Millard Oakley Library News
February 21, 2025
The Millard Oakley Public Library has plenty of activities for everyone. Come in and try our Virtual Reality Careers. STEAM kits are available for all ages, from 6 months to seniors. Need plumbing tools or want to try playing an instrument? We have these items and more in our Library of Things. Anyone can come into our lobby and take a jigsaw puzzle to put together at home. We can assist you in printing from our computers or your phone, and we have printed instructions on how to use our 3-D printer.
If you are feeling a little more social, our Crafters meet every Tuesday at 9:00.
Story Time is every Thursday at 10:30.
The next book club will meet on March 4 at 11:00.
Teen night will be March 11 and March 25 at 4:00.
The Millard Oakley Public Library Board will meet at 4:30 on March 18.
Many outside groups make use of our meeting room as well. For any group who would like to use our meeting room, we do require a written request with dates and times, as well as a signed Meeting Room Agreement.
The Overton County Historical Society will meet on March 4 at 5:00.
SNIP of Overton County will meet at 6:00 on March 10.
Have questions concerning Medicare? TN SHIP will be here beginning at 9:30 on March 12.
For a full list of organizations, please come by the library to pick up a calendar, check out our website at www.millardoakleylibrary.org, or look on our Facebook page.
New titles recently added to our collection include:
“Every Rising Sun” by Jamila Ahmed, “The Art of Love and Lies” by Rebecca Anderson, “The Book Hater’s Book Club” by Gretchen Anthony, “Peril in Paris” by Rhys Bowen, “Ralph Compton’s Stagecoach Revenge” by D. B. Pulliam, “Death by the Book” by Lucy Connelly, “The Woman With The Cure” by Lynn Cullen, “Oleander Oaths” by Jena Doyle, “In Farm’s Way” by Amanda Flowers, “Imposter Syndrome” by Joseph Knox, “Coward of Sand Creek” by John Legg, “Wildflower Season” by Michelle Major, “The Talented Mr. Varg” by Alexander McCall Smith, and “Jones” by Neil Smith.
New nonfiction titles added to our collection include:
“Paleo Perfected” by America’s Test Kitchen, National Geographics “Answer Book: Fast Facts About Our World” , “Southeast Asian cooking At Home: Lemongrass & Lime” by Leah Cohen, “Resilient” by John Eldredge, “Enough” by Cassidy Hutchinson, “A Most Remarkable Creature” by Jonathan Meiburg, “Strong is the New Pretty” by Kate T. Parker, “How To Lose Weight For the Last Time” by Katrina Ubell, M.D., “Help is On the Way” by Kountry Wayne, and “Summer of the Bass: My Love Affair With America’s Greatest Fish” by W. D. Wetherell.
“In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.” Albert Camus.