On Saturday, August 18 area collectors participated in Antique Appraisal Day. The theme of this year’s event was “Kitchen Kitsch†with “Treasurers in your Attic†personality Joe Rosson returning as the featured appraiser.
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Kitchen Kitsch
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Morning with Duncan Hines
Jonathan Jeffrey launched the Fall 2007 Morning at the Museum series with a tour of the “Recommended by Duncan Hines†exhibit.
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Spinning at the Kentucky Library & Museum
Joanne Seiff helps a member of the Sunday Spinners learn how to use a drop spindle.
The Sunday Spinners is open to both experienced and beginning spinners. Come join the group at their October 14 meeting.
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Kentucky Live!: Floral Design in Kentucky & Abroad
On Thursday September 13, 2007 at 7:00 pm, Kentucky Live! program, organized by the WKU Libraries presented WKU horticulture and floral-design instructor Roger Dennis at Barnes & Noble Booksellers. This event is free.
Dennis was a floral designer for the 79th Annual Academy Awards and a designer for floats at the Rose Bowl. He also designed a flower arrangement for inauguration of George W. Bush in 2005. He has been teaching at WKU for six years, and in that time has seen interest in floral design classes grow.
If you missed out his talk, you may view a photo album of the event on Flickr or listen to the podcast of his talk on the go.
You are also welcome to Roger Dennis video on YouTube: WKU Professor walks the Red Carpet- View from the Hill
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The Greenhouse Poetry Inc. Performed at Java City
The Greenhouse Poetry Inc. performed at Java City at noon on August 30th. Greenhouse Poetry Inc. is a community based nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a permanent stage for performance poetry by sharing local performers and their writings with the world. They have a loyal, local following and drew a crowd of around 100 faculty, staff and students with their spirited readings. View a photo album of the event.
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Acoustic/Pop Artist Bo Warren to Performed Outside Java City
Acoustic/pop artist Bo Warren performed at Java City in Helm Library at noon on September 4, 2007.
See photos of the event or hear a sample of Warren’s music at: www.myspace.com/bowarren
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University Libraries Kickoff
On August 22 at the Kentucky Building, the WKU Libraries’ Annual Kickoff was held. It started in the 2nd floor of the Kentucky Room with remarks by Mike Binder, Dean of Libraries, about highlights of last year and some things to be looked forward to in 2007-08. A sumptuous buffet luncheon followed in the 1st floor Centennial Room. During the break, the attendees saw the “Recommended by Duncan Hines” exhibit in the gallery area.
In keeping with Provost Burch’s urging the WKU deans to reserve the afternoon of the college kickoff days for faculty development, the UL faculty remained in the Kentucky Building for an afternoon program in the 1st floor Western Room on the “Second Life” phenomenon with focus on library applications. Enid Wohlstein and Betsy Hughes of the Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL) were the guest speakers. Their program ran from 1 – 4 p.m. with Q & A from 4 – 5 p.m. Here’s a photo album of the events.
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Library Faculty Presented at “Encouraging the Spirit” Conference
On August 20, WKU began its Fall, 2007 semester with a conference named “Engaging the Spirit: Tools for Student Success” in Van Meter Auditorium and Cherry Hall. Library faculty gave their presentations at the conference. Connie Foster and Rose Davis highlighted TopSCHOLAR while Beth Knight, Rosemary Meszaros, Roxanne Spencer, Sean Kinder, and Dan Forrest introduced the various services the WKU Libraries offers to faculty and students. Here’s a photo album of the event.
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Faculty Retreat
To have a great start in the new semester, faculty members of WKU Libraries had their annual faculty retreats in different locations. As usual, the faculty of Department of Library Public Services had theirs at Federal Grove on August 21. Mike Binder, Dean of Libraries, came to the retreat to introduce the new Community Outreach Manager Tracy Harkins and answer the faculty’s questions. Available here is a photo album of the event.
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New Faculty Orientation
On August 17, the annual “New Faculty Orientation” was held in Helm 100. Library faculty members introduced library services and themselves as their liaisons at the orientation. Here’s a photo album of the event.
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