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by | August 13, 2012 · 9:19 pm

Free Book Giveaway for SOKY Reads!

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If you haven’t already picked up your copy of this year’s SOKY Reads! book, In the Sanctuary of Outcasts by Neil White, there are still some available. Stop by the Warren County Public Library-Main Branch and ask for a copy, or go to Bowling Green Technical College’s main campus on Thursday, August 16 from 2 to 2:30p.m. They will be giving books away in the Building F Conference Room.

If you have any questions about the SOKY Reads! program, contact Kristie Lowry at kristie.lowry@wku.edu or 270-745-4502. You can also access the program guide at sokybookfest.org.

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by | August 2, 2012 · 10:10 pm

Grand Opening for New Quilt Gallery at Kentucky Museum

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Information:  Monday, February 6, 2012
Contact: Jennifer Wilson, 745.6977 or jennifer.wilson1@wku.edu

Friday, February 24 will mark the grand opening for the Richardson Quilt Gallery–WKU’s latest permanent exhibition. The gallery will include two dozen quilts and historic textile samples collected by Elizabeth Richardson and donated by her daughter June McGuyer. “The acquisition of the Richardson Collection enhances the stature of the Museum as a leading Kentucky institution for the study of quilts and quilt making,” said Sandy Staebell, Museum Collections Curator.

Assembled over two decades, the Elizabeth Richardson Collection is a case study of American quilt collecting from the late 1930s through the late 1950s. In addition to the Richardson Collection, the gallery will also feature sixteen Star pattern quilts that were selected from other donors of the Kentucky Museum Quilt Collection. Dedicated to Richardson’s memory, this permanent gallery will offer a rotating selection of quilts and historic textiles.

Vicki Fitch, Executive Director for the Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, says there is a large following for the quilt industry. “Supporters will drive many miles to view a new collection of quilts. It’s their passion,” said Fitch “We are very pleased that Bowling Green can now offer the Richardson Quilt Gallery as an attraction to the state.”

The grand opening will open with a Chamber Ribbon Cutting on Friday, February 24 at 2 pm. Anyone in the community is welcome to attend this event. For more information regarding the quilt gallery, go to wku.edu/museum.

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by | May 7, 2012 · 8:41 pm

Dean’s Office Says Farewell to Graduating Student Assistant

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Staff from the Office of the Dean of WKU Libraries said goodbye to their graduating student assistant Cassandra Matthews at a lunch party in the Olive Garden Restaurant on May 7, 2012.

Cassandra has been working in the Dean’s Office for the last three and a half years, specifically helping with the Southern Kentucky Book Fest project. Her work ethnic and her smile will be missed by everyone in the office.

As a token of thanks, the office staff gave her a memorabilia to take away with her: a framed poster of an artfully rendered map of the WKU campus.

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by | May 3, 2012 · 2:45 pm

WKU Students Receive Undergraduate Library Research Awards

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Bowling Green, Kentucky – Western Kentucky University students Christina Costa from Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Dominique Dillard from Louisville, Kentucky, were each given an undergraduate research award at a recognition ceremony in Helm Library on Thursday, April 26.  WKU Libraries and WKU University Experience faculty teamed up last year to begin offering the awards in an effort to recognize the important role of good undergraduate research in college academic success.

“It’s important for students to recognize the role research plays in their college experience and we try to do that as a part of the University Experience course,” said Sara McCaslin, University Experience Coordinator.

Dillard, a first-year student from the University Experience class at South Campus, was recognized for the best career essay. Costa, a second-year student from the University Experience class on the main campus, received an award for the best annotated bibliography.

According to Costa, who is currently undecided on her major, the experience was a positive one. “I greatly enjoyed researching for the annotated bibliography. It gives me a new avenue to explore for my future,” says Costa.

“Students and teachers in entry level courses need encouragement to keep going for the long stretch,” said Carol Watwood, WKU librarian and selection committee chair. “It is a great privilege to work with young people in higher education and watch them succeed.”

Dillard’s University Experience instructor was Kim Cunningham at South Campus and Costa’s was Paula Trafton on the main campus. Both students received a $100 cash award along with a plaque honoring their achievements. The winning documents, along with past recipients, are posted in TopSCHOLAR–WKU’s research and creative activity database–at http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ueul_award/. For more information, contact Carol Watwood, chair of the Research Award Committee, at 270-745-6977.

For details, contact Jennifer Wilson by telephone at 745.6977 or email at jennifer.wilson1@wku.edu

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by | May 2, 2012 · 3:52 pm

Bowling Green Pecha Kucha Nights at Kentucky Museum

The Kentucky Museum and has been designated as the official host for Bowling Green Pecha Kucha Nights!  We are in the process of being  added to the http://www.pecha-kucha.org/ site.

Pecha Kucha Nights are amazing events for all creative people – – educators, designers, architects, students, artists, actors, historians, writers,  chefs, scientists, entrepreneurs and beyond.  It’s a place for people to show their

work, their passion be it fashion, art, design, graphics, finished projects, or even travels photos – – anything that feeds the minds and creative souls of those who present and those who attend.

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WKU Libraries Celebrates Ann Brown’s Retirement

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On May 1, 2012, University Libraries held a reception to honor the upcoming retirement of Ann Brown. Ann worked for 38 years in the Department of Technical Services where she served as the Senior Catalog and Bindery Assistant. Friends, family, and co-workers joined in the celebration.

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by | April 27, 2012 · 7:03 pm

Brian Coutts Presents Best Reference 2011

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DLPS Department Head Dr. Brian E. Coutts presented Best Reference 2011 to his WKU Libraries colleagues in Helm 5 on the morning of April 27, 2012. The presentation was concluded with a cake reception.

Brian Coutts discussed the best reference books of 2011.  His selections appear annually in Library Journal the oldest library trade journal founded in 1876.

Thanks to the organizers Amanda Hardin and Dewayne Stovall.

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by | · 3:02 am

Libraries Faculty Honored at Faculty Award Dinner

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On the evening of April 26, 2012, WKU presented Faculty Awards at a dinner in the Regents Room on South Campus. Among the faculty members honored at the presentation were two from the Libraries. They were Nancy Richey who received the Faculty Award for Research/Creativity and Haiwang Yuan who received the Faculty Award for Public Services. Provost Dr. Gordon Emslie presided over the presentation, President Gary Ransdell gave a speech congratulating the award recipients and thanking them for their work.

The WKU Forensic Team highlighted the award presentation with their spectacular performances.

New to this year’s Faculty Award ceremony was the gift of an engraved clock to each recipient in addition to the usual certificate.

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by | April 23, 2012 · 5:55 pm

Authors Reading in the West Lobby

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During Southern Kentucky Book Fest on April 21, 2012, some of the authors read their books at the West Lobby in the Knicely Convention Center.

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Meet the Authors and Kentucky Literary Award Reception

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Meet the Authors Reception took place on the evening of Friday, April 20, 2012, a night before the SOKY Book Fest took place at the Knicely Convention Center on WKU’s South Campus. The annual Kentucky Literary Award ceremony also came to pass in the same venue at the same time.

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