Annual Report ( Learning )
Friends, Kiwanis Club Cosponsor Writing Contest The Richard T. Barker Friends of the Library and the Kiwanis Club of Boone have joined forces to sponsor a writing contest for high school students in Watauga County.
Celebrating Romulus Linney: Archives and Exhibit The life and accomplishments of playwright Romulus Linney were celebrated by the University Library and the Department of Theatre and Dance during the event “Romulus Linney: Back Home in the Mountains” Sept. 20-21. The events included a craft talk on writing for the stage, a panel discussion on being an actor in professional theatre, master classes for theatre majors, and the dedication and opening of the Romulus Linney Papers and Exhibit in Belk Library and Information Commons. Romulus’ widow, Laura Callanan; daughters Laura and Susan Linney; and cousins Frank and Joyce Coffey and Paul Coffey participated, along with actors and others from New York City who had worked with Linney through the years. Students from Watauga High School and Lees-McRae College participated in several of the sessions. Linney’s recently acquired papers housed in Special Collections include: • correspondence • manuscripts • working copies of his works with notes
The Friends will conduct the contest and the Kiwanis Club will provide $600 in prize money to six winning entrants. The contest is divided into two divisions, prose and poetry, with prizes being awarded to three entries in each: $150, first; $100, second; and $50, third. The deadline is February 28, and the winners will be announced by March 29, 2013. A panel of judges from the two organizations will choose the winners. A selection of the top entries will be published in future issues of The Commons.
• a collection of his published writings and research materials • photographs of his productions and of family members • recordings of his lectures • production posters, theatre programs and reviews • awards and honors Many of the items are currently displayed on the fourth floor of Belk Library and Information Commons. 11