Library News
December 16, 2022
The Millard Oakley Library staff would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and remind everyone that the library, and all Overton County offices, will be closed on Friday, December 23, Saturday, December 24, and Monday, December 26 for the Christmas Holiday. County offices and the library will also be closed on Monday, January 2,2023, for the New Year holiday.
Story Time will still be this Thursday, December 22, at 10:30.
Winter weather is headed towards Tennessee. If you have material at home when bad weather hits, you can log into your account from home and renew items. You can also give us a call and renew your items online. We will also automatically extend items that are out if the weather turns icy. Please stay safe!
The library is adding items to our Library of Things. Did you know you can now check out a sewing machine from the library? There are also STEAM kits for adults, telescopes, and ukuleles available for loan. We hope to be adding more items soon, and welcome donations.
There is now an honor shelf in our lobby for puzzles. You can come in and take a puzzle of your choosing home with you, and bring it back when you are done. Puzzles range from 300 pieces to over 1,000, and are a perfect way to spend family time on cold winter days.
This week, we are highlighting our STEAM kits. What is a STEAM kit? These kits incorporate books, games, and activities to help develop interest and learning in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. The library has kits designed for every age, from preschool through adults. It is a good way to add a little fun to learning. We have STEAM kits on music, dinosaurs, emotions, letters and numbers, animals, outdoor adventures, and brain games. Come in and see what your library has to offer!
New books in this week include:
“Christmas at Thorne Manor: A Trio of Holiday Novellas” by Kelley Armstrong, “Fire By Night” by Lynn Austin, “Remember Love” by Mary Balogh, “The Rhythm Section” by Mark Burnell, “Holidays in Virgin River” by Robyn Carr, “Snowflakes and Starlight” by Debbie Macomber, “Blowback” and “The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas” by James Patterson, “The Detective’s Daughter” by Erica Spindler, and “For the Throne” by Hannah Whitten.
New nonfiction titles include:
“The Fall of the FBI: How a Once Great Agency Became a Threat to Democracy” by Thomas J. Baker, “Effortless Eggless Baking” by Mimi Council, “43rd Edition Blue Book of Gun Values” by Zachary Fjestad, and “The Druid Path: A Modern Tradition of Nature Spirituality” by John Michael Greer.
For our young readers, we now have:
“Brian the Dancing Lion” by Tom Tinn-Disbury, “My Pet Cloud” by Amanda Rawson Hill, “Big Nate: Prank You Very Much” by Lincoln Peirce, and “A Magical Venice Story: The Mermaid’s Sister” by Holly Webb.
New to the library on DVD are:
“The Maltese Holiday”, “Hearts and Vines”, “The Sun is Also a Star & Everything, Everything”, and “Magic in Mount Holly”.
“Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart-to-heart and hand in hand.” –Dr. Seuss.