By Jenifer Johnson
Hello from the Flatwoods Branch of the Greenp County Library System.
We are past the middle of June. The summer heat is on, the air conditioners are working overtime. The days of just raising the windows at night are gone for now. You can see the fireflies flitting around, lighting up the darkness. I always enjoyed that. Yes, I am from the era of glass jars and lightning bugs that we used as our flashlights. Fun times.
Speaking of fun times, here is a schedule of events. These are for the Greenup County System. Magician Gary Boothe June 22 at 1:30. Aaron Boyd with the G.C.E.O. bringing his beehives Flatwoods June 20. McKell June 22 11 am. Greenup June 23 1:30
Batman and the Batmobile "Tough things that make us stronger: Greenup June 23 at 2:30 Grow it, like it, try it June 16 at 1:30. Charcoal Art June 27, 29, 30 at 1:30 all locations. Teen series of life skills at 3 all locations Story Time with Ms. Vicki ages 3-7 June 15, 16, 20, 27 July 6, 7 11 am. GRP Finale and Book sales July 10, 11, and 13
Also, we will be having our Library Event in Flatwoods July 22 3-8 pm This will be one of our biggest events ever. Free food will be provided. There will be prizes and drawings at the end of the day. Please come dressed as your favorite caped crusader, anime character or fandom character. There will be video games as well as DIY Catapult. Come and join in the fun.
It has been brought to my attention that there is a group of writers that meet each month at the Guardian Animal Clinic? This group was founded in 1999 as Chapter 190 of Romance Writers of America. Some of our local writers read books by Bill Dedman, Carla Buckley, and of course some authors that everyone is familiar with such as David Balacci, J. R. R. Tolkien and Isaac Asimov. I will try to keep you updated with more authors of what our local authors are reading. Cat Shaffer, Jennifer Johnson, Angie Lewis, Fonda Warnock and John Wright are just a few of our locals.
New York Time Best sellers
Come sundown-Nora Roberts, Into the water-Paula Hawkins, Dragon Teeth-Michael Crichton, Night Hawk-Clive Cussler, No Middle Name-Lee Child, Beren and Luthien-J. R. Tolkien, 16th Seduction-James Patterson, The Fix-David Baldacci, Same Beach, Next Year-Dorothea Benton Frank, Testimony-Scott Turow.
Book Review of Dragons Teeth by Michael Crichton
The year is 1876, Warring Indian Tribes still populated America's Western territories even the lawless, gold rush twins began to mark the landscape palentologist pillage the wild west hunting for dinosaur fossils.
A young Yale student, William Johnson is an entitled student who wants to make it through the summer to win a bet with one of his friends. William is working with a palentologist Othneil Charles Marsh.
Marsh figures this young man out early and he abandon him. William pairs up with a nemesis of Marsh and they made a discovery that can lead them into some dangerous territory.
This is a good read by Crichton who wrote the Jurrasic Park books.
Library Humor
Dinosaurs didn't read, now they are extinct.
What did the librarian say to the man who checked out 30 books?
Don't over due it. Now that's what I'm Tolkien about.
Ask a librarian, and she will tell you where to go.
May you always have love in your hart and a book in your hands.
Before Google, there was a card catalog.
A clean house is the sign of an empty book shelf.
A cat tale
I know I have mentioned the love that my cats have for boxes. It doesn't matter how big the box is or what is in it. They want to be the first to get to it. It the box just sits in the floor for a couple of days, that is where the cats want to be. The other day a box came that was actually for them. It was a flat scratching pad, but I didn't realize that it also had a small package of catnip with it. Ben was opening the box and Stripe was acting strange. I didn't think any of it really. But then when Ben pulled out the catnip, Stripe went crazy. He wanted it opened immediately, if not sooner. Smokey just used the scratch pad. Stripe and Smokey both got some of the nip and they mellowed out for a while until the race was on. I finally put them outside. The next day though, Stripe tried his best to chew the box up that the scratch pad came in. He literally attacked