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Apart from their routine operations, the University Library sponsors and organizes a variety of activities and workshops every semester. Follow the links on the left to keep yourself up-to-date with what is going on in the Libraries.
| Spring Break Arts Camp 2008 |
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| US Bank "Celebration of the Arts" Open Art Exhibition 2008 Opening |
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| Spring Flower Quilting Workshop |
 At
a quilting workshop on Saturday, February 16, participants made a
small wallhanging and in the process learned two techniques used by
quilt makers-- how to paper piece and how to make three dimensional
flowers. Both techniques also can be used to accent clothing, home
accessories and other sewing projects. |
| Visit From St. Joseph's School |
 On
the afternoon of February 8, seventeen third graders from St. Joseph’s
School in Bowling Green visited the Kentucky Library & Museum
to search though our approximately 12,000 photographs. Their mission
included looking for pictures of "jobs, transportation, schools
and churches" that they could use in preparing a “scrapbook”
of pictures depicting the history of Bowling Green. |
| VSA arts Side By Side 2008 |
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| Clay Workshop with Davie Reneau |
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| Holiday Ornaments: Kentucky Style |
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| KYLM and WKU Theater Department Present International Holiday |
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| Christmas in Kentucky 2007 |
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| Morning at the Museum: Christmas Traditions |
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| Homecoming Parade 2007 |
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| "Eliza Calvert Hall: Kentucky Author and Suffragist" Book Signing |
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| Folk Art Badge Workshop for Area Girl Scouts |
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| Sunday Spinners |
 Joanne
Seiff helps a member of the Sunday
Spinners learn how to use a drop spindle. Come join the group
at their October 14 meeting. |
| Morning at the Museum: Duncan Hines |
 On
Saturday, September 8, the Fall 2007 Morning at the Museum series
launched with a tour of the “Recommended
by Duncan Hines” exhibit
led by Jonathan Jeffrey. |
| Antique Appraisal Day 2007 |
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| Duncan Hines Exhibit Opening |
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| Clay Camp |
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| Kentucky Art Camp |
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| Kentucky History Alive |
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| Archaeology Camp |
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Over
Spring Break, Warren County grade school students took the opportunity
to learn about three-dimensional art. Campers learned techniques
for sculpting with clay, wire, foam, plastic, and paper. The children
found inspiration in the new sculptures on the WKU campus and famous
sculptors like Henry Moore, Dale Chihuly, and Elizabeth Berrien.
Campers were encouraged to keep their artwork and display it at
home.
Five
hundred art lovers turned out on Saturday, March 1 for the opening
of the 2008 US Bank “Celebration of the Arts” Open Art
Exhibition. The show featured nearly 400 works submitted by two
hundred area artists. Juror Joseph H. Molinaro, Ceramics chair at
Eastern Kentucky University, awarded prizes in seven categories
- painting, watercolor works on paper, ceramics, photography, fiber
arts and sculpture - to entrants in the professional and amateur
divisions. 
The
Side by Side 2008 exhibit opening on Sunday, January 27 drew a large
crowd to the Kentucky Library & Museum. This exhibit is a collaboration
between VSA arts and the Kentucky Library & Museum. In attendance
were the student artists, their families, and the professional artists
who volunteered their time.
In
January national award winning ceramicist Davie Reneau led two hand-building
clay workshops for adults at the Kentucky Library & Museum.
The participants spent two Saturday mornings learning hand-building
techniques including pinch pots, coil, and slab work.
An
exhibit of several hundred Kentucky-themed Christmas ornaments created
by 4th and 5th graders from Warren County.
The
Kentucky Library & Museum in partnership with the WKU Theatre
Department offered school day performances of International
Holiday to area school children. Written by Bowling Green native
Mary Hall Surface, the 40 minutes production explores Hanukkah,
Kwanzaa, Christmas in Mexico, and New Year's in Japan traditions.
During three performances 770 children and adults attended.
On
Saturday, December 1, nearly 1,000 visitors celebrated the holidays
at the Kentucky Library & Museum. Big Red and Santa were in
attendance; activities included open hearth cooking, a fiddler,
a scavenger hunt, ornament making, 1950s games, a magician, and
two plays. 
Professor
Nancy Baird gave an insightful presentation of the history of Christmas
traditions. Where did the Christmas tree come from? Santa’s
red suit? How about the real story behind The Night before Christmas?
Participants also had the opportunity to make their own Christmas
ornaments.
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KYLM participated in this year's WKU Homecoming parade by carrying
a banner promoting Christmas in Kentucky Saturday, December 1st
and distributing fliers to parade goers.
On
Thursday, November 8, Lynn E. Niedermeier signed copies of Eliza
Calvert Hall: Kentucky Author and Suffragist and shared anecdotes
from the life story of the writer of Aunt Jane of Kentucky and numerous
articles and poems.
The
KYLM Education Department hosted a Folk Art Badge workshop for area
Girl Scouts on Saturday, October 20th. Scouts toured several of
the museum's exhibits, including Slow Time: The Art of Charley,
Noah and Hazel Kinney.
Artist-in-residence Lynne Ferguson then introduced participants
to the characteristics of folk art, and the Scouts created their
own works including gourds painted as jack ‘o lanterns.
On
Saturday, August 18 area collectors participated in Antique Appraisal
Day. The theme of this year’s event was “Kitchen Kitsch”
with “Treasures in your Attic” personality Joe Rosson
returning as the featured appraiser.
Opening
festivities for the “Recommended by Duncan Hines” exhibit
at the Kentucky Library & Museum launched the 2007 Duncan Hines
Festival. Activities held on Friday and Saturday, August 3rd &
4th included a ribbon cutting ceremony, recipe judging contest,
1950s sock hop, country breakfast, chautauqua-style performance
by Duncan Hines, and costume contest. 
Participants
learned the techniques of hand building with clay with pinch pots,
coil and slab work from area potter Davie Reneau.
Campers
discovered Kentucky artists and explored their art forms with painting,
collage, printmaking.
Led
by Eileen Starr, students explored the history of Kentucky through
music, food, dance, artifacts and exhibits.
Archeology
campers learned how to identify arrowheads, paint a pictograph,
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