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by | March 28, 2014 · 10:34 pm

Faraway Flix film “A Separation”

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A group of 50 students and campus community members enjoyed the Faraway Flix film “A Separation” featuring the country of Iran in the Faculty House last Friday, March 21. Dr. Soleiman Kiasatpour, Associate Professor in WKU’s Political Science Department, gave an introduction to the film and led a discussion following the movie.

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Prior to the film, a special Iranian meal was prepared by the family of Zahra Doostmehraban, WKU freshman from Tehran, Iran. Her mother and father are currently visiting and graciously prepared the food called Khoresht, Khalal, and rice.

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by | February 26, 2014 · 7:21 pm

Macy’s Used Book Sale

 WKU Libraries staff, faculty and students helped move more than 60,000 books to the Bob Kirby branch of the Warren County Public Library for this coming weekend’s Macy’s Used Book Sale beginning Friday at 7am.UBSMilitary

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by | February 21, 2014 · 9:10 pm

SOKY Book Fest partners select finalists for 2014 Kentucky Literary Award

The Southern Kentucky Book Fest partnership announces the five finalists for the 2014 Kentucky Literary Award. This year’s award will go to a work of fiction by a Kentucky author or with a significant Kentucky theme that was published in 2012 or 2013. The five finalists include:

Ghosting by Kirby Gann

Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman

The Next Time You See Me by Holly Goddard Jones

Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler

The Fountain of St. James Court; or, Portrait of the Artist as an Old Woman by Sena Jeter Naslund

“The selection committee has spent the past year reading a lot of books that meet the criteria for the award, and they feel the finalists are a blend of excellent writing and compelling stories,” said Kristie Lowry, administrator of the committee.

The award winner will be announced at the Southern Kentucky Book Fest’s Meet the Authors reception to be held Friday, April 25–the night before the main Book Fest event. For more information about the program, contact Kristie Lowry, Book Fest organizer and WKU Libraries Literary Outreach Coordinator, at kristie.lowry@wku.edu or 270-745-4502.

The Southern Kentucky Book Fest is a partnership of Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Warren County Public Library, and Western Kentucky University Libraries. For more information, go to sokybookfest.org.

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by | February 18, 2014 · 7:30 pm

212° Academy students win Young Science Writers contest

212winners 212° Academy students Kaitlyn Lemily and Madelyn Yonts have been selected as the winners of the “SOKY Book Fest – 212° Academy Young Science Writers” contest. Lemily, daughter of Chris and Christa Lemily, wrote “A Marine Biologist Life for Me” and Yonts, daughter of Roy and Kimberly Yonts, wrote “Working at Logan Aluminum.”  Both of the winning authors attend Rich Pond Elementary school in addition to the Academy.

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Honorable Mentions were awarded to Academy students Aidan Berry for his book “Lizards—The True Creepy Crawlies” and Vivien Seidler for her book “Under the Surface.”  Berry attends Plano Elementary and is the son of James and Amy Berry. Seidler attends Rockfield Elementary and is the daughter of Christopher and Karen Seidler.

 

 

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“The judges were very impressed by the quality of the books produced this year,” said Kristie Lowry, WKU literary outreach coordinator and SOKY Book Fest organizer. “It was a tough decision and we’re proud of all the students who participated.”

According to Jennifer Sheffield, teacher for the 212° Academy, the goal of this project was to not only research and explore a variety of STEM-related interests, but to experience the process of crafting an online book for publication. Through an online self-publishing website, each participating student was assigned an official ISBN number and now has a published book.

The contest is a combined effort between the Southern Kentucky Book Fest partners and the teachers at the Academy. The four students will receive certificates of recognition and the winning authors are invited to participate in the Southern Kentucky Book Fest for book sales and signings.

 For more information, visit www.sokybookfest.org or contact Kristie Lowry at (270) 745-4502.

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by | February 11, 2014 · 8:33 pm

Macy’s Used Book Sale hosted at new location, benefits SOKY Book Fest

The annual Macy’s Used Book Sale will be held Friday, February 28 through Sunday, March 2 at a new location this year—the Bob Kirby Branch of the Warren County Public Library on 175 Iron Skillet Court. Thousands of materials will be available for sale at the event. Proceeds from the used book sale will benefit the Southern Kentucky Book Fest.

“We are pleased to host the Macy’s Used Book Sale in the new addition to the Bob Kirby Branch of the Warren County Public Library,” says Lisa Rice, executive director for Warren County Public Library. “The Bob Kirby Branch is located on Iron Skillet Court, off Scottsville Road, next to Greenwood High School.”

Donations of books, CDs, DVDs, and audio books are welcome at Macy’s, WKU Libraries, and all Warren County Public Library locations.

The sale will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, February 28, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 1, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 2. Sunday is “bag for a buck” day. All the books you can fit into the provided bags will be one dollar.

SOKY Book Fest is a partnership project of WKU Libraries, Warren County Public Library, and Barnes & Noble Booksellers. The partnership’s mission is to encourage reading and the love of books, and to be a positive force in promoting literacy in the region.

For more information, visit www.sokybookfest.org or contact Kristie Lowry at (270) 745-4502.

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by | February 6, 2014 · 8:51 pm

Faraway Flix: an International Film Series

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by | · 8:44 pm

Macy’s Used Book Sale

Used books are being accepted at Macy’s, Barnes & Noble, Warren County Public Library, and WKU Libraries.ubs14

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by | December 4, 2013 · 6:17 pm

Award-winning author Neela Vaswani welcomed at Moss Middle School

DSC_0495Award-winning author Neela Vaswani was eagerly welcomed by more than one hundred students and educators at Moss Middle School on Friday, November 22. Vaswani traveled from New York City to be recognized with co-author Silas House for their book, Same Sun Here. The two authors attended a luncheon later that day to receive the 2013 Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award.

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by | November 25, 2013 · 10:34 pm

Faraway Flix – India: Kahaani

Students, faculty, and staff attended the Faraway Flix movie on Friday, November 15, in the Faculty House. The November film feature was “Kahaani” based on the country of India.  Jack Montgomery and Uma Doraiswamy from Library Tech Services led a discussion following the film. Participants enjoyed bread pudding and samosas. This event was sponsored by WKU Libraries, International Student Office, and Student Activities.

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