{"id":1056,"date":"2019-01-23T10:57:05","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T16:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/?p=1056"},"modified":"2019-01-23T10:57:05","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T16:57:05","slug":"former-first-lady-laura-bush-to-headline-acu-library-banquet-march-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/2019\/01\/23\/former-first-lady-laura-bush-to-headline-acu-library-banquet-march-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Former first lady Laura Bush to headline ACU library banquet March 28"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1059 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2019\/01\/Bush-banner-300x113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2019\/01\/Bush-banner-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2019\/01\/Bush-banner-150x56.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2019\/01\/Bush-banner-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2019\/01\/Bush-banner-490x184.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2019\/01\/Bush-banner.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Friends of ACU Library will host Mrs. Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States (2001-09), at its annual fundraising banquet March 28, 2019. The special event, <\/span><b>\u201cVoices of Hope: An Evening with Laura Bush,\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held in the Hunter Welcome Center\u2019s McCaleb Conference Center on ACU\u2019s campus, will be moderated by best-selling author and ACU alumnus Max Lucado (\u201977)<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The event takes its name from<\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We Are Afghan Women: Voices of Hope<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a book about women\u2019s rights in Afghanistan recently released by the George W. Bush Institute, with an introduction by Mrs. Bush. Mr. Lucado recently released the book <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unshakable Hope: Building Our Lives on the Promises of God.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. John B. Weaver, dean of Brown Library at ACU, describes the evening as one sure to be filled with hope and inspiration. \u201cMrs. Bush will highlight the stories of resilient women and their struggles, successes, and resolve in the present day,\u201d Weaver said. \u201cBest-selling author Max Lucado will join the former first lady in conversation about how we persevere through harsh circumstances and contribute to positive change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Funds raised through sponsorships will support Brown Library, specifically a renovation of the top floor to create ACU Library Forum, a flexible meeting space that overlooks the Campus Mall. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information about the event visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/acu.edu\/laurabush\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">acu.edu\/laurabush<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friends of ACU Library will host Mrs. Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States (2001-09), at its annual fundraising banquet March 28, 2019. 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