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Art Circle Public Library

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Crossville, TN  38555

Library News Article for March 26

There will be no concert tomorrow Wednesday, March 26 due to the passing of one of the performers.

Join us next Wednesday, April 2, at noon in the Cumberland Room when the Plateau Women’s Chorus featuring Regina Pullin will open their Spring Concert Series, Love Shine A Light. See you there!

Great New Books

The Ageless Brain: How to Sharpen and Protect Your Mind for a Lifetime by Dale E Bredesen

"How do we keep our brains youthful, healthy, and functional for the entirety of our lives?" asks neurologist Bredesen in this edifying guide. Discussing how overexposure to otherwise beneficial biological processes contributes to cognitive decline, Bredesen explains, for instance, that Alzheimer's has been linked to elevated levels of amyloid, a peptide that destroys dangerous microbes in the brain but can also cause harmful inflammation. Forming new neural connections is key for staying sharp into old age, Bredesen contends, suggesting readers might do so by taking up a new game, cooking dishes from unfamiliar cuisines, or learning a new language. The recommendations are accompanied by thorough scientific explanations, as when Bredesen advises cycling, jogging, or doing other aerobic exercises daily and describes how they heighten cerebral oxygen levels by increasing blood flow. In addition to the expected suggestions to get at least seven hours of sleep per night and eat "large portions of organic leafy greens," Bredesen also throws in some more unusual guidance. For instance, he emphasizes the importance of ridding one's home of mold, describing how fungus-produced mycotoxins impair the ability of mitochondria in human cells to generate energy. The result is a vital resource for retaining mental acuity.

Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben

Sami Kierce, a young college grad backpacking in Spain with friends, wakes up one morning, covered in blood. There's a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of his girlfriend. Anna. Dead. He doesn't know what happened. His screams drown out his thoughts--and then he runs. Twenty-two years later, Kierce, now a private investigator, is a new father who's working off his debts by doing low level surveillance jobs and teaching wannabe sleuths at a night school in New York City. One evening, he recognizes a familiar face at the back of the classroom. Anna. It's unmistakably her. As soon as Kierce makes eye contact with her, she bolts. For Kierce there is no choice. He knows he must find this woman and solve the impossible mystery that has haunted his every waking moment since that terrible day. His investigation will bring him face-to-face with his past--and prove, after all this time, he's nobody's fool.

Twist by Colum McCann

Fennell, a cranky, hard-drinking Irish writer, takes a freelance gig reporting on a ship and crew dedicated to repairing the deep-sea fiber-optic cables that carry the digital cacophony the world relies on. Fennell flies to Cape Town to meet enigmatic mission chief Conway, and becomes intrigued and perturbed by him and his partner, Zanele, an actress and environmental activist who grew up in a Black township. As Fennell accompanies Conway on a quest to find and fix a ruptured cable that is causing mass disruption and panic, Zanele leaves for England, to stage a production of Waiting for Godot recast as a "climate play." McCann’s breath-held novel pulses with echoes of Joseph Conrad that freshly illuminate our time of polluted oceans, internet clamor, and perilous polarization. As the arduous voyage pushes Conway over the edge and Zanele endures violence on the way to fame, Fennell slowly achieves self-repair and reconnection.

Library Laugh I

What did the seal with a broken arm say to the shark? “Do not consume if seal is broken.”

Stingy Schobel Says

It’s true that cars built more than 10 years ago are not as efficient as cars built today. But many people have their motor oil changed at the same frequency, no matter when their car was made. You might be surprised to learn that you may not need to change your motor oil as frequently as you think. The simplest way to find out is to visit checkyournumber.org and enter the year (available for cars built after 2000), make and model of your car. It will tell you the exact manufacturer-recommended oil change rate for your car.

Library Laugh II

Why can’t dogs get MRIs? Because only Cat scan!

Libraries=Information

The United States Postal Service has a simple green tip when shipping through the mail this year: Reuse what you have. Yes, you can use the perfectly sturdy cardboard box your new shoes came in as a gift box to send through the mail. You can run old magazines, direct mailers and old mail through a paper shredder to use as packing material to protect fragile items. And instead of driving to the post office, save fuel and print out postage online at USPS.com, then schedule a pickup at your home; the post office comes to your home six days a week anyway, so why not have them pick up your packages free of charge?

Spring Bonus

A skunk was arrested for counterfeiting. Apparently he gave out bad scents.