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The Waltons Actress Mary McDonough leads
workshop on body image at Book Fest

Bowling Green, Ky. –Well-known actress, author, and life coach Mary McDonough will be presenting “Body Branding: Getting Comfortable with the Skin You’re In” on Saturday, April 20 at 8 am at the Knicely Conference Center. Widely known for her role as Erin on The Waltons, McDonough leads groups to help with personal change, create life balance, and return to a sense of self.

According to her website, the Body Branding workshop explores how we view ourselves, the best way to undo any negativity about ourselves, and how to change how we project ourselves to the world. Suitable ages for this workshop are tweens, teens, college age, and adults. The breakfast & workshop costs $15 per person. Tickets are available at the Warren County Public Library, (main and Kirby branches), Barnes & Noble, and WKU Libraries Dean’s Office.

McDonough will be joining more than 140 authors for adults, youth, and children at this year’s SOKY Book Fest, including well-known actor and author Henry Winkler, radio host Bob Edwards, and bestselling authors Sherrilyn Kenyon and Mary Alice Monroe. Bestselling children’s author Obert Skye will headline Children’s Day on Friday, April 19 and other children and youth authors attending include Amy Ingnatow with The Popularity Papers series and Jarrett Krosoczka who wrote the Lunch Lady series. Krosoczka will also be leading a writing workshop on that Saturday, April 20 for upper elementary to middle school grade children.

All Book Fest events, including the Kentucky Writers Conference, will take place at the Knicely Conference Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Children’s Day will be on Friday, April 19 from 9 am to 2 pm, and the Kentucky Writers Conference will also take place on Friday from 9 am to 3:30 pm. The main Book Fest event with all the authors will be from 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday, April 20. All events, with the exception of the McDonough workshop, are free and open to the public.

SOKY Book Fest is a partnership project of WKU Libraries, Warren County Public Library, and Barnes and Noble Booksellers. For more information, visit the website at sokybookfest.org or contact Book Fest organizer Kristie Lowry at WKU Libraries at (270) 745-4502 or Kristie.lowry@wku.edu.

University Libraries and the Department of Music of WKU presented Kevin White from Mineral Area College on the evening of Tuesday, March 19 at the Rehearsal Room in the Music Hall at WKU. The topic of this segment of a series known as America’s Music was “The History of Rock n Roll: Episode 6, Plugging In (from Bob Dylan acoustic to Haight-Asbury electric).”

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     The Southern Kentucky Book Fest was recently announced as one of the Kentucky Travel Industry Association’s Top 10 Festivals for Spring 2013 in the state of Kentucky. In the company of other noted festivals such as Keeneland and the Kentucky Derby, the SOKY Book Fest will be held on Saturday, April 20 in Bowling Green at the Knicely Conference Center.

     “We were very happy to hear the news from the Bowling Green Area Visitors Bureau,” said Kristie Lowry, Literary Outreach Coordinator for WKU Libraries and Coordinator of the SOKY Book Fest. “We feel the SOKY Book Fest is an important event for our region and part of what makes Southern Kentucky such a special place to live and visit. We appreciate the recognition from KTIA.”

     More than 140 authors for adults and children will be in attendance including the well-known actor, author, producer, and director Henry Winkler, most recognized for his portrayal of “The Fonz” for 10 seasons on Happy Days (1974-1984).  Mary McDonough, well-known actress best known for her role as Erin Walton from The Waltons, will be in attendance with her book Lessons From The Mountain, What I Learned From Erin Walton. Mary is a public speaker and workshop leader, and she will be the presenter at a breakfast on Saturday aimed at girls and a healthy body image. Included among many other panels and presentations, Jarrett Krosoczka, creator of the Lunch Lady book series, will give writing tips for kids in 4^th-8^th grades on Saturday afternoon.

     In addition to the main Saturday event, children’s authors and illustrators will be the focus at Children’s Day on Friday, April 19. The Kentucky Writers Conference will also take place that Friday featuring writing workshops presented by authors who will be participating in the Book Fest on Saturday.

     SOKY Book Fest is a partnership project of WKU Libraries, Warren County Public Library, and Barnes and Noble Booksellers. For more detailed information about the SOKY Book Fest, go to sokybookfest.org or contact Kristie Lowry, coordinator of the Book Fest, at kristie.lowry@wku.edu or 745-4502.

On March 4, First Lady Beshear Visited WKU Libraries’ Educational Resources Center (ERC) and sat in a literacy class taught by Roxanne Spencer, Professor and Coordinator of ERC. Present during Mrs. Beshear’s visit were President Gary Ransdell, WKU Libraries Dean Connie Foster, and Head of Library Public Services Brian Coutts.

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WKU Libraries’ “We’ve Been Everywhere” series featured Connie Foster, Dean of Libraries, on the morning of February 26, 2013 in Room 100, Helm Library. She shared her trip and adventure in Alaska and the Yukon with her fellow library employees.

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Chip Tullar, the proprietor of Miss Patti’s 1880’s Settlement Restaurant, spoke in the Kentucky Live! series on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Barnes & Noble Booksellers.

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At the monthly faculty meeting in Helm 201 on February 14, 2013, faculty from the Department of Library Public Services surprised Brian Coutts, head of the department, with a party to celebrate the 65th anniversary of his birthday. Faculty and staff from other units of the WKU Libraries joined in the party.

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On February 10, 2013, WKU Libraries’ faculty members Peggy Wright, Brian Coutts, and Haiwang Yuan paid a visit to Chip Tullar, proprietor of Patti’s Restaurant at Grand Rivers. Mr. Tullar has been invited to give a presentation of his restaurant for the Libraries’ talk series “Kentucky Live!” to take place on February 21 at Barnes & Nobles, Bowling Green. Brian’s wife Karen and Haiwang’s Shizhen, who is a staff member of the WKU Libraries, were also present during the visit.
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