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From what I remember, it was a morning much like any other during the summer\"\" months in Berea, Kentucky; hot, humid, and quiet. Chris\u00a0Green\u00a0had told me much of the place we were going as he reminisced about the earlier years in his career. We were heading to Marshall University, a place much like Berea College, where a strong reverence is held for Appalachia\u00a0and its history–one that is found in too few places today.\u00a0I\u2019m always excited to discover new hubs of Appalachian understanding and celebration, but with Marshall in particular, I was also quite nervous. Chris had informed me of graduate programs offered at Marshall that focused specifically on helping students understand the inner workings of providing psychological help to those in rural areas, something I intended to spend my life doing. While the focus of our\u00a0trip was learning more about Drinko and Morrow\u00a0libraries and\u00a0the\u00a0Appalachian Literature Collection at Marshall, my mind was busy bouncing\u00a0between thoughts of questions to ask the people we met and the possibility of Marshall being my future home.<\/p>\n

\"\"As we entered West Virginia, I began to think back to my\u00a0home in eastern Kentucky. The vibrant greens of the trees,\u00a0the rolling mountains, and the smell of nature wafting in through the breeze of a cracked car window left me longing for the long summer days of my childhood sitting on my grandparent\u2019s front porch just swinging on a bench held up by two chains, my grandma by my side. The quick change from mountains into the city of Huntington was a shock. While still beautiful, it was much different than what I had envisioned when thinking of where Marshall would be. As we arrived on campus, the beautiful brick buildings stood out against the bright blues of the day\u2019s sky as we quickly made our way to Drinko\u00a0Library\u00a0for our first stop.<\/p>\n

Entering Drinko, I was taken aback with how large the space was. From the different\"\" shades of wooden tables to the various forms of user accessible screens, Drinko seemed to have the best of both modern\u00a0and classic aesthetics.\u00a0After talking with\u00a0Eryn Roles, the\u00a0Research and Instruction Services Librarian, I began to feel more comfortable being at Marshall and even more excited about the things I knew we were going to be able to take away from our time there to help improve Berea\u2019s own Faber Library.<\/p>\n

From there, our group ventured to Morrow Library, home to Marshall\u2019s special collections and Appalachian Literature Collection. Once inside the room holding the Appalachian Literature Collection, I began to wonder\u00a0about\u00a0all the knowledge and experiences held amongst\u00a0the innumerable\u00a0pages within\u00a0the bindings of the classic red and navy literature.\u00a0We were told there of the ways\u00a0Lori Thompson, the\u00a0Digital Preservation Librarian,\u00a0works\u00a0to reach out to the campus community to have their area be known as a place of comfort, knowledge, and acceptance, something we wanted very much for our Faber Library.<\/p>\n

Finally, we travelled across campus once more to visit\u00a0Mary Thomas,\u00a0Executive Director\u00a0of the Appalachian Studies Association\u00a0(ASA), an organization of scholars and activists with the goal of promoting Appalachia, its people, and the study of both. There, we discussed the year\u2019s ASA conference, our thoughts regarding it, and the goal of improving Faber Library, a place where we want to promote the understanding and study of Appalachia much like ASA does.<\/p>\n

As we drove away from Marshall, I pondered many things.\u00a0I thought of Appalachia–my home, Berea–my community, Faber Library–our project focus, and the strange ways life works sometimes, where a surprise visit can open doors to a whole new world of opportunities.<\/p>\n

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We would like to send a big thank you to Eryn Roles, Lori Thompson, Mary Thomas, and Dr. Monica Brooks for facilitating our visit and expanding our minds!<\/p>\n

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For more information about\u00a0Drinko\u00a0Library, go to\u00a0http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/libraries\/drinkolibrary.asp<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information about Morrow Library Stacks, go to\u00a0http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/libraries\/morrowstacks.asp<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information about the Appalachian Studies Association, go to\u00a0http:\/\/www.appalachianstudies.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Article Written by Clint Chaffins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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