Western Kentucky University Libraries Blog

• WKU Students Decorate Holiday Trees

  

  The Kentucky Library & Museum hosted the first annual WKU Student Organizations Holiday Ornament Competition. Each organization was given a bag of basic ornament making supplies and a tree to decorate. A tree decorating reception was held November 17th with celebrity [...]

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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:17am EST by sandy.staebell

• Fireman’s Record Book Casts New Light on WKU Ghost Story

  

  E. Porter Dodd, Bowling Green fireman (on right)

  Many Hilltoppers know the story of the Van Meter Hall ghost.  It is said to be that of a workman who met his death during the building’s construction in 1910-11.  Perched on the [...]

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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 12:28pm EST by lynn.niedermeier

• Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule at Kentucky Library & Museum

  

  Looking for a place to entertain the relatives over the Thanksgiving holiday? Come to the Kentucky Library & Museum. Featuring more than 500 pieces of furniture, paintings and other decorative art items that date from as early as 1300 B.C. to the mid-twentieth century, the [...]

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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:37am EST by sandy.staebell

• Peruvian Artist Oscar Pajares Ruiz Performed at Java City-Helm Library

  

  On Thursday, November 19, Peruvian Folk Rock Artist Oscar Pajares Ruiz performed Peruvian folk music and dance to an enthusiastic audience of faculty and students at Java City-Helm Library.

  This was part of the [...]

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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 4:03pm EST by haiwang.yuan

• Cinderella with a Multi-cultural Twist

  

  The WKU Theatre Department performed “Cinderella: The World’s Favorite Fairy Tale” for school audiences at the Kentucky Library & Museum. The story of Cinderella as she is known in China, Russian and by Native Americans as told by Cinderella herself.

  More pics.

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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:39am EST by sandy.staebell

• Lena Grey Annis Collection at Kentucky Library & Museum

  

  Lena Grey Annis, 1897-1996

  Born in 1897 at Borah’s Ferry in Butler County, Lena Grey Annis taught school for 44 years in Kentucky, West Virginia and Arizona.  After her death in 1996, two of her nieces found a treasure trove of family history among her [...]

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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 11:55am EST by lynn.niedermeier

• Donate a Book to Get a Free Ticket to WKU Lady Toppers

  

  Books & Baskets

  Donate a book

  Saturday, November 14 and

  receive a FREE reserved seat ticket to

  WKU Lady Toppers

  vs. Eastern Kentucky University

  Diddle Arena at 7 pm

  sponsored by

  Charles M. Moore Insurance and

  the Southern Kentucky Book Fest partners [...]

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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 3:47pm EST by haiwang.yuan

• Barry Kitterman - Far Away Places

  

  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 [...]

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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 2:37pm EST by daniel.peach168

• Sarah Elizabeth Performed at Java City

  

  Born in Kevil, Kentucky, 29-year old  Sarah Elizabeth Burkey, Singer-Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Actress, has performed all over the US and toured in 18 countries. Today at Java City she performed her original compositions as well as her arrangements of well-known [...]

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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 4:48pm EST by haiwang.yuan

• Snell-Franklin Gallery opens on Friday, November 13th

  

  Featuring more than 500 pieces of furniture, paintings and other decorative art items that date from as early as 1300 B.C. to the mid-twentieth century, theSnell-Franklin Gallery at the Kentucky Library & Museum opened on Friday, November 13, 2009.

  Timothy Mullin, Director of [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:23am EST by sandy.staebell

• Alice Hegan Rice Photo at Speed Museum

  

  Alice Hegan Rice

  The Kentucky Library & Museum has contributed a photo of author Alice Hegan Rice to an upcoming exhibit at Louisville’s Speed Museum relating to its founder, Hattie Bishop Speed.

  A lifelong resident of Louisville, Alice Hegan Rice (1870-1942) published many popular novels and stories, [...]

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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 4:09pm EST by lynn.niedermeier

• 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 [...]

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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 2:47pm EST by daniel.peach168

• Kentucky Library & Museum Image Graces Cover of New Book

  

  Dr. Joe Sarnowski's new book

  Dr. Joe E. Sarnowski, Chair of the Department of English at San Diego Christian College in El Cajon, California, has just published his book, The Literary Achievement of the American Poet Robert Penn Warren: His Life-Long Struggles with Morality,' [...]

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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:55am EST by lynn.niedermeier