Art Circle Public Library: What's Happening

Regular Hours

*The Library begins shutdown
15 minutes before close*

*Public Internet & WiFi services shutdown
15 minutes before close*

Telephone

(931) 484-6790  Library

(931) 456-2006  Archives

(931)  484-2350 Public Fax

(931)  707-8956 Business Fax

Address

Art Circle Public Library

3 East Street

Crossville, TN  38555

Library News Article for July 1

Tomorrow, Wednesday, July 2 at noon in the Cumberland Room, the Library is proud to have performers from the Playhouse present selections from Hairspray. You won’t want to miss this.

There will be no concert on Wednesday, July 8. Instead, The Plateau Creative Arts Center will present Karen Shaw, who will teach you the essence of sketching. Materials will be provided. There is a cost of $2.50. Seniors only. To register call 931-484-6790.

Great New Books

Vanished by David Jeremiah with Sam O’Neal

Jeremiah makes his fiction debut with a gripping ride through end times-inspired chaos. U.S. Army Major General John Haggerty heads a task force charged with containing the spread of deadly global viruses. As deaths linked to a new coronavirus spike, he heads to Crete and then Italy, where he focuses on implementing a quarantine--and reconnecting with his adult daughter, Sonya, with whom he's had a strained relationship since splitting from her mother 16 years ago. After an earthquake hits and traps the two in a cave, Haggerty opens up about the real reason the marriage fell apart, revealing in the process devastating truths about Sonya's dead brother. Just as their relationship starts to heal, they make it out of the cave and learn the virus has spread beyond the containment zone, multiple international conflicts have broken out, and fears of World War III are on the rise. As Haggerty works with international governments to contain the spread, he grapples with his damaged faith and weighs his responsibilities to his wife, his daughter, and his mission. Jeremiah makes good use of today's social and political turmoil to fuel a propulsive plot amplified by plenty of emotional conflict, and leaves a few threads dangling for future installments.

Dogged Pursuit by David Rosenfelt

After 30 novels of trial lawyer Andy Carpenter outfoxing villains who have underrated him, author Rosenfelt gives his hero an origin story. We read that defense attorney Carpenter began as, of all things, a prosecutor. But something that drives so many storybook PIs was missing: justice. He comes to believe it's beside the point in a system best at smashing the poor; he'd at least feel better on the other side. Then he meets the dog, golden retriever Tara, and adopts her immediately. He'll tell you she's smarter than he is--and things go best when he does what she wants. A new case emerges when he tries to also adopt Tara's friend Sunny, and Carpenter's crime-solving begins. Girlfriend Nicole backs away when she sees how dangerous his new life is; but Carpenter is warming to someone new, a protective female PI. It's all there: his love of sports, dodgy relations with the cops, lowbrow defensiveness--and how he got that way.

Typewriter Beach by Meg Waite Clayton

Clayton's latest jumps between 1957 and 2018, weaving together the lives of four lost souls in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. In 1957, up-and-coming actor Isabella Giori, who has given up everything to make it in Hollywood, is being sequestered by her film studio in a tiny cottage in Carmel weeks before her first movie comes out. Next door is Léon Chazan, a once-lauded screenwriter forced to write under aliases ever since being ostracized for refusing to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee. Soon, the unlikely pair form a bond that will change both of their lives forever. In 2018, aspiring screenwriter Gemma Chazan makes one final trip to Carmel to clean out her late grandfather's cabin before it is sold. There she uncovers secrets her grandfather kept hidden and friends she never knew he had, including Isabella and a mysterious video game writer named Sam Kenneally. Across decades, the novel's characters come to Carmel with something to hide but soon find a sense of belonging and acceptance they never expected.

Library Laugh I

Why did the physics teacher break up with the biology teacher? There was no chemistry.

Stingy Schobel Says

Everyone loses socks. So what do you do with the stray single sock you have left? Don't toss it -- you can reuse it around the house! Fill a sock with cedar shavings, tying it off at the top; since socks are porous, the cedar scent will permeate the air inside a closet and keep moths at bay. To keep your car windows from fogging up, fill a sock with kitty litter and tie a knot at the end. Place it by the window and it'll absorb excess moisture, keeping your car windshield crystal-clear.

Library Laugh II

What do you call a tube with a degree? A graduated cylinder.

Libraries=Information

Do you know what a “snag” is? A snag is a dead tree left to decompose standing upright, and snag trees are vital to keeping the delicate ecosystem thriving in your backyard. According to the National Wildlife Federation, dead trees provide needed nourishment and shelter for up to 1,000 species of wildlife. It’s easy to create a snag: Just don't cut down a dead tree. Make sure it’s a safe distance from your home; all you need is one snag per acre of land for maximum effect.

Summer Bonus

Where does bad light end up? In prism.