Millard Oakley Public Library News
July 26, 2024
The Millard Oakley Public Library, as well as all Overton County offices, will be closed on Thursday, August 1, for Election Day.
Please take a moment and go vote!
Summer Reading is over!
We wish to thank all those who helped support our program this year, including the Friends of the Library, Union Bank and Trust, Farm Bureau, Connie York, and especially Overton County Schools who provided lunch for our readers every week.
A sincere thank you to all the businesses who displayed our bookworm for the scavenger hunt.
Our top winner found 34 of the bookworms hidden around town!
Businesses who displayed the bookworm include:
1806, Arby’s, Burger King, Bypass Barber Shop, Casa Nueve, Dairy Queen, Daisy Mae’s, Dominos, Even Cut, Factory Connection, Farm Bureau, First National Bank, Food Lion, Golden Glamor, Hall’s Sports, Hardees, Jerry’s IGA, Keaton Place, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Kid’s Closet, Little Caesar’s, Livingston Lawn & Garden, McDonald’s, Napa Auto Parts, Oasis Medical, O’Reilly’s, Overton Department Store, Picker Palace, Pizza Hut, Restored, Sassafrass, Serendipity Salon, Sheridan’s, Sonic, Stovers, Super Discount Drugs, Taco Bell, Tractor Supply, Whitetail Barber Shop, Widow’s Barrel, Wired Coffee, and of course the Millard Oakley Public Library!
Our top reader this year read more than 12,345 minutes.
Congratulations to all our participants. The total time read this summer was 107,233 minutes!
Saturday, August 3, the library will have another Bring Your Child to the Library Day.
Weekly story time will begin again on Thursday, August 8 at 10:30.
New titles added to our collection include:
“Lies like Wildfire” by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez, “Too Beautiful to Break” by Tessa Bailey, “Catch Her When She Falls” by Allison Buccola, “The Gentleman’s Gambit” by Evie Dunmore, “Swan Song” by Elin Hilderbrand, “The Dixon rule” by Elle Kennedy, “The Dead Guy Next Door” by Lucy Score, “When Grumpy Met Sunshine” by Charlotte Stein, “Chasing the Horizon” by Mary Connealy, and “A Love Discovered” by Tracie Peterson.
“Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.” Pericles, Greek Statesman.