http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast Podcasts of community outreach activities and programs organized or sponsored by Western Kentucky University Libraries and the Southern Kentucky Book Fest partners. Podcasts Western Kentucky University Libraries en-us Fri, 14 Apr 2006 03:00:00 CST haiwang.yuan@wku.edu (Haiwang Yuan) Sun, 29 Oct 2006 02:10:00 CST haiwang.yuan@wku.edu (Haiwang Yuan) 60 http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/#faraway Barry Kitterman was a featured speaker in our Far Away Places series this month. He talked about his experiences in the 1970s Belize as well as about his novel and creative writing on Thursday, November 19 at Barnes and 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. podcasts http://acadmedia.wku.edu/library/faraway/belize.mp3 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:20:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/#kylive Robert Dickey was the featured speaker on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at Barnes and 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 Garvins 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 is a fascinating story spanning four decades, and one indelibly linked with the tourist business in South Central Kentucky. podcasts http://acadmedia.wku.edu/library/kylive/park.mp3 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:55:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/#kylive Nancy Baird, WKU Librarian, kicked off the 2009-10 Kentucky Live lecture series at Barnes and Noble on Thursday, September 10. Nancy 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. The diary, edited by Baird, is a part of the collection from the Kentucky Library and Museum. podcasts http://acadmedia.wku.edu/library/kylive/civilwardiary.mp3 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:55:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/#faraway 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. This event was held at Barnes and Noble on Thursday September 17th at 7:00 p.m. podcasts http://acadmedia.wku.edu/library/faraway/slovenia.mp3 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:02:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/#kentucky Mr. Guillerman spoke as part of our Kentucky Live series on Thursday, October 15th at Barnes and Noble on Campbell Lane. Michael D. Guillerman worked for the Peabody Coal Company from 1974 to 1991. Over his long career, his jobs included belt shoveler, timberman, shooter, drill and shuttle car operator, rock duster, and finally section foreman. Now retired, he lives with his wife, Marie, in Union county, Kentucky. podcasts http://acadmedia.wku.edu/library/kylive/coalminer.mp3 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:30:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/#hs 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. Scores of WKU students and faculty members, including some of the Libraries employees attended the discussion. podcasts http://acadmedia.wku.edu/library/helm100/johnbrown.mp3 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:50:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/index.html#faraway 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. Trapasso provided a unique and fascinating look at retracing the Viking Voyages. Many WKU faculty and students as well as local community members attended the lecture. podcasts http://acadmedia.wku.edu/library/faraway/vikings.mp3 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:51:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On April 9, 2009, WKU Libraries Kentucky Live series presented Georgia Green Stamper, who talked about Kentuckians that she wrote about in her book and read chapters of the book. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylive/georgiastamper.mp3 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:28:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On March 27, 2009, WKU Libraries celebrated the 75th anniversary of its Federal Depository Library Program in Helm Library Room 100. Dean Binder of University Libraries welcomed the attendees. Provost Barbara Burch introduced US Congressman Brett Guthrie, who gave brief remarks regarding our US Government collection. The Depository Librarian Rosemary Meszaros concluded the event. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/helm/feddepoanniv.mp3 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:24:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ WKU Libraries presented Joseph Trafton, Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at WKU, who spoke on The Dead Sea Scrolls as part of the Far Away Places Series at Barnes and Noble Bookstore (1680 Campbell Lane) on the evening of March 19th, 2009. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/faraway/deadseascrolls.mp3 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:22:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ 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. Dr. Bass, a world-renowned forensic anthropologist, is the founder of the Body Farm. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylive/bodyfarm.mp3 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:02:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On March 19, 2009, WKU Librariesâ€?Far Away Places Series featured Doug McElroy , a Professor of Biology at WKU, who talked about the Galapagos Island. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/faraway/galapagos.mp3 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:22:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ WKU Libraries hosted famed wildlife specialist Tom Barnes Thursday, February 12 at Barnes and Noble Booksellers as part of its Kentucky Live! Series. As Professor of Forestry and Wildlife Specialist at the University of Kentucky, he is a frequent commentator on wildlife management and animal damage control. