Regular Hours
*The Library begins shutdown
15 minutes before close*
| Monday | 8:00 a.m. | to | 7:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 8:00 a.m. | to | 7:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 8:00 a.m. | to | 4:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 8:00 a.m. | to | 7:00 p.m. |
| Friday | 8:00 a.m. | to | 7:00 p.m. |
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Saturday |
8:00 a.m. | to | 4:00 p.m. |
*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 October 21
Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 22 at noon in the Cumberland Room The Dulcimores of Fairfield Glade will entertain you. Come and embrace the Appalachian heritage and fall festival season with this fabulous group.
On Wednesday, October 29 at noon in the Cumberland Room join us as the Plateau Women’s Chorus with the Young Singers will present a fabulous concert entitled “hope lingers on” for your listening pleasure.
Great New Books
The Widow by John Grisham
He'd be the first to tell you that greed had a lot to do with it. When an elderly widow, Eleanor Barnett, asks Virginia lawyer Simon Latch to draw up a new will to replace a previous will drawn up by another lawyer, Simon's not especially keen. He needs big cases, money-makers. Not this small-potatoes stuff. But when Eleanor tells him she's wealthy--we're talking millions--he's suddenly very interested. He's not trying to scam her, not like that other lawyer, but Simon knows he will earn some hefty fees for probating her estate when she dies. When Eleanor winds up in the hospital after a car accident, things rapidly go from bad to worse, and soon Simon is scrambling to defend himself against a murder charge. Grisham's latest is a perfect blend of plot and character: Simon and Eleanor come across as real, flesh-and-blood people--Eleanor, especially, is beautifully, heartbreakingly depicted--and the story is full of the kind of nail-biting suspense that makes us unable to put the book down.
The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly
Mickey Haller, called "The Lincoln Lawyer" because of his longstanding practice of conducting business from the back seat of a Lincoln Town Car, takes a sharp U-turn. After his searing experiences in the preceding novel, Resurrection Walk (2023), Haller has moved from criminal defense work to civil defense. What the reader will encounter here is every bit as terrifying as in any previous Lincoln Lawyer thriller, made more terrifying by the contemporary threat of AI. Haller defends the mother of a high-school girl who was slain at school by her boyfriend. The mother's suit against an enormous tech company claims that one of their inventions, a chatbot, went rogue and urged a young man to murder her daughter. As is customary with Connelly thrillers, danger expands, this time with the surveillance powers of the tech company, and its minions, threatening key witnesses and experts. Connelly works in extensive (and never tedious) background on the perils of AI by having an investigative writer join forces with Haller. As always, it's fun to watch Haller argue, manipulate, and wheedle his way from pre-trial through the explosive trial itself.
King Sorrow by Joe Hill
Hill not only escapes the shadow of his famous father, Stephen King, but may even eclipse him with his first work of long-form fiction since 2016's The Fireman. Bookish Arthur Oakes is enjoying his college studies, his best friends, and his job at the library, but a family of criminals have got Arthur under their thumb and are forcing him to steal books from said library. Out of options, Arthur and his friends perform a ritual to summon a hungry dragon named King Sorrow to protect themselves. As part of the bargain, they must spend the rest of their lives keeping King Sorrow fed. Spanning decades and exploring the inner and outer lives of this group of friends, Hill's latest is as epic and touching a story as King's It. Though nearly 900 pages, the book never feels long or overstuffed, since Hill deftly moves between characters' viewpoints while rendering them vividly.
Library Laugh I
What does a rain cloud wear under its clothes? Thunderwear.
Stingy Schobel Says
Want to chop $85 off your electricity bill in one easy step? Consider designating just one room in the house for watching television and not having multiple TVs set up all over the house. On average, a flat-screen TV uses about $7 a month in electricity -- not counting the cable box or other devices like gaming consoles and DVD players. But it's more than just economic savings: According to a study by the University of Michigan, 71% of teenagers have their own TV in their bedroom; kids 6 to 11 watch 28 hours of TV a week. The study showed excessive TV watching affected children's sleep, weight, grades and behavior. Instead of cutting the cord, have meaningful TV watching. And save a little money on the side, too.
Library Laugh II
What did the alien say to the flower bed? “Take me to your weeder.”
Libraries=Information
You don’t want unused medications falling into the wrong hands, so flushing them down the toilet might seem like the right solution, but it’s not. Certain medications can contaminate waterways and disrupt fragile ecosystems. Instead, return them to your pharmacy for proper disposal. Many locations even provide secure drop-off boxes for easy, safe returns.
Fall Foliage Bonus
Why was the broom late for school? It over-swept
