The Library has hosted a number of programs and has been involved with projects over the past three months.
In celebration of African American History month and the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights March on Frankfort, the Library had a traveling museum exhibit titled: Martin Luther King Jr. & Civil Rights Movement on display. The exhibit was on loan, compliments of the Kentucky Historical Society.
On February 26, 2014, the Library hosted an African American Read In and the inaugural meeting of the Library's new reading club for students. Students read passages and poems from their favorite African American authors and poets
On March 6 and 7, 2014, KSU librarians participated in the OCLC demonstration of the Worldshare Management System sponsored by SAALCK (State Assisted Academic Library Council of Kentucky) at the University of Louisville and by KYVL at CPE. The SAALCK and KYVL Voyager consortia groups are looking at upgrading the current statewide library system – ExLibris Voyager in the near future.
On March 25 at 7:00 pm the Library hosted a program featuring Stephanie Deutsch, author of You Need a Schoolhouse: Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South. Ms. Deutsch shared her story about the creation of the Rosenwald Schools and the obstacles that Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald had to face surrounding the creation of these schools a hundred years ago. Students from the Communications Department participated by creating a 30 minute documentary on Rosenwald schools, and interviewing Ms. Deutsch.
The Library hosted a recruitment program for KSU students with Tilda Reeder, Graduate Admissions Coordinator from the School of Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina.
The Library is currently coordinating statistics for the ACRL Academic Libraries Survey for FY 2013.
The Library continues to participate in meetings, conferences and webinars, and serve in the consortiums and organizations with whom it holds membership on campus, statewide and nationally.
The Library faculty and staff participate in community service activities on campus, statewide, and nationally.
Upward Bound (UB) is currently implementing its academic component that consists of workshops, educational and cultural activities, and senior meetings. Workshops are focused on college readiness, college preparedness, and college enrollment. Thus far, the workshops featured the following topics: KSU History and Etiquette Training Seminar, Self-Esteem Workshop, and “From College II Career.” “From College II Career” is an annual UB event that encourages local high school students to think beyond college and into their future careers.
The program also participated in Operation Preparation where Director, T'Ebony Torain, and Administrative Assistant, Angela Reynolds, discussed the importance of ACT Benchmark scores and recruited new students into the program from the Franklin County School District. Upward Bound staff has participated in this event for the past two years.