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The Friends of the K-State Libraries

Upcoming Events

October 16 Hale Library Concert Series, Slawomir Dobrzanski, piano, Hemisphere Room, Hale Library, 7:30pm. For tickets, contact Cherie Geiser (532-7447, ).
November 13 "What So Proudly We Hale", 22nd Library Gala, celebrating military history collections and academic programs. Featured speaker: General Richard Myers. For information, contact Cherie Geiser (532-7447 ).
December 8-9 Holiday Book Sale, 2nd Floor, Hale Library, 9:00am - 4:00pm
January 15 Hale Library Concert Series, Dr. Chis Thompson, baritone; Dr. Steven Spooner, piano; Schubert's Die Winterreise; Hemisphere Room, Hale Library, 7:30pm. For tickets, contact Cherie Geiser (532-7447, ).
April 22-24 Spring Book Sale, 2nd Floor Hale Library 9:00am - 4:00pm
April 23 Hale Library Concert Series, An Evening of Chamber Music with William Wingfield, Hemisphere Room, Hale Library, 7:30pm. For tickets, contact Cherie Geiser (532-7447, ).

News

K-State First Ladies Portrait Gallery

A portrait gallery of the wives of the first twelve presidents of K-State from 1863 through 2009 has been created on the 2nd Floor of Hale Library. Entering Hale Library, take a left and walk past the InfoCommons to the corridor where the portraits are hung on the wall opposite the study alcoves.

22nd Annual Library Gala Celebrates Military History

General Richard Myers, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and Mary Jo Myers, K-State alums and Honorary Gala Chairs invite you to attend the 22nd Annual Library Gala on November 13 in the historic Farrell Great Room. Guests arriving at the Sunflower Entrance will be greeted by Army and Air Force ROTC cadets and directed to the Great Room where the First Infantry Division Jazz Combo will be playing cocktail/dinner music. Military history costumes and memorabilia will be on display courtesy of the K-State Historic Costume and Textile Museum and the Department of Special Collections. The program will feature General Myers, with remarks by President Kirk Schulz and Dean Lori Goetsch. Dancing follows with music by Dave Lewis, local DJ and radio personality. This event is also an opportunity to welcome President Kirk Schulz, and his wife, Paslay Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dr. Noel Schulz, to their first Library Gala.

Valet parking will be available on Mid-Campus Drive. Attire is black tie optional (civilian) and mess/dress (military). Invitations should arrive the week of October 12.

For advance ticket information and sponsorship opportunities, contact Cherie Geiser, Friends Liaison (532-7447, ).

Encore Concert by Dr. Slawomir Dobrzanski

The Hale Library Concert Series, 2009 - 2010, opens with an Encore Concert by Dr. Slawomir Dobrzanski, pianist, on October 16. Dr. Dobrzanski spent the summer playing concerts in China, Italy, Poland, and Germany. His program will feature works by Franz Joseph Haydn, Leos Janacek, Manuel de Falla, Louis Moreau Gottschalk.

The performance begins at 7:30 pm in Hale Library's Hemisphere Room. Enjoy wine and dessert after the concert in the 5th Floor Gallery. Tickets are $25 per person. All proceeds support the concert series and the refurbishment and upkeep of the Mason & Hamlin grand piano.

Long Range Funding Plans

Complete restoration of two murals in the Hlae Library Historic Great Room
Oral history interviews for the University Archives by Ralph Titus
Signs to the Hale Library Historic Great Room

Initiatives that the Friends of the K-State Libraries has raised funds for over the past 20 years.