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 December 2
December starts our Christmas Extravaganza of Concerts. All concerts start at noon and unless stipulated are in the Cumberland Room.
Wednesday, December 3-Elf featuring Playhouse performers
Thursday, December 4- Four Fifths Barbershop Quartet-Carol Darling Reading Room
Friday, December 5-Sweet Assurance Ladies Ensemble
Monday, December 8-Phil ‘N The Blanks featuring Terri Utsey
Wednesday, December 10- Back in Time-formerly the Cumberland Swing Experience
Great New Books
Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Ace Atkins
This superb new thriller from Atkins is set in 1985, with the Cold War between the United States and the USSR going strong. The intelligence agencies of both nations have attempted to penetrate the other's veil of secrecy, but 1985 has been dubbed "the year of the spy," with many high-profile espionage arrests of intelligence agents. Russian spy Vitaly Yurchenko is looking to defect to the States to reconnect with a former love. Yurchenko possesses information that may directly impact the forthcoming summit between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. Meanwhile, in Atlanta, 14-year-old Peter Bennett suspects his mother's new boyfriend is a Russian spy. Suspicion rises when his mother's coworker is brutally murdered; Peter's mother and the deceased woman worked at a company involved in top-secret scientific research. Peter contacts an over-the-hill pulp writer and begs for his assistance in unmasking a Soviet spy.
The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage
Tiaras, titles, and titillating royals abound in this engrossing debut from Armitage. Lexi Villiers, 29, suddenly becomes the heir apparent to her grandmother, the Queen of England, after a tragic skiing accident kills her father and her twin brother, along with a longtime family friend. Lexi, also known as Princess Alexandrina, walked away from the royal family several years earlier and is in her second year of medical residency. But duty calls her back. The Queen gives her one year to decide whether to accept her destiny, or the crown will go to Lexi's smarmy Uncle Richard. She's forced to leave behind her student life with her two best friends, Finn and Jack, and the budding romance with Jack she had just started to enjoy. The Heir Apparent is filled with secrets, scandals, and a few unexpected twists, including a forbidden and beautiful love story. Anglophiles will enjoy this intriguing and expressive story of self-introspection that takes place in the thinly veiled world of the British royal family. Armitage's writing is spectacular, with rich dialogue and descriptions, a vibrant depiction of the burden of duty versus personal freedom, and unique insights into royal life.
Sharpe’s Storm by Bernard Cornwell
In 1813, Major Richard Sharpe is in southwestern France with Wellington's army. Napoleon is finally being pushed back all over Europe, but the French army is still a formidable force. The next physical obstacle on the path to Paris is the city of Bayonne, but veteran warrior Sharpe is also contending with officers who have come out to the front; these opportunists have realized that the war is coming to an end and are jumping into the fighting only now, in hopes of getting some quick glory. Old friends also appear, including Royal Navy captain Chase, whom Sharpe fought alongside at Trafalgar. Sharpe is as resourceful and bellicose as ever, as Wellington assigns him to a secret mission that could shorten the war and save many British lives.
Library Laugh I
Why was it hot in the baseball stadium after the game? All the fans left.
Stingy Schobel Says
Do you want to keep carbonated beverages fizzy and prevent them from getting flat? A $7 reusable bottle cap (available at domestic goods stores and online) can help you do just that and keep your favorite beverage tasting new for weeks. Reusable bottle caps work because they re-pressurize the bottles by removing excess air through a manual pump at the top. Just pour your beverage, attach the cap, pump and place back in the fridge. This will help prevent your favorite drinks from going down the drain, and the cap can be used indefinitely.
Library Laugh II
What do get when you cross an elephant with Darth Vader? An ele-Vader.
Libraries-Information
Rub a cut potato on your car’s windshield the night before freezing temperatures-this helps prevent ice formation. Just rinse and wipe using your car’s windshield cleaner and wipers.
Wondering what to do with those old pumpkins and gourds from your front porch? The easiest option is to toss them into your compost bin, where they’ll naturally break down into nutrient-rich mulch. No compost bin? No problem: Just dig a hole and bury them directly in the ground. They’ll decompose quickly and enrich your soil. If you’d rather not have surprise pumpkins sprouting next season, scoop out the seeds first. Then, leave the seeds out for birds, squirrels and deer to enjoy.
Pre-Christmas Bonus
Why was the elf crying. He stubbed his mistle-toe.
