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Black
History Month
Southern Kentucky Book Fest partners sponsor
annual celebration of Black History Month. |
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Frank
X. Walker's Speech
Author Sheila J. Williams discussed her
latest novel Girls Most Likely on February 2, 2007
at WKU’s Helm Library.
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Frank
X. Walker's Speech
The celebration of Black History Month
in 2006 featured Frank X. Walker, who spoke in WKU's Helm Library.
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Faraway
Places...with Strange Sounding Names
Faraway
Places is WKU Libraries' lecture series featuring scholars
doing research in foreign countries. |
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Far Away Places: "The Baker's Boy" by Barry Kitterman 
Barry Kitterman was this month’s featured speaker in our Far Away Places series. He talked about his experiences in 1970s Belize as well as about his novel and creative writing on Thursday, November 19 at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Bowling Green, KY. A book signing followed. His first novel, The Baker’s Boy, was published by Southern Methodist University Press in 2008 and in 2009 won the Maria Thomas Fiction Award. He drew inspiration from his work as a Peace Corps volunteer in Belize in the 1970s.
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Slovenia
Professor Debbie Kreitzer from the Department of Georgraphy and Geology is the first speaker in the tenth series of talks on Far away Places With Strange Sounding Names sponsored by the friends of WKU Libraries and the Kentucky Museum. Debbie teaches classes on World Regional Geography, the Georgraphy of North America and Geographic Information Systems. She led a Study Abroad group to Slovenia in 2007 and made a return visit in 2008.
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Viking Voyages
On the evening of April 16 at Barnes and Noble Booksellers, WKU Libraries' Far Away Places Series featured Dr. Michael Trapasso from the Department of Geography and Geology at WKU.
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The Dead Sea Scrolls
WKU Libraries presented Joseph Trafton, Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at WKU, who spoke on “The Dead Sea Scrolls” at Barnes & Noble on March 19th, 2009.
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The Galapagos Island
On March 19, 2009, WKU Libraries’ Far Away Places Series featured Doug McElroy, a Professor of Biology at WKU, who talked about the Galapagos Island.
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Robots in Space
Dr. Roger D. Launius, Curator of the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian, spoke for WKU Libraries’ Far Away Places series on Thursday, November 20th at Barnes & Noble.
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Russia
On November 19, 2008, WKU Libraries' "Faraway Places " presented Dr. David Keeling, who talked about Russia in Helm Library as part of the International Education Week events.
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Cambodia
This Thursday, October 16, 2008, Dr.
David Keeling, Head of Geography and Geology, talked about
Cambodia in our Faraway Places series at Barnes and Noble.
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Panama
Aristófanes Cedeño, Associate
Professor of Spanish at the University of Louisville, talked
about Panama in the Faraway Places Series on Thursday, September
18th at Barnes & Noble.
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Easter Island
Dr. Michael Trapasso, Professor of
Department of Geology and Geography, talked about Easter Island
at Barnes and Noble.
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South India
Uma Doraiswamy, Social Science Catalog
Librarian, talked about South India at Barnes and Noble.
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The Sahara
David Keeling, Head of Department of
Geography and Geology, WKU, who had done his research in the
Sahara, talked about place at Barnes and Noble.
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Israel
Shannon Schaffer, Professor of Philosophy
and Religion, talked about her research trip to Israel.
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Antarctica
Dr. Michael Trapasso, Professor of Geography
& Geography at Western Kentucky University, talked about
his research trip to Antarctica.
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Medieval Morocco
Ronald Messier, Professor of Middle
East history at Vanderbilt University, talked about Medieval
Morocco.
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China
Haiwang Yuan, Associate Professor of WKU Libraries, talked about his book The Magic Lotus Lantern and Other Tales from the Han Chinese.
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Portugal
Dr. Shawn Parkhurst from the Department of Anthropology of the University of Louisville gave a lecture on Portugal.
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Yucatan
Dr. John Dizgun from WKU's History Department presented Yucatan in Mexico, which is rich in Inca cultural relics.
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Helm Library
Lecture Series
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Panel Discussion on John Brown
On October 16, 2009, a panel discussion on John Brown by Drs. Glenn Lafantasie, John Hardin and Robert Dietle was conducted in Helm Library 100. This discussion was co-sponsored by the History Department and the Department of Public Library Services, Western Kentucky University.
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Celebration WKU's 75th Anniversary of the Federal Depository Library Program
On March 27, 2009, WKU Libraries celebrated the 75th anniversary of its Federal Depository Library Program in Helm Library Room 100. US Congressman Brett Guthrie gave brief remarks regarding our US Government collection.
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China--A Nation of Diversity and Contrast
The International Education Week sponsored by the WKU Office of International Programs and hosted by WKU Libraries presented Haiwang Yuan on November 18, 2008 in Helm 100.
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Sandra Birdsell
Speaks at WKU Libraries
Award Winning Canadian Author Sandra Birdsell spoke in Helm
Library on Tuesday, June 5, 2007.
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Carlton Jackson
Talked about Joseph Gavi
Carlton Jackson, author of Joseph Gavi: Young Hero of the
Minsk Ghetto, talked about Joseph Gavi, who, as a teenager,
led the Jewish ghetto resistance in Minsk.
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Java
City Concert
Java City in the Helm Library offers more
than coffee between classes. Periodically, there will be music
performances and more.... A schedule is available at www.wku.edu/library/events/Helm_JavaCity. |
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Tyrone Cotton
Louisville native and WKU graduate
Tyrone Cottton entertained the crowd at Java City today with
his unique musical style on October 27, 2008.
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Kentucky Live!
Southern Culture at Its Best
Kentucky Live! is a WKU Libraries' lecture
series where speakers talk about the best of Kentucky. |
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Robert Dickey: A Look Back At Beech Bend Park
Robert Dickey was the featured speaker in this month’s Kentucky Live! on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at Barnes & Noble. Dickey attended WKU and graduated from Centre College. Following a stint in the marines and a hitch as a reporter for the Bowling Green Daily News he graduated from Vanderbilt Law School. His first client was Beech Bend Park owner Charles Garvin. In Charles Garvin’s Dynasty of Dimes he tells the history of a man who he calls an “eccentric entrepreneur” who built an amusement park “empire” in Bowling Green, Kentucky based on 10 cent admissions. It’s a fascinating story spanning four decades, and one indelibly linked with the tourist business in South Central Kentucky.
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Memoirs of a Western Kentukcy Coal Miner
Mr. Guillerman spoke as part of our Kentucky Live series on Thursday, October 15th at Barnes & Noble on Campbell Lane. Michael D. Guillerman worked for the Peabody Coal Company from 1974 to 1991.
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Jossie Underwood and Her Civil War Diary
Nancy Baird, WKU Librarian, kicked off the 2009-10 Kentucky Live lecture series at Barnes & Noble on Thursday, September 10. Baird provided a unique look into the Bowling Green area during the Civil War through the eyes of Josie Underwood, a young woman from an influential family in Bowling Green, with brief summaries from Underwood's diary. Her diary, edited by Baird's, is a part of the collection from the Kentucky Library & Museum.
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You Can Go Anywhere from the Crossroads of the World
Author Georgia Green Stamper spoke about her book in the “Kentucky Live Series” on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at Barnes & Noble.
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The Body Farm
On March 5th, 2009, WKU Libraries Kentucky Live series presented Jefferson Bass and the Body Farm Novels. Jefferson Bass is the writing team of Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson.
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Rare Flowers in Kentucky
WKU Libraries hosted famed wildlife specialist Tom Barnes Thursday, February 12 at Barnes and Noble Booksellers as part of its Kentucky Live! Series.
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American Shamans
WKU Libraries' "Kentucky Live!" presented Jack Montgomery on American Shamans at Barnes & Noble on the evening of December 4, 2008.
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Brian Leung
WKU Libraries' "Kentucky Live!" program presented Prof. Brian Leung from the Department of English, University of Louisville on the evening of November 13, 2008.
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It's Not News, It's
FARK
Drew Curtis, found of Fark.com,
talked about how mass media tries to pass off crap as news
at Barnes and Noble on October 23, 2008.
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Lonesome Cowgirl
Kristine McCusker spoke about her new
book “Lonesome Cowgirls & Honky-Tonk Angels: The
Women of Barn Dance Radio,” at Barnes and Noble on September
11 2008.
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Appalachian Home Cooking
Dr. Mark F. Sohn, a food historian,
and Pikeville College professor, presented “Appalachian
Home Cooking” at Barnes & Noble on Thursday, April
10, 2008.
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Derby Legends and Other
"Truths"
Ronnie Dreistadt, Outreach Educator
at the Kentucky Derby Museum, covered 134 years of Derby history
through stories and legends.
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Healing Kentucky
In support of her recent book Healing
Kentucky, she looked at 200 years of progress in medicine
and health care in the Commonwealth.
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Lincoln
the Lawyer
WKU's Kentucky Live! program presented
“Lincoln as Lawyer” by Anderson University professor
Brian Dirck at Barnes & Noble Booksellers.
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Floral Design
in Kentucky & Abroad
WKU Libraries' Kentucky Live! program
presented WKU horticulture and floral-design instructor Roger
Dennis at Barnes & Noble Booksellers.
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Ginseng Dreams:
The Secret World of America's Most Valuable Plant
Author Kristin Johannsen talked about
Ginseng farming in America and its trade with China.
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Historic Kentucky
Independent photographer James Archambeault
presented Historic Kentucky through his photographing career.
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Political Scandals in
Kentucky
James Klotter, State Historian of Kentucky
and author and coauthor of over a dozen books, talked about
political scandals in Kentucky.
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Heaven Hill Distilleries,
Inc.
Larry Kass, Director of Corporate Communications
for the family-run Heaven Hill Distilleries, talks about its
production and products, the Kentucky bourbon in particular.
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Center for Popular Music
at MTSU
Paul F. Wells, director of the Center
for Popular Music at Middle Tennessee State University, talked
about the center and its collections.
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Rebecca Ruth Candy Factory
Charles Booe, President of Rebecca Ruth Candy
Factory Inc., Frankfort, Kentucky, talked about the history
of the factory and its founder.
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Kentucky
Library & Museum Lecture Series
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Evelyn Thurman Award to Author Albert A. Bell, Jr.
The Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award was given to Albert A. Bell, Jr., author of “The Secret of the Lonely Grave,” on February 16 in Kentucky Building.
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An American Appetite: The Material Culture of
Food
Weaver is an internationally
known food historian, author and "seed saver" of heirloom vegetables.
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Nancy Baird Receives
Sara Tyler Merit Award (2007)
Kentucky History Specialist Nancy Baird receives Sara
Tyler Merit Award.
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Kentucky
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"Everything
Shaking" on a Saturday Morning
Karren Pell led a session at the KY
Writers Conference and created a song about the earthquake
that rocked the Midwest on the morning of April 17, 2008.
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Library
Audio Tour
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Audio Tour of the
Helm-Cravens Library
Follow this 9-episode audio tour of
the Main Library and learn more about it.
Episode 1- 4th Floor of Cravens: circulation area
Episode 2- 4th Floor of Cravens: computers and TOPCAT
Episode 3- 4th Floor of Cravens: new book display, Audio-visual
Library and walkway
Episode 4- 1st Floor of Helm: Reference Desk, Jump Circle,
and Interlibrary Loan
Episode 5- 1st Floor of Helm: Electronic resource computers
and InfoLab
Episode 6- 2nd Floor of Helm: Computer Lab, current and bound
journals, and microfilm
Episode 7- Ground Floor of Helm: Federal and Kentucky government
documents and law collections
Episode 8- Ground Floor of Helm: Compact shelving of materials
prior to 1980
Episode 9- 1st Floor of Helm: Java City
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One Campus-One
Community-One Book
The Southern Kentucky Book Fest partners organize
an annual One Campus-One
Community-One Book (One Book) project to cultivate reading
in the Commonwealth. The event involves discussing a selected
book about Kentucky or by a Kentuckian author. |
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Man Martin Discusses His Book
Man Martin discussed his book Days
of the Endless Corvette , selected for the 2008 One
Book event.
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Kim Edwards Reads Her Book and Answers Questions
Kim Edwards discussed her book The
Memory Keeper’s Daughter, selected for the 2007
One Book event.
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2007 One Book Project Kick-off Event
One Book project was kicked off in the
WKU Library Helm Library.
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Bobbie Ann Mason Answers Questions in Helm
Library
Bobbie Ann Mason discussed her book In
Country, selected for the 2006 One Book event.
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