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Students and community members met in the basement lounge area of Java City Wednesday, September 12 for a book discussion over author Neil White’s memoir In the Sanctuary of Outcasts. White’s book was this year’s book selection for the Southern Kentucky Book Fest partners’ SOKY Reads community read program. In an effort to encourage reading in the community, SOKY Book Fest partners gave away more than 500 books, provided book discussions, offered free writing workshops, and brought in the author of the book for presentations to various groups throughout the community.

SOKY Reads program sponsored by the Southern Kentucky Book Fest partners featured Neil White, author of In the Sanctuary of Outcasts on September 6, 2012 in the WCPL Main Library and the Knicely Conference Center, Bowling Green, KY.

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At the invitation of the University of Kentucky Libraries, a group of WKU Libraries’ faculty and staff attended the UK Libraries’ special program: Works Progress Administration on September, 5, 2012 at the William T. Young Library on the UK campus in Lexington, KY.

The University of Kentucky Libraries was celebrating the completion of a three-year leadership grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL). This grant had assisted the UK Libraries in acquiring, preserving, and providing access to historical records and publications produced by the U. S. Works Progress Administration (WPA). Because of these efforts, the UK library is now recognized as a Center of Excellence among southeastern research libraries for its WPA collection.

The celebratory event, “Putting America Back to Work during the Great Depression: Preserving and Improving Access to the Works Progress Administration Records for the Future,” was held in the William T. Young Library. Keynote speaker was David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States. A panel discussion and reception followed.

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The WKU Staff Council, Human Resources and Continuing Education announced the 2012-2013 class of the Staff Leadership Institute, which included one of our own: Senior Catalog Assistant Crystal Bowling. Congratulations!

WKU Libraries sponsored a photo booth during the new student orientation week called M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan. Students had a great time dressing up as or posing with popular book and movie characters such as Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, and the Wizard of Oz clan.

To view all of the fun had on Monday night visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/13303252@N06/sets/72157631208433560/

As a part of our SOKY Reads! community wide program we are pleased to announce a FREE and fabulous writing workshop with award-winning author, Lee Martin.

Martin will lead participants in a two-hour workshop that will focus on retrieving family memories, crafting them into scenes, and utilizing other techniques common to writing memoir.  Martin captivates and inspires writers with his hands-on approach to presenting!

 The session will be held Saturday, August 25 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Warren County Public Library Main Branch located as 1225 State Street.  No registration is neccesary and the workshop is open to the public.

 

After the storm July 20th caused massive damage and leaking efforts are underway to replace the roof to Cravens Library.

. . . .The entrance to VPAL has been repoured in order to make it more handicap accessible.

 

The Reformed Church/First Christian Church in Danville, Kentucky began meeting in 1843, under the leadership of Reverend Curtis Smith, who presided over the congregation from 1843-1847.  During the 1840s, the church had an average enrollment of 125 members.  The church’s first brick structure was completed in 1847.  Unfortunately, this building was destroyed on February 22, 1860 in the infamous Washington’s Birthday fire.  This tragedy almost decimated the town, demolishing 64 buildings and incurring more than $300,000 in damages.

Manuscripts Small Collection 477, found in the Special Collections Library, documents an organization in crisis mode.  The collection contains the minute book of the Building Committee of the Reformed Church [Christian] in Danville, Kentucky.  The minutes detail the transactions, contributions, and expenses incurred in rebuilding the church after the 1860 fire, planning to erect a new Church edifice as speedily as possible.”  To see a finding aid to this collection click here.  Use TopSCHOLAR to search for other church records in the Manuscripts Collection.

Construction began on the new church building in 1860, located at 4th and Walnut Street.  This structure would not be complete until 1865, after the Civil War.  The new building was dedicated in 1867.  Dr. Samuel Ayers was the main minister from the 1860s up until 1891.  The 1865 was razed after a new building was erected in 1914 at 462 West Main Street.  Interestingly, that building burned in 1965.