Category Archives: Events

Reminder:

This is the last week for WKU Libraries’ Food Drive and the Professional Marketing Association’s Denim/Clothing Drive.

Help out the disadvantaged by bringing in canned food for the Salvation Army and/or clothing for the International Center.

Bring food to Circulation and place any clothes in the bins in the front lobby by Cravens fourth floor entrance.

Thank you!

On the evening of November 3, 2011 in the Western Room of Kentucky Building, WKU Libraries kicked off the month-long traveling exhibition titled “Lincoln: the Constitution and the Civil War with the “Background of Conflict and the Election of 1860” presentation given by Carol Crowe-Carraco, WKU Professor of History, and Nancy Baird, Kentucky Historian. This exhbition was organized by the National Constitution Center and the American Library Association Public Programs and was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Interim Dean of Libraries Connie Foster (2nd left) and Dr. Aaron Hughey (middle) with the organizers of the event (from left) Jennifer Wilson, Amanda Drost, and Tammera Race.

WKU Libraries celebrated the International Open Access Week with a forum in Room 100, Helm Library on October 25. Speaking at the forum were  Dr. Mary Bennett, APRN Director, WKU School of Nursing; Dr. John Cipolla, WKU Associate Professor of Music; and Dr. Aaron Hughey, WKU Professor of Counseling and Student Affairs. They presented their experience with TopSCHOLAR, WKU’s institutional repository. Connie Foster, Interim Dean of WKU Libraries, presided over the forum and gave an opening remark. The forum was followed by questions and answers and a reception that featured a beautiful cake.

This year’s International Open Access Week took place from October 24 through 30.

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Alabama bluesman Russell Gulley performed at Java City today.  His set included originals like “Sand Mountain Mule” and covers of classic tunes like “Bo Diddly” and “Love in Vain.”  In between songs, this top-notch performer offered up reminiscences of his youth in the rural south and some informal notes on the history of the blues.

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WKU Libraries celebrated Halloween with a potluck party on October 31, 2011 in Cravens 111. Crystal Bowling, Senior Catalog Assistant from the Department of Library Technical Services, won the first prize for her costume in the costume contest during the party. Many left happily with a door prize donated by the Libraries’ employees. Glenda White and Jan Renusch from the Dean’s Office led volunteers in organizing the party.

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One of Dr. Brian Coutts’ recent donations to  WKU Libraries  is the stunning two-volume set, The Story of Underwear. Volume 1 is The Story of Men’s Underwear by Shaun Cole; Volume 2 is The Story of Women’s Underwear by Muriel Barbier and Shazia Boucher. Both books are heavily illustrated with photographs of vintage and modern examples of useful and decorative underclothes, while a scholarly text explains the history and significance of the garments.

The Story of Underwear was listed in Library Journal’s “Best Reference 2010 Resources”.

A featured book review (by Brian Coutts and Therese Duzinkiewicz Baker) about the set was published in the Bowling Green Daily News, Sunday, July 31, 2011.  The books are shelved in the VPAL , call number VPAL REF GT2073 .S76x 2010.

Read a review of  “The Story of Underwear” by Brian Coutts and Therese Baker from the Bowling Green Daily News.

– Therese D. Baker

Today Grand Rapids Michigan Native Liz Snavely aka LVNMUZIQ played her lyrical, thoughtful brand of modern urban folk music. Her voice reminiscent of Natalie Merchant, Liz wove a complex melodic enchantment over the crowd at Java City to the delight of everyone.

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