Millard Oakley Public Library News
March 10, 2023
Your library in Livingston has several events on the calendar. This month, the Livingston Civic and Garden Club will be meeting in our meeting room to celebrate women’s history. On March 20, from 5:00 to 8:00, several guest speakers will be here, including Dr. Krystal Akeheinmi, Cigi England, and Dr. Jennifer Gray. On April 17th, guest speakers will include Tara Bates, Upper Cumberland Law Enforcement, Dr. Helen Hunt, and Betsy Moon. These events are free and open to the public.
Story time for our young readers is every Thursday at 10:30. Terri has also introduced “open play” after story time, where participants can express themselves by playing games, doing art, or just socializing with other young participants.
It is never too early to plan for the summer reading program!
Last year was so successful holding two story times a week, we are planning it again this year! Our opening day will be Wednesday, May 31 at 10:30.
Our first entertainer will be here on Thursday, June 1, when Barry Mitchell, Sam the Turtle, and Hyena the Chicken will be here to entertain us at 1:00.
New fiction titles added to our collection recently include:
“Molly Bit” by Dan Bevacqua, “Death and Other Happy Endings” by Melanie Cantop, “Peter Darling” by Austin Chant, “The Confusion of Languages” by Siobhan Fallon, “Dear Miss Metropolis” by Carolyn Ferrell, “All Hallows” by Christopher Golden, “The Winters” by Lisa Gabriele, “Nightingale” by Helen Harper, “The Cloisters” by Katy Hayes, “The Risk of Us” by Rachel Howard, “Star of the North” by D. B. John, “Blood of Tyrants” by Naomi Novik, “The Afterlives” by Thomas Pierce, “The House in the Pines” by Ana Reyes, “Transformation” by Whitley Strieber, “Before She Knew Him” by Peter Swanson, “Within These Gilded Halls” by Abigail Wilson, and “Separation Anziety” by Laura Zigman.
New nonfiction titles include:
“Big Game: The NFL In Dangerous Times” by Mark Leibovich, “Ida M. Tarbell: The Woman Who Challenged Big Business—And Won!” by Emily Arnold McCully, “Cooking For the Culture” by Toya Boudy, “Cooking at De Gustiblus” by Arlene Feltman Sailhac, “Irish Fairy and Folk Tales” by W. B. Yeats, and “Everything You Need to Ace Geometry in One Big Fat Notebook”.