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylive/wildflowers.mp3 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:05:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ WKU Libraries Kentucky Live presented Jack Montgomery about his new book American Shamans: Traditional Healers and the Folk-Magic Tradition at Barnes and Noble on the evening of December 4, 2008. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylive/shamans.mp3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:55:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On November 20, 2008, Dr. Roger D. Launius, Curator of the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian spoke for Western Kentucky University Librariesâ€?Far Away Places series on his new book titled Robots in Space in Barnes and Nobles, Bowling Green, KY. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/faraway/robotsinspace.mp3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:55:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On November 19, 2008, David Keeling, Head of Geography and Geology, talked about Russia in Helm Library. This is part of the Faraway Places series sponsored by WKU Libraries and of the International Education Week events sponsored by the WKU Office of International Programs. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/faraway/davidkeeling_russia.mp3 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:20:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ The International Education Week sponsored by the WKU Office of International Programs and hosted by WKU Libraries presented Prof. Haiwang Yuan, Web Coordinator of the Libraries and author of Chinese folktales. He gave a presentation first to the library faculty and staff and then a group of middle school students from Russellville, Kentucky. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/helm/china_diversity.mp3 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:10:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ WKU Librariesâ€?Kentucky Live program presented Prof. Brian Leung from the Department of English, University of Louisville on the evening of November 13, 2008. He talked about creative writing and his world-famous books to an audience consisting of mainly WKU students in Barnes and Noble. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylive/leung.mp3 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:20:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ Louisville native and WKU graduate Tyrone Cottton entertained the crowd at Java City today with his unique musical style. Despite the closure of the shop's coffee-service, Tyrone managed to enchant his audience with his thoughtful lyrics, soulful voice and masterful guitar. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/javacity/tyronecotton.mp3 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:52:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ WKU Libraries Kentucky Live presented Drew Curtis on October 23 2008 at Barnes and Noble Booksellers. He talked about how mass media tries to pass off crap as news and signed his book of the same title after his presentation. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylive/fark.mp3 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:30:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ This Thursday, October 16, 2008, David Keeling, Head of Geography and Geology, talked about Cambodia in our Faraway Places series at Barnes and Noble. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/faraway/cambodia.mp3 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:00:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ Aristofanes Cedeno, Associate Professor of Spanish, Director of the Panamanian Studies Program and Academic Dean of the Kentucky Governor Scholars Program at the University of Louisville, talked about Panama in the Faraway Places Series on Thursday, September 18th at Barnes and Noble. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/faraway/panama.mp3 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:20:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ WKU Libraries Kentucky Live presented Kristine McCusker who spoke about her new book Lonesome Cowgirls and Honky-Tonk Angels: The Women of Barn Dance Radio, at Barnes and Noble on September 11 2008. Popular between the two world wars, American barn dance radio evoked comforting images of a nostalgic and stable past for listeners beset by economic problems at home and worried about totalitarian governments abroad. Sentimental images such as the mountain mother and the chaste everybodys-little-sister girl singer helped to sell a new consumer culture and move commercial country music from regional fare to national treasure. Kristine M. McCusker examines the gendered politics of these images through the lives and careers of six women performers. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylive/cowgirl.mp3 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:15:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ Karren Pell, a modern troubadour, led a session where she encouraged audience to brainstorm on a song about a place. The earthquake that rocked Bowling Green of course became the main theme. A song about the earthquake then was born. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kwc/earthquake.mp3 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:22:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ Dr. Mark F. Sohn, a food historian, and Pikeville College professor, presented Appalachian Home Cooking at Barnes and Noble on Thursday, April 10, 2008. Dr. Sohn showed how food traditions in Appalachia had developed over two centuries from dinner on the grounds, church picnics, school lunches, and family reunions as he celebrated regional signatures such as dumplings, moonshine, and country ham. This program was part of the Kentucky Live series organized by the WKU Libraries. