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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 3

Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, December 4 at noon as performers from the Playhouse’s White Christmas will entertain us with selections from this Irving Berlin extravaganza.

On Monday, December 9, The Cumberland County Community Chorus will honor us with an Acapella Christmas from the atrium’s balcony. You won’t want to miss this spectacular performance.

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, December 11 at noon when Phil ‘N the Blanks will perform in the Cumberland Room. Finally, swing on by the Library on Friday, December 13 at noon when the Cumberland Swing Experience will complete this week’s Christmas experiences.

Great new Books

Bellevue by Robin Cook

Manhattan's Bellevue Hospital is the oldest public hospital in the United States, dating back to the late eighteenth century. You have to figure it's seen its share of shady goings-on over the years, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that the protagonist of Cook's new medical thriller, a young surgical resident at Bellevue, has some trouble settling in. For one thing, people under his care are dying; for another, he's plagued by unsettling visions. He soon realizes that Bellevue's past and his present are inextricably intertwined. The book is more Gothic than Cook's usual fare, more horror-adjacent than most of his books.

The Close Up by Pip Drysdale

A writer's life takes a turn for the metafictional in this glossy neo-noir from Drysdale. Zoe Weiss moves to L.A. after the manuscript for her debut thriller, Fractured, earns her a million-dollar two-book deal. When the novel is published, however, it bombs, shattering Zoe's self-confidence. Two years later, her advance is gone, her second book is long overdue, and she fears it's only a matter of time until her publisher demands its money back. When her agent requests an update, Zoe panics and claims she's writing a high-concept thriller based on a celebrity she knows. While it's true that Zoe has recently reconnected with Zach, a former fling who's now a movie star, his manager has made her sign a nondisclosure agreement, taking their time together off the table as literary inspiration. Then Zoe and Zach's rekindled relationship makes the tabloids, and Zoe gets violent threats. It's perfect thriller fodder--provided she can skirt the NDA and stay alive. Drysdale's tale takes the form of an after the fact tell-all written by Zoe, characterized by clever foreshadowing and an intoxicating Hollywood buzz.

The Cure for Women by Lydia Reeder

In the 19th-century United States, women who wished to become doctors had limited opportunities because they were not welcome in most American universities. Many resorted to studying in Europe or one of the women-operated medical schools in the United States. Reeder spotlights doctor Mary Putnam Jacobi and her efforts to provide medical education to women in the U.S. Jacobi was trained in Europe but returned to the States to teach and manage her own medical practice. She was a published researcher who pioneered scientific methods of conducting research with human subjects. As her influence grew, she played a key role in funding the Johns Hopkins University graduate school for medicine, which was the first to provide a coeducational environment for medical students. Reeder profiles many other prominent women doctors, as well as men doctors, some of whom who were notorious for their opposition to allowing women to study medicine and others of whom became allies to women. In her later years, Jacobi became active in the suffrage cause and motivated many of New York City's distinguished and wealthy women to support a woman's right to vote.

Library Laugh I

Did you hear about the donut maker retiring? He was fed up with the hole business.

Stingy Schobel Says

When you’re moving from your old home to a new one, it’s easy to get caught up in amassing a lot of single-use cardboard boxes, Bubble Wrap and packing supplies to transport your things. For a lighter carbon footprint, look for used sturdy boxes from a liquor or grocery store, use laundry baskets you already have, or see if you can borrow reusable plastic crates from a local restaurant or retailer. Limit use of plastic Bubble Wrap and be creative with the use of dish towels, bath towels, T-shirts, bedding and other soft things to protect fragile items. And look into moving companies that rent reusable bins you can use instead of cardboard boxes.

Library Laugh II

Where do birds meet for coffee? In a nest-café!

Libraries=Information

When hitting the road for a trip, it sometimes can feel like your dining options are limited to fast-food joints and rest stops along the way. But it’s possible to find local, sustainable and even organic food on your journey. The Eat Well Guide is an online tool that allows you to input two location points -- where your trip is starting and where it will end -- and shows you healthy dining options along the way. Or, if you’re visiting a city and want greener cuisine options, you can enter a single address to find the closest listings. Visit EatWellGuide.org to begin your culinary journey.

Fall Foliage Bonus

You’re a vegetarian? I think that’s a big missed steak.