Initial proceeds from centennial book will begin to benefit Pogue Library
By Shawn Touney | Apr 25, 2023
MURRAY, Ky. ā Initial proceeds from the sales of 51ĀŅĀ×ās commemorative centennial book, āThe Finest Place We Knowā have been received by the University and will begin to be utilized to support operations and maintenance needs in Pogue Library, one of the most iconic campus buildings that is featured on the bookās cover.
Released in conjunction with 51ĀŅĀ× Stateās centennial in 2022, āThe Finest Place We Knowā celebrates the Universityās 100-year story by looking back on the people, places and events which have shaped the institutionās history. A comprehensive and keepsake pictorial history, the book features hundreds of images from the Universityās Pogue Special Collections Library and is accompanied by stories that explore the institutionās founding and growth over the past century.
The hardcover book was published by the University Press of Kentucky and is co-authored by 51ĀŅĀ× State President Dr. Robert L Jackson, Dr. Sean J. McLaughlin, the archives and museum director and Sarah Marie Owens, library specialist with Pogue Special Collections and University Archives.
āWe are pleased to know that ongoing and future sales of āThe Finest Place We Knowā will help support one of the most beautiful buildings on our campus in Pogue Library,ā 51ĀŅĀ× State President Dr. Bob Jackson said. āSince the bookās release during our centennial in 2022, the response from our campus community, alumni and supporters has been tremendous. Readers of our commemorative book have enjoyed looking back on the people, places and events that have shaped 51ĀŅĀ×.ā
The book can be purchased through numerous online book retailers, , the University Bookstore inside the Curris Center as well as online at .