Millard Oakley Public Library News, July 8, 2022
The Millard Oakley Public Library Summer Story Time is finishing up this Wednesday and Thursday at 10:30, but the fun, and reading, doesn’t end there. Thursday is our last Story Time for Summer Reading, and we are ending with all things Pirate! All our stories, crafts, and games will be about the pirates of the past, pirate ships, and possibly buried treasure for our young readers. Next week, our story times will return to their normal preschool Thursday morning programs, but the prizes continue. Reading logs and bingo cards can be turned in until September 1. Mark your calendar for September 10, which is the day we will have our last summer party and award all the prizes for our top readers.
Other events on the library calendar include a job fair, which will be held in our meeting room on Wednesday, July 13 from 10:00 until 2:00. Many local employers will be here looking to fill vacant positions.
The Millard Oakley Library Board will meet on Tuesday, July 19 at 4:30.
The Friends of the Library will meet on Thursday, July 21 at 11:30. The Friends are looking to purchase a 10 X 12 wood storage shed, with a metal roof, for the library, and are requesting sealed bids to be turned in before the meeting.
Due to State and County elections, Overton County Offices and the Millard Oakley Library will be closed on Thursday, August 4. Early voting starts July 15 and ends July 30. Be sure to get out there and vote!
New titles in the library this week include “The Only Woman in the Room” by Marie Benedict, “Edge of the Desert” by Giff Cheshire, “The Magnolia Palace” by Fiona Davis, “Rock, Paper, Scissors” by Alice Feeney, “How Lulu Lost Her Mind” by Rachel Gibson, “365 Days” by Blanka Lapinska, “Cold Fear” by Brandon Webb and John David Mann, and “The Case of the Killer Divorce” by Barbara Venkataraman.
“The wisest mind has something yet to learn.” George Santayana.