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Announcing the Spring 2010 Common Reading: Mothering Mother: A Daughter’s Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir
by Carol O’Dell.
This book is a serious, but also amusing, account of a daughter’s efforts to care for her mother in the last years of her life. The book covers a variety of topics, including: Alzheimer’s and dementia, end of life/hospice/palliative/elder-care, care giving, sandwich generations, Parkinson’s, death and dying … and more.
Announcements:
AUTHOR
READING AND VISIT: Carol
O'Dell, author of Mothering Mother, will be on campus for a reading and
other presentations April 8 and 9, 2010. Tentative
schedule - Mrs. O'Dell will give a public presentation on the evening of Thur.
April 8 - time and place TBA. On Friday, April 9, she will give an
on-campus reading in Blandford Hall (Humanities building) at 1 p.m.
MOVIE: The movie Marvin's Room will be shown in Blandford Hall (HUM building) Friday, Feb. 19 at 10 a.m. The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro and other celebrities - telling the story of a caregiver and her estranged family ties. Rated PG-13. 98 minutes.
PANEL DISCUSSION: "Caregiving: What is it? Do you have what it takes?" panel discussion is planned for Thur. March 25 at 6:30 in Blandford Hall (HUM building). The panel will consist of experts (and those with experience) in the areas of caregiving and related resources, elder-care law, etc. Current panelists include: Aging and Disability Resource Center Coordinator for GRADD, Pam Collignon from LIFELINE, and OCTC faculty and staff Eunice Taylor and Ann Bennett. Check back here for more information.
LINKS: For links to information related to Mothering Mother and its themes and content, click here to visit the links page.
LIBRARY DISPLAY: Check out the main campus library (LRC building) soon for a display of materials (books, films, information, etc.) related to Mothering Mother.
POETRY CONTEST: For more information about the "Poetry for the Mind's Joy" national Community College poetry contest, please contact Shannon Collins at Shannon.collins@kctcs.edu. All current students are eligible to submit to the local contest. The winner will be submitted to the national contest for possible publication consideration. Deadline for poetry submission is February 14, 2010. Submit work to Matt Branham at Matt.branham@kctcs.edu.
LEND & LEAVE BOOKSHELF: On the 2nd floor of the LRC you will find the new Lend & Leave Bookshelf, sponsored by the Common Reading program. This is a space for students, faculty, or staff to donate books they no longer need or to pick up new ones. You are welcome to return the books, or you can take one and pass it on to someone else when you're finished. The bookshelf is located in the central area of the second floor. If you would like to donate books you can give them to Kaye Brown (LRC 218), Debbie Ruth (LRC 222), or Tonya Northenor (LRC 212).
COMMON READING T-SHIRTS OR SATCHELS: If you are interested in having your own OCTC Common Reading t-shirt or bookbag, displaying the logo, please contact Kaye Brown at kaye.brown@kctcs.edu or click here for an order form. T-shirts range from $12-15 dollars depending on the color and size. Long sleeved t-shirts are $13-16. Bookbags are also available.
PHOTOS: Photos from 2010 and from Stephen Berry's Fall 2009 campus visit and from the Civil War re-enactment and other Common Reading events are at the "Common Reading Photo Gallery" page: http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/creativeapps/slideShow/Main.jsp?token=529949504114%3A1630854573.
Ms. O'Dell's reading will be funded in part by a grant from the Southern Arts Federation in Partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Kentucky Arts Council.
What is the OCTC Common Reading?
Each semester a book is selected as OCTC’s Common Reading, with the idea that all participants could read the same material and have common ground for new discussions and mutual interests. While the book choices vary in many ways (different genres, time-periods, subject matters) they are chosen with the intention of expanding the knowledge and perspectives of readers. The background of the selected writers is diverse; however, many Kentucky and regional writers are also included in order to help us appreciate local talent, acknowledge shared concerns, and celebrate our common heritage. All OCTC students, staff, faculty, and interested community members are invited and encouraged to participate by reading the books and attending the related presentations each semester.