-----Original Message----- From: Alicia Johnson Williams [mailto:ajohnson@miles.edu] Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 1:36 PM To: Sandra Phoenix Subject: Miles College Richard Arrington Dedication NEWS RELEASE Media Contact: Alicia Johnson Williams Director of College Relations (205) 515-7781 E-mail: ajwilliams@miles.edu March, 19, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Miles College Arrington Collection Dedication to Take Place During National Library Week Fairfield Ala. - In observance of National Library Week, the Miles College Kirkendoll Learning Resources Center (LRC) will host a ribbon cutting ceremony, to dedicate the Arrington Collection, Friday, April 17, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Dr. Richard Arrington, Jr., an alumnus and Distinguished Professor at Miles College has donated a large collection of over 400 books to the LRC to benefit the students. These books will serve as a nucleus of a larger collection of books- as he plans to continue donations to this collection. Dr. Arrington will speak on the topic, "Books That Have Influenced My Life." There will be a Q & A session and valuable door prizes will be given, including autographed copies of Dr. Arrington's latest book, There's Hope for the World: The Memoir of Birmingham, Alabama's first African American Mayor. This event is open to the public. There will be a reception immediately following the program. Dr. Richard Arrington Jr., graduated from Miles College in 1955. He was the first African-American Mayor of the City of Birmingham, AL, serving for a total of 20 years, from 1979 to 1999. National Library Week is April 12 - 18, 2015. Alicia Johnson Williams Director of College Relations Miles College Office of Institutional Planning and Development 5500 Myron Massey Blvd. Brown Hall 3rd Floor Fairfield, Alabama 35064 Phone: 205.929.1641 www.miles.edu CULTURE, CLASS & CIVILITY...