December 2023 Events
December 1: The Great Spoonbread Recipe and Story Roundup! Please join us for a day of sharing family recipes and stories with Folklorist Emily Hilliard.
Social Media
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Tours
Friday Finds Tours: "Peruse the Cookbooks Again: The Great Spoonbread Recipe Roundup"
10:00 AM October 20 through December 15 (except Nov. 24).
Program description and details. (Scroll down to Library tours.)
St. John's Bible Tours
9:00 AM each Monday morning that classes are in session.
Program description and details. (Scroll down to St. John's Bible.)
New Online Resources
Southarts: In These Mountains Central Appalachian Arts and Culture
The South Arts In These Mountains collection documents various aspects of folk arts and culture in the central Appalachian counties of Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina through the use of audio / video recording and photography.
Conducted during the period 2019-2021, the interviews document a wide range of artistic expression including pottery, puppetry, hip-hop and rap music, ukulele music, tattoo arts, food preservation, clogging, chair caning, quiltmaking, hair braiding, basketry, preaching, and land use. In addition to the work of individual artists, folk arts education programs are also documented. (2023)
Current Exhibitions
Berea's Early History, 1855-1920, by Alivia J. West, '2023. Student exhibit in the SCA hallway.
Winter in Berea student exhibit by Chloe Spitzer. SCA entry room. December 2023 - January 2024.
Research Fellowships and Awards
The Special Collections and Archives Media Archives Fellowship program awards fellowships to one or two researchers annually. Stipends are $1,400 for a two-week study visit.
Full details are available on this linked page.