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylive/cooking.mp3 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:59:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ This Thursday, March 20, 2000, Dr. Michael Trapasso, Professor of Department of Geography and Geology, WKU, shared his research experiences on the mysterious Easter Island in our Faraway Places series at Barnes and Noble. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/faraway/easterisland.mp3 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:35:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On Thursday March 6, 2008 at Barnes and Noble, the Kentucky Live program, organized by the WKU Libraries, featured Ronnie Dreistadt, Outreach Educator of Kentucky Berby Museum. He covered 134 years of Derby history through stories and legends. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/onebook/08/derby.mp3 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:06:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On February 28, 2008, Man Martin, author of Days of the Endless Corvette, came to Bowling Green to discuss his book, which is the 2008 One Book selection. He spoke and signed his book at the Corvette Museum, WKU Helm Library, and Bowling Green Public Library. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/onebook/08/manmartin.mp3 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:50:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On Thursday February 14, 2008 at 7:00 pm, the Kentucky Live program, organized by the WKU Libraries, featured Nancy Baird, Kentucky History Specialist from the Kentucky Library and Museum, WKU. In support of her recent book Healing Kentucky, she looked at 200 years of progress in medicine and health care in the Commonwealth. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylive/healingky.mp3 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:00:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ Thursday, November 8, 2007, Dr. Chris Groves of the Department of Geography and Geology at WKU talked about the history of the Mammoth Cave. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/faraway/mammothcave.mp3 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:15:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ This Thursday, October 18, 2007, Uma Doraiswamy, Social Science Catalog Librarian and a native of South India, talked about that part of the country in our Faraway Places series at Barnes and Noble. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/faraway/southinda.mp3 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:40:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On Thursday October 11, 2007 at 7:00 pm, the Kentucky Live program, organized by the WKU Libraries, presented Lincoln the Lawyer by Anderson University professor Brian Dirck at Barnes and Noble Booksellers. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylive/lincoln.mp3 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:56:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On September 28, 2007, internationally known food historian,author and seed saver of heirloom vegetables, William Woys Weaver, gave a presentation titled An American Appetite: The Material Culture of Food at the Kentucky Library and Museum. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylm/williamwoysweaver.mp3 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:40:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ This Thursday, September 20, 2007, David Keeling, Head of Geography and Geology, talked about the Sahara in our Faraway Places series at Barnes and Noble. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/faraway/sahara.mp3 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:10:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On Thursday September 13, 2007, Kentucky Live program, organized by the WKU Libraries, presented WKU horticulture and floral-design instructor Roger Dennis at Barnes and Noble Booksellers. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylive/rogerdennis.mp3 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:05:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ Award Winning Canadian Author Sandra Birdsell spoke in Room 100 of the Helm Library on Tuesday, June 5, 2007. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/sandrabirdsell.mp3 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:10:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On Thursday, May 3, Western Kentucky University and the Libraries held a reception in the Kentucky Building in honor of Kentucky History Specialist Nancy Baird, who received the Sara Tyler Merit Award. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/saratyleraward.mp3 Fri, 04 May 2007 14:50:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On April 12, 2007, Prof. Shannon Schaffer talked about Israel at Barnes and Noble. This is part of the international lecture series sponsored by the WKU Libraries. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/faraway/israel.mp3 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:20:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On April 5, 2007 at Barnes and Noble, author Kristin Johannsen talked about Ginseng farming in American and its trade with China historically and currently. podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylive/ginseng.mp3 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:01:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ This Thusday, March 1, 2007, renowned author Kim Edwards came to Bowling Green, Kentucky to meet and talk to her readers for the One Book Fest sponsored by the Southern Kentucky Book Fest partners. This is the forth of such events. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/onebook/kimedwards.mp3 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:30:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ This Thusday, February 15, 2007, Dr. Michael Trapasso, Professor of Geology and Geography at Western Kentucky University, talked about the remote icy continent in our Faraway Places series at Barnes and Noble. