ONGOING EVENT

Beginning December 13, 2016 Mrs. Whitley began a weekly publication in the Hinton News featuring excerpts from her book, sharing barns and stories highlighting a different barn each week.
Response from the public has been good and sale of the books at the library are good. 

PREVIUS EVENT

Mrs. Whitley participated, and featured the barn book, at the

Lions and Authors and Books… Oh My!
A West Virginia Writers, Inc. event sponsored by Alderson Main Street
                                       April 25, 2015
The Alderson Community Center for the Arts and Humanities
                  

October 2012 - PRESS RELEASE
LIBRARY FEATURES BARN BOOK AT WV BOOK FESTIVAL IN CHARLESTON
On October 13th and 14th the Summers County Public Library representatives,  were at the Charleston Civic Center participating in the 12th Annual West Virginia Book Festival.  The focus of the library exhibit was to promote the book, "Barns of Summers County, West Virginia Heritage" by Phyllis Campbell Whitley.  The book, launched in November, 2011 at the Ritz Theatre in Hinton, has been declared a success and has been a great fundraiser for the library. Mrs. Whitley  was there to promote the book and make sales to benefit the library.  She was accompanied by  her husband, A. C.  and  cousin Mrs.  Joyce Waltman of Forest Hill, who spent many hours with her during the four year period she spent traveling every road in the county to photograph and document the history of old barns and the people who built them.  Ms Deya Terrafranca assisted with the booth preparation.  Mrs. Barbara Parmer, President of the Hinton Friends of the Library, visited the booth on both days of the Festival.
Over sixty  authors, publishers, state organizations and libraries presented displays. Activities included book signings, used book sales, other vendors and exhibitors,  activities for children, storytellers , and workshops.  Headlining authors who spoke about their work were Charlotte Harris, Craig Johnson, Dan Chaon and Tamora Pierce.
Leading festival supporters with booths at the event were: Kanawha County Public Library; West Virginia Humanities Council; the Library Foundation of Kanawha County, Inc.; The Charleston Gazette; Charleston Daily Mail; The Martha Gaines and Russell Wehrle Memorial Foundation; Friends of the Library Foundation of Kanawha County; West Virginia Library Commission; West Virginia Center for the Book; Books-A-Million and BB&T West Virginia Foundation; and  Sponsors of the Word Play are for children were Pamela D. Tarr & Gary Hart.



Register Herald - Beckley,WV,published "Book Status Update" and released story to Associated Press which has been picked up by multiple other newspapers  February 2012 

Book Signing Charlottesville, VA; February 2012

Front Porch Monthly Newspaper, Fredericksburg VA, February 2012

Free Lance Star Newspaper, Fredericksburg, VA,feature story; 

Book Signing at Library, Fredericksburg VA;  December 2011

Goldenseal, a WV state publication , published a story in their winter, 2011/2012  issue

November, 2011 - Book Launch in Hinton

November, 2011 -Guest at  Book Festival, Washington. GA

June,  2011 -WV-South Magazine - a "Barns" story by classmat

                                                                                                                                    
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