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04/27/2022
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Coretta Scott King Ebony - Texas Institute for the Preservation of History  and CultureIt's her birthday!  Coretta Scott King would have been 95 years old today.    She spent much of the final 38 years of her life advancing and enhancing Martin Luther King, Jr.'s mission, but she was also an avid reader, with an intense interest in supporting childhood literacy through representation.  In 1970, the American Library Association began giving awards in her honor.   Here are the latest Big Sandy library holdings from those award-winning titles, as they truly express what Coretta Scott King sought in children's literature -- seeing oneself. 

 

 

Cover ArtUnspeakable by Carole Boston Weatherford; Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)

ISBN: 9781541581203

 

 

04/11/2022
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Baked Ham with Root Beer Glaze? Peter Rabbit Salad with Thousand Island Dressing? Malted Brownies? Numm, numm, numm... a slew of recipes to try for the Easter holiday.
04/06/2022
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It's National Library Week!   

How has your library helped you today?

 

A college newspaper, the Big Sandy Buzz, with an article at the top discussing how librarians helped a student toward success.   Contact information for the three library campuses is displayed in a box below.Judy Howell, library director, dressed in a pink cardigan stands behind two crock pots on a table with snacks displayed on the table.  A library guide for online education shows MLA 9th edition examples and links, as well as a video created by Judy Howell on using the MyBib tool.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joseph Caldwell is tutoring in the ACE center at Pikeville.  A student sits in front of him.   On the wall is a smart board where is is working through multiplication and square root factors.  A library display table organizes books and handouts related to a historical national month celebration, for everyone to browse and select interesting titles.  Three library staff members, Diana Hall, Jared Daniels, and Hubi Smith are working in the Prestonsburg library.   Diana and Hubi are holding Nest bags available from the Mayo and Pikeville campuses.  Jared is pushing the mail cart filled with Santa Train gifts coordinated to distribute with Women's Club of Prestonsburg.