SEPTEMBER 2014 The Paris-Bourbon Library Newsletter
Lexington artist ARTWALK: Library to Host Also being featured at the Library Steven Wiggins will be Steven Wiggins during the Artwalk is 13-year-old featured at the Paris- Jason Hewitt of Paris. Jason and hi Bourbon County Library mom, Victoria collaborated to during the September 19 Artwalk. Wiggins write the book, Depleting Ore: Minecraft Novel. focuses on acrylic and oil paintings, silk- The Library will be open screen, lino-cut, monotype and stone Stop by to from 5-9 PM for the Artwalk. lithography prints. He has recently started see The Refreshments will be served and, in doing mixed media art. His work is known for Freedom anticipation of the Secretariat F having bright, vivid, and lifelike colors. Date, by estival, the Library will provide FREE Wiggins’ artwork is inspired by his Steven horse-drawn carriage rides during Christianity. He writes on his Wiggins on the Artwalk! The carriage awaits at website, “My main focus is telling people Sept. 19! the front of the library and will give about Jesus and my relationship with Him people a chance to embrace through my downtown Main Street! artwork so others may know about the Local artists and musicians will be scattered transforming love that a relationship with Him brings.” along Main Street and its shops. More than 30 shops will be Mr. Wiggins invites his audience to visit with hosting over 100 artists Friday night! The Downtown Artwalk him hoping they leave with positive feelings. is sponsored by Kentucky Bank. We hope you get a chance to stop by the Library to see the exhibit!
Main Street Welcomes Bluegrass heritage and equine At 9 PM that same night the Secretariat Festival culture. The festival kicks-off in Barrel-Mane-ia party will be held at the Downtown Paris on Friday, Oasis Events. Bluegrass musical group September 19 with the Artwalk at Arthur and Arthur, the father/son duo 5 PM. At 6PM join author and journalist of Stone Farm, will be the Coinciding with the Artwalk, the Bill Nack as he shares his entertainment for the night. seventh annual Secretariat Festival will favorite stories about “Big The Downtown area is also be holding festivities around Bourbon Red”. His biography Secre- hosting a Downtown Paris County for two days, making it bigger tariat, a Smartphone Scavenger Hunt on than ever. The festival is brought to Paris Making of a Champion September 19. Follow the clues, take to honor the 1973 Triple Crown Winner, inspired the Disney major selfies and videos with your Secretariat. After his astounding motion picture, Secretariat. smartphone and post them to the achievements, Secretariat lived on This event will be held at Paris Main Street Program Facebook Claiborne Farm. 205 Main Street, which is Page. The Scavenger Hunt will start Pre-festival activities start on the future location of the at 9 AM and last until 7 PM that Thursday, September 18 at the Hopewell Thoroughbred Breeders night. Main Street is sure to offer Museum. At 5:30 pm the museum will be Museum. The museum will also be something for the entire family this hosting “Showcasing the Barrel featuring one-of-a-kind wardrobe from weekend! For a full schedule of Mane-ia Preview”, a display of the movie, as well as Secretariat-themed Secretariat Festival events go to hand-painted mini-barrels that reflect the artwork. www.secretariat.com. CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: 701 High Street
The construction of the reopened to let in natural light. Library renovation/addition has now Crews will also be working transitioned from the demolishing to fix any fire damage left in the roof phase to the building phase. For the area. “We believe that at least half last few months our construction of the internal roof’s structure may crews have torn down two houses as need to be replaced along with the well as the 1988 addition on the existing roof shingles,” says Paris- back of the original Carnegie Library. Bourbon County Library Director They have also leveled the ground to Mark Adler. prepare for the 9,000 square foot Soda washing and blasting addition. has been done in order to remove Most recently the crews soot and odor. Adler says that the have poured the footings for the Library is still waiting for final addition showing the general dimen- confirmation from engineers and the sions and layout of the building. insurance companies for a full They have also drilled wells for geo- determination of the scope of work thermal heating and cooling which Top and Bottom: These are needed. the most current pictures of will help save in energy costs over There may need to be some the construction at 701 time. time adjustment on when the High Street! In the next 30 days expect to project is expected to be completed. see windows in the lower level of However, for now, construction and the original 1904 library. Those renovation are expected to be windows were covered by cement in finished sometime in a previous renovation and are being mid-September of next year.
Left: Front view model of Library addition/ renovation Bottom: Rear view model of Library addition/ renovation upside down and bring his family closer Library to Introduce Critically together. While Eli uses more Acclaimed Author Silas House to surreptitious methods, such as eavesdropping, to learn information Local Schools about his family, we will be encouraging the use of genealogical tools such as Ancestry and Heritage Quest, available By: Teen Librarian, at the public library, and formal at 4:00 PM to celebrate Silas’s visit to Beth Dunston interviews with family members. Our our community. Don’t miss this chance hope is to inspire interest in the Paris to meet the author and buy a signed community’s history in students who New York Times copy of one of his books! have grown up with forward-looking bestselling The funds for technology. Kentucky author Silas House Silas House’s visit and Silas House is the will be visiting the distribution of his author of several bestselling area schools on novel are provided by a novels about the Southern Wednesday, Eli the donation from the AT&T Appalachian region, including October 22, to Good Corporation awarded to Clay’s Quilt, A Parchment of discuss his author, the library last Silas Leaves, and The Coal young adult year. The donated House Tattoo. He serves as the novel Eli the funds are being used to National Endowment for Good. Earlier encourage literacy and Humanities Chair of this year, the an interest in family Appalachian Studies at Berea College Paris-Bourbon County Library history in our community’s and also serves as a faculty member at distributed over 1,000 copies of Eli the students. Students will be asked to Spalding University’s Creative Writing Good to area students to read before write a story from their family’s history, Masters of Fine Arts program. His work House’s visit. Students who read the which will be shared on PBCL’s Bourbon has attracted renewed attention to novel will have the opportunity to ask County Digital Library, located at Kentucky’s literary and cultural scene House questions about his work and his http://diglib.bourbonlibrary.org. and we want to thank AT&T for development as a writer. In addition to This project, dubbed My sponsoring his visit to our community. the school visits, patrons of PBCL are Kentucky Story, is inspired by Eli the invited to join us for a reception at the Good, in which ten-year-old Eli Book library on 716 Main Street learns family secrets that turn his world
National “Banned Books Week” is Last to support their favorite challenged book! The Banned Books Week is a Week of September national event sponsored by the American Library Association to raise During the last week of awareness on the banning and September each year, libraries recognize challenging of books in classrooms, “Banned Books Week”. This year that schools, and libraries across the country week falls between September 22– 27. and the world. Be ready to show why The Paris-Bourbon County Library will your favorite banned book is well worth have displays of popular banned books a read! throughout the week. We will also be hosting a Banned Books Week Read-out Saturday, September 27, 1-3 PM at the Library. Celebrate your freedom to read by reading a selection from a book that has been banned or challenged in the past. Be sure to register your selection at the front desk so we can be sure to have a wide variety of books represented. This will be an all-ages event, so no one is too young or too old BOOK CLUB BOOKS FOR SEPTEMBER Brown Bag Mystery Non-Fiction
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