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/faraway/antarctica.mp3 Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:17:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On February 8, 2007 at Barnes and Noble on Campbell Lane, Photographer James Archambeault gave a presentation at the WKU Libraries-sponsored Kentucky Live program. Archambeault has worked as an independent photographer specializing in nature and landscape. His work has appeared in many national publications. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylive/archambeault.mp3 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:36:00 -0600 http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On February 1 and 2, Sheila Williams spoke at Western Kentucky University Libraries and Bowling Green Public Library. This is the recording of her speeck in the WKU Helm Library on the morning of February 2, 2007. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/bhm/sheilawilliams07.mp3 Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:20:00 -0600 http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On the afternoon of January 25, 2007, the annual One Campus-One Community-One Book Event kicked off in the Leisure Room of Helm Library. Mike Binder, Dean of Libraries, gave the opening remarks and English Professor Marya Waters introduced the author Kim Edwards of the selected book for reading titled The Memory Keepers Daughter. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/onebook/07/onebookkickoff07.mp3 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:44:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ This Thusday, November 16, 2006, Ronald Messier, Professor of Middle East history at Vanderbilt University, talked about Medieval Morocco in our Faraway Places series at Barnes and Noble. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/faraway/medievalmorocco.mp3 Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:17:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On the evening of November 9 at Barnes and Noble in Bowling Green, Kentucky, James Klotter, State Historian of Kentucky and author and coauthor of over a dozen books, talked about political scandals in Kentucky as part of the Kentucky Live lecture series organized by Western Kentucky University Libraries. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylive/scandal.mp3 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 03:50:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast This leads you into the fourth floor of Cravens to show you around the circulation area, where you check in and out your books and the laptops Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/audiolibtour/01_track1.mp3 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:45:00 CST If you turn back from the Circulation Desk, you'll see a row of computers. TOPCAT, the WKU Libraries' online catalog is available on the computers. http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/audiolibtour/02_track2.mp3 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:40:00 CST This tour shows you the new book display shelf, the audio-visual library further into the fourth floor Cravens and the stacks from the fourth to nineth floor in Cravens. You'll be ready to cross over to the Helm Building via the walkway. http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/audiolibtour/03_track3.mp3 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:35:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ You are now in the Reference Room where the Interlibrary Loan service is provided, the Jump Circle on the first floor of the Helm Building, the Reference Desk, where you can seek help from librarians, staff and student assistants for help. Behind the Reference Desk are the shelves for ready reference materials. So ask us whenever you have a question. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/audiolibtour/04_track4.mp3 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:30:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast Away from the Reference Desk, you will see computers where you can find electronic information resources using subscribed databases and TOPCAT. At the end of the electronic resource computers is the InfoLab where research instruction is conducted. Outside of it is the area where you can find maps and atlas. You are also introduced to our Java City. Come and enjoy it. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/audiolibtour/05_track5.mp3 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:25:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ Walk up the stairs from Java City to enter the second floor of the Helm Library. There you'll find a computer lab, the microfilm readers and printers, the collection of journals, bound and current. Bound periodicals prior to 1980 will be found on the compact shelves ground floor of Helm. You'll be shown how to get there using the elevator. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/audiolibtour/06_track6.mp3 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:20:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On the ground floor of the Helm Library, you'll find the government documents, which include Kentucky resources searchable on the TOPCAT online catalog. Then you'll be introduced to the law collection and the service desk. Podcast http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/audiolibtour/07_track7.mp3 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:15:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ You are here at the compact shelving room where bound journals and indexes prior to 1980. