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Wrinkle Joins KY Humanities Board of Directors

Wrinkle Joins KY Humanities Board of Directors
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Jan. 22, 2019 | PADUCAH
By West Kentucky Star Staff Jan. 22, 2019 | 07:30 AM | PADUCAH
Bobbie Ann Wrinkle has been elected to serve on the Kentucky Humanities board of directors. 

During her term on the 23-person volunteer board, Wrinkle will help set council policies, award project grants to community organizations, and participate in fundraising to help the council meet the growing demand for its programs. Based in Lexington, Kentucky Humanities and its community partners across the Commonwealth invest more than $1 million annually in support of public humanities programs throughout Kentucky.

Bobbie Ann Wrinkle is the Adult Services Librarian at the McCracken County Public Library. She joined the library staff in 1991. She initiated and directed the library’s adult programs in 1994, creating the successful Evenings Upstairs series. The series is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2019. Other programming that Ms. Wrinkle developed include the library’s popular 101 series and Front & Center events. 

Wrinkle is a 24-year member of the American Library Association, working closely with the Public Program Division. She also serves as a resource for librarians throughout the Commonwealth and the nation who are launching adult programming at their library.

She served as Project Director for the Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibition, The Musical Genius of Duke Ellington.

Wrinkle is a graduate of Murray State University, 1999 cum laude, with Bachelor of Arts degrees in library science and English literature. She holds a professional certification from Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. 

She is a graduate of Leadership Paducah Class 9.

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