the Internet.

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Open House at the Libraries’ Government & Law Information Unit

Government and Law Information Unit Open HouseGovernment Info/Law Unit held its second Annual Open House on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 in Helm Library. The unit’s coordinator Rosemary Meszaros and her staff members gave presentations on newly discovered resources that used to be buried among the collections. Libraries’ faculty and staff enjoyed the eye-opening presentations as well as delicious refreshments. If you missed the event, you may view these photos.

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Concert at Java City Today

Beau BristowRock/Pop Artist Beau Bristow performed at noon on Wednesday, October 11 in Java City. This was his second visit to Western. If you missed the event, here is an album of his performance.

Learn more about Beau Bristow at http://www.myspace.com/beaubristow and http://www.beaubristow.com.

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Come to Java City to Hear Brigid Kaelin

Brigid KaelinOn October 4, Folk Rock/Country artist Brigid Kaelin performed at noon at Java City. If you missed the event, you may view these pictures.

To hear a sampling of Brigid’s music, visit www.brigidkaelin.com or visit her at My Space www.myspace.com/brigidkaelin.

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WKU Librarian Is the Kentucky Academic Librarian of the Year!

Rosemary Meszaros has been selected the Kentucky Academic Librarian of the YearRosemary Meszaros, Coordinator of WKU Libraries’ Government Document and Law unit, has been selected by the Kentucky Library Association (KLA) the Academic Librarian of the Year! At a luncheon in Louisville on September 28, 2006, several WKU Librarians who attended KLA’s annual conference were there to congratulate Rosemary and share the joy with her.

A photo album of the event is available at this site.

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“Quilt Show and Tell”

QuiltSaturday, September 30 at the Kentucky Building, 10:00-1:00

(participant registration 9:00 a.m.)

…a chance to share your piece of history with others

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Kentucky Live! Presented “When Secrets Die.”

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Award-winning author Lynn Hightower gave a presentation Thursday, September 14th 7:00 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, Bowling Green, KY.

The event was one of a series of the Libraries’ Kentucky Live! program sponsored by Friends of the Library and Museum.

Photos and Podcast of the events are available.

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Faraway Places Lecture on Chinese Folktales

book coverOn the evening of Thursday, September 21, Haiwang Yuan, author of The Magic Lotus Lantern and Other Tales from the Han Chinese, gave a presentation at Barnes & Noble on the topic of “Tales from the Han Chinese and What They Tell Us.” He also signed his books the audience purchased. Over seventy people from the community and WKU attended the lecture. Many of them were WKU students.

View an album of selected photos of the event. The podcast of the event is available.

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Cripple Lilies Come to Java City This Noon

Cripple LiliesIndie Folk Band Chad Bishop and the Cripple Lilies performed outside Java City and Helm Library. You may visit their web site at www.thecripplelilies.com.

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