Dr. Shawn Parkhurst from the Dept. of Anthropology, University of Louisville gave a lecture on Portual at Barnes & Noble Booksellers on Campbell Lane, Bowling Green on Thursday evening, April 13. A native of Oregon, Shawn received his PhD in Cultural Studies from UC Berkeley in 2000. Photos of the event are available.
Podcast of his lecture is available at the Libraries Podcast web site.
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Nancy Baird, Kentucky History Specialist, for University Libraries presented “Western Kentucky University, The First 100 Years, 1906-2006” the centennial history of WKU at this month’s Kentucky Live! program at Barnes & Noble on April 6. Baird, Carol Crowe Carraco (Distinguished University Professor of History) and Sue Lynne Stone McDaniel (University Archivist) are co-authors of this beautiful illustrated history.
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On March 9 at Barnes & Noble on Campbell Lane, Paul F. Wells, director of the Center for Popular Music at Middle Tennessee State University, presented this month’s Kentucky Live! program. View the photo album and visit the Libraries’ Podcasts page to listen to his lecture.
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Carlton Jackson, author of the book Joseph Gavi: Young Hero of the Minsk Ghetto, spoke in room Helm Library 100 on the evening of March 7. Dr. Gavi was personally responsible for saving many Jewish people from death at the hands of the Nazis.
If you missed the event, you may still view the photos, or visit our Podcasts web site to listen to or subscribe to Prof. Jackson’s speech.
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Many in our community have enjoyed reading the modern classic, In Country, for our One Campus-One Community-One Book project. Ms. Mason came to Bowling Green to discuss her book with participants of the One Book project. She was in WKU Libraries and Bowling Green Public Library On March 2 and in Barnes & Noble March 3. If you missed the events, you may view their photos at the One Book’s events page.
Podcast of her speech is now available at the Libraries’ Podcasts page.
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On Thursday, Feb. 16 from 7:00 – 8:30pm at Barnes & Noble on Campbell Lane, Dr. John Dizgun, a member of WKU’s History Department, presented this semester’s first Faraway Places program on the Yucatan. View photos of the event. Podcast of Dr. Gizgun’s lecture is also available.
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On February 9, 2006, Charles Booe, president of the Frankfort-based Rebecca Ruth Candy Factory gave a talk about the business’ history in Barnes & Noble. This was part of the Kentucky Live! lecture series organized by the WKU Libraries and sponsored by Trace Die Cast.
If you missed the event, you may view these photos, and take a virtual tour of the factory. You may also listen to or download Mr. Booe’s lecture.
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Western Kentucky University Libraries, Bowling Green Public Library, and the Kentucky Humanities Council proudly sponsored the celebration of the written word featuring Frank X Walker.
Frank X Walker is a founding member of the Affrilachian Poets. His most recent poetry collections are Black Box and Buffalo Dance, the Journey of York. Frank X won the 2004 Lillian Smith Book Award and is the recipient of a 2005 Lannan Literary Fellowship.
From February 2 through 3, Mr. Walker spoke at Western Kentucky University’s Glasgow Campus, at the Bowling Green Public Library and in the new Leisure Reading Room on the first floor of Helm Library. He signed his books at each of the events.
Podcast of Frank X. Walker’s speech is available.
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On January 26, the third One Campus-One Community-One Book project kicked off in the Java City/Helm Library, Bowling Green Public Library, and Barnes & Noble. This year’s “One Book” project features In Country by Bobbie Ann Mason. Free books were distributed at both places.
Podcast of this event is available.
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