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Kentucky centenarian receives national honor James Buchanan, at 100 years of age, still has a passion for reading; he received his first book, "Boy Scouts in an Airplane," at age 10 With one photo By Paige Sexton James Buchanan, a Bowling Green centenarian, is the first Kentucky man to be inducted into the 10-2 Talking Book Club, sponsored by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, a division of the Library of Congress (NLS). Buchanan is one of only seven Kentuckians inducted into the prestigious club, which was created by NLS to recognize the accomplishments of Talking Book patrons who are over 100 years old and continue to be active readers. Nationally, there have been nearly 300 people indicted into the club. Buchanan, 100, is a resident at the Bowling Green Retirement Village. A native of Anderson County, he received his first book "Boy Scouts in an Airplane" from Santa at the age of 10. The gift spurred his interest in both reading and Boy Scouts, and for the next several years he read every book about Boy Scouts that he could find, Buchanan said. His love of reading received mixed reviews from his family. Although his mother often commented that whenever there were chores to do he had his nose stuck in a book and that he was going to ruin his eyes, his father and grandmother encouraged his reading, he said. His grandmother, especially, was a prolific reader and was an excellent model for reading. Buchanan, a life-long entertainer and showman, demonstrated his love of books and reading by writing and self-publishing an autobiography called "The Original Goober: The Life and Times of James G. Buchanan." The title is based on Buchanan's show business nickname, "Goober, the Favorite Nut of the South." The book details his show-business adventures and describes his friendships with many famous entertainers such as Ernest Tubb and Porter Wagoner. Buchanan said that his life experience has shown him that "You can hit rock bottom and then bounce back!" Buchanan said he enjoys many genres of books, even the "sentimental romance novels" favored by his grandmother, although he admitted, "My favorite book is my autobiography!" He appreciates participating in the Talking Book program, offered through the Kentucky Talking Book Library, and especially enjoys reading about entertainers and books with humor and jokes since they relate to his lifetime work as a showman. Books are so important to him that he keeps a list of all of the books and authors that he has read. "Mr. Buchanan is our first 10# member to contribute a book to our library," said Barbara Penegor, Talking Books librarian at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA) in Frankfort. Penegor added, "Since he has been a professional storyteller, as well as a comedian and musician, we will record his autobiography so our other patrons can enjoy his tales." KDLA provides equitable access to quality library and information resources and services, as well as helps public agencies ensure that legislatively mandated documentation of government programs is created, efficiently maintained and made accessible. For more information on the Talking Book service offered by the KDLA Talking Book library, as well as other KDLA resources, programs and services visit www.kdla.ky.gov or call 502-564-8300, ext. 315. Paige Sexton is a writer with the Commonwealth News Center KDLA is an agency of the Education Cabinet which coordinates learning programs from P-16 and manages and supports training and employment functions in the Department for Workforce Investment. For more information on our programs, visit www.educationcabinet.ky.gov, or www.workforce.ky.gov, or call 502-564-6606, ext. 130. This story was posted on 2007-10-16 06:23:54
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