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/audiolibtour/08_track8.mp3 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:10:00 CST Back in the Java City cafe, you can enjoy the coffee or go back to the Reference Room. Remember, if you have a question, don't hesitate to ask us! http://www.wku.edu/Library/podcast/ Podcast http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/audiolibtour/09_track9.mp3 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:08:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast On Thusday, September 21 at Barnes and Noble, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Haiwang Yuan, Associate Professor of Western Kentucky University Libraries, gave a lecture on Chinese culture through the stories he retold in his book The Magic Lotus Lantern and Other Tales from the Han Chinese published recently by Libraries Unlimited. Eighty WKU faculty and students as well as Bowling Green residents attended the lecture. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/faraway/chinesethnicity.mp3 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:17:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On the evening of October 12 at Barnes and Noble on Campbell Lane, Larry Kass, Director of Corporate Communications for Heaven Hill Distilleries, gave a talk about the distilleries and Kentucky Bourbon. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylive/heavenhill.mp3 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:38:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On the evening September 14 at Barnes and Noble on Campbell Lane, Lynn Hightower, famous mystery writer gave a presentation on how she wrote mystery novels. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylive/lynnhightower.mp3 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:51:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On April 6 at Barnes and Noble on Campbell Lane, Nancy Baird, Kentucky History Specialist for University Libraries, presented this month's Kentucky Live program. Baird, Carol Crowe Carraco, Distinguished University Professor of History and Sue Lynne Stone McDaniel, University Archivist, are co-authors of this beautiful illustrated history. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylive/western100.mp3 Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:45:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast On Thusday, April 13 at Barnes and Noble on Campbell Lane, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Dr. Shawn Parkhurst from the Department of Anthropology of the University of Louisville gave a lecture on Portugal. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/faraway/portugal.mp3 Fri, 14 Apr 2006 03:00:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ On March 9 at Barnes and Noble on Campbell Lane, Paul F. Wells, director of the Center for Popular Music at Middle Tennessee State University, presented this month's Kentucky Live! program. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylive/paulwells.mp3 Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:30:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ From February 2 to 3, Mr. Walker spoke at Western Kentucky University Libraries and its Glasgow Campus, as well as Bowling Green Public Library. This is the recording of Frank X. Walker's speech in the WKU Libraries. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/bhm/franxwalker.mp3 Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:30:33 CST http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/ On the evening of March 7 in Western Kentucky University Libraries' Helm 100, Prof. Carlton Jackson, author of the book Joseph Gavi: Young Hero of the Minsk Ghetto, talked about Gavi and answered questions from attendees, mostly WKU's students and faculty. Presiding over the talk was Bryan Carson, Coordinator of the Libraries' Research Instruction and Reference Services. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/holocaust/jackson.mp3 Wed, 08 Mar 2006 02:35:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/Library/podcast/ On March 2, 2006, Bobbie Ann Mason answered questions and signed her books in WKU's Helm Library. Dr. Michael Binder, Dean of Libraries, convened the session, and English Professor Dale Rigby introduced Bobbie Ann Mason. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/onebook/bobbieannmason.mp3 Mon, 06 Mar 2006 02:24:58 CST http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/faraway/yucatan.mp3 On Thusday, Feb. 16 from 7:00 - 8:30pm at Barnes and Noble on Campbell Lane, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Dr. John Dizgun, a member of Western Kentucky University's History Department, presented this semester's first Faraway Places program on the Yucatan in Mexico, which is rich in Inca cultural relics. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/faraway/yucatan.mp3 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 09:16:00 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ Charles Booe, President of Rebecca Ruth Candy Factory Inc., Frankfort, Kentucky, talked about the history of the factory and his grandmother Ruth, the founder. The talk was part of the Kentucky Live lecture series organized by the Western Kentucky University Libraries and sponsored by Trace Die Cast. The program takes place in Barnes and Noble Booksellers, Bowling Green, KY. Podcasts http://www.sokybookfest.org/podcasts/kylive/candyfactory1.mp3 Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:06:35 CST http://www.wku.edu/Library/podcast/ On January 30, 2006, the Southern Kentucky Book Fest partners kicked off its third annual One Campus-One Community-One Book project. Speaking at the event were Dr. Michael Binder, Dean of WKU Libraries, and English Professor Marya Waters. Podcasts http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/1_26_06/onebookkickoff.mp3 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:08:57 CST http://www.wku.edu/library/menu2/tour.htm This is a soundtrack of the video tour of the WKU Libraries available on its web site. Podcasts http://www.wku.edu/library/video/libraryIntro/librarytour.mp3 Wed, 30 Nov 2005 19:55:42 CST