Kick-offs:
January 25 – Helm 100 at 2:00
January 25 – BGPL at 6:00
January 26 – Barnes and Noble at 7:00 p.m.
Discussion:
February 22 – BGPL at 6:00 p.m.
Meet Kim Edwards:
March 1 – Helm 100 at 2:00
March 1 – BGPL 6:00
March 2 – Barnes and Noble at 10:00 a.m.
Southern Kentucky Book Fest partners have chosen the novel, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter for the 2007 One Book project. Written by Kim Edwards, the book has spent months on the New York Times and USA Today best seller lists. Over 1.8 million copies are now in print.
The kick off will take place at 2:00 p.m. on January 25, 2007 at Helm Library, Room 100.
Free coffee will be provided by Java City and free books will be distributed while supplies last.
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Faculty and staff of the University Libraries celebrated the Holiday on December 12, 2006 in the Kentucky Building. Mike Binder, Dean of Libraries, presented the 2006 Margie Helm Awards to Dan Forrest, Coordinator of Access, and Matthew Bogard, Facilities Specialist, both from the Department of Public Services. Four student assistants, each from a department plus the Dean’s Office, also received their awards, first ever in the history of the University Libraries. Here’s an album of selected photos of the event.
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Folk/alternative artist Tori Sparks performed in Java City and Helm Library at noon on December 6.
Learn more about Tori at www.torisparks.com or visit her at my space at www.myspace.com/torisparks.
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A Christmas party was held at The Kentucky Building following the Bowling Green Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 2, 2006. There was music, food and family fun during the event. Children had their photos taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus. The event also featured ornament making, magic shows, dramatic performances and many other family activities. There was a Holiday Ornament Exhibit concurrently. The ornaments on display were created by the fourth grade classes of Warren County (public, private, city, county).
If you missed out the party, you may view this album of selected photos by Jan Renusch.
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This Thursday, November 16, 2006, Ronald Messier, Professor of Middle East history at Vanderbilt University, talked about Medieval Morocco in our Faraway Places series at Barnes & Noble. Prof. Messier directed the excavation of the ancient city of Sijilmasa in southeastern Morocco, famous for its gold trade and its contacts with Timbuktu and other cities in West Africa. Since 2004 he has been at work excavating medieval Aghmat 30 km from Marrakech, the chief commercial and cultural center of the region prior to the arrival of the Almoravids.
If you missed out the lecture, you may view a photo album of the event and download the Podcast of his talk.
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Christopher Canyon visited schools in southern Kentucky as part of the “On the Same Page” event. Christopher Canyon is the illustrator of several wonderful books for children. When he isn’t in his studio, Christopher enjoys traveling and providing educational and entertaining programs for schools, libraries, and conferences.
“On the Same Page” is a community-wide reading project for children sponsored by the Southern Kentucky Book Fest partners. This year, the book Take Me Home, Country Roads illustrated by Christopher Canyon has been chosen for the event.
Here are two photo albums of his visit, one to Cumberland Trace Elementary and the other to Briarwood Elementary.
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On November 16, 2006, WKU’s Centennial Mosaic was dedicated. The ceremony was held in Java City. President Ransdell, Dr. David Lee, Dean of Potter College, and Prof. Kim Chalmers, Head of Art Department, addressed the floor. After WKU Women’s Chorus sang the “Freedom We Gather Here,” the Centennial Mosaic was unveiled at the Helm Library Courtyard. If you missed out the dedication, you may still view pictures of the event. Here is an album of chronological shots of the Mosaic as it was being built.
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