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Recent Events
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.
| Kentucky Style Basket Making Workshop |
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| Bowling Green VSA arts of Kentucky: Side by Side Exhibit Opening |
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| Christmas in Kentucky |
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| The Mischief Makers Performance |
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| WKU Homecoming Parade |
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| Civil War Exhibit Opening |
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| Lincoln/Civil War Teacher Workshop |
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| Fall Break Arts Camp |
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| Appraisal Day |
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| Clay Camp with Davie Reneau |
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| Fine Art Camp 2008 |
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| Hands-On History Camp 2008 |
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| Kentucky Library & Museum Wins National Award |
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| 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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Fifteen
basket making enthusiasts spent Saturday, Feb. 7th making an egg
basket at the Kentucky Library & Museum. Using traditional oak
hoops, they learned how to weave a Kentucky style "eye"
to lash the hoops together under the watchful eye of instructor
Beth Hester and her side-kick Scott Gilbert.
Young
artists, their collaborating professional partners, and friends
and family turned out on Sunday, January 18th for the opening of
the Bowling Green VSA arts of Kentucky: Side by Side exhibit.
Featuring more than 60 works, the exhibit runs through March 31.
On
December 6, 2008, the Kentucky Library & Museum held its annual
"Christmas in Kentucky" celebration. The theme for this
year was the Civil War in Kentucky and nearly 1,000 visitors turned
out for family-oriented activities that included ornament making,
caroling, and dramatic performances. 
In
November, several hundred area school children learned about the
world’s three greatest tricksters and about theatre and theatrical
vocabulary, as well as African, Native American, and European cultures.
Performed by WKU Theater Department students.
Kentucky
Library and Museum volunteers and employees marched in the October
31st WKU Homecoming Parade distributed fliers and candy to promote
"Christmas in Kentucky Saturday", December 6th at the
KYLM. 
On
October 25, 2008, the Kentucky Library & Museum celebrated the
opening of the new Civil War exhibit, titled "A Star In Each
Flag: Conflict In Kentucky".
Area
educators participated in a Lincoln/Civil War Teacher Workshop on
Saturday, October 18th. They learned about primary resources, toured
the new Civil War exhibit, created Civil War crafts to use in the
classroom, and watched a performance by a Lincoln interpreter. Afternoon
activities included a Lincoln/Douglas debate, a presentation on
storytelling, and learning how to dance Civil War style.
Several
fantastic area children participated in Fall Break Arts Camp the
week of October 13-17. Led by Kentucky Library & Museum Artist-in-Residence
Lynne Ferguson, participants marbled paper, wove their own baskets,
painted gourds and became printmakers.
Is
it trash or treasure? More than 150 people turned out on Saturday,
August 16 to have their antiques appraised and learn something about
their collectibles at the same time.
Davie
Reneau and fifteen campers learned techniques of hand building with
clay pinch pots, coil and slab work. 
Fine
art was the theme of the summer camp held the week of June 9th.
Led by Kentucky Library & Museum Artist-in-Residence Lynne Ferguson,
campers built on their basic drawing, painting, and design skills
and used several mediums including watercolor, acrylic paint, collage,
and sculpture.
Led
by Eileen Starr, participants in the “Hands-on History”
camp explored the history of Kentucky through music, food, dance,
and much more. 
April
25, 2008 - The WKU Kentucky Library & Museum’s VSA arts
program SIDE BY SIDE has received an Award for Outstanding Community
Partner for its work with VSA arts of Kentucky. 
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 
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.| Site Index | Site Map | Suggestion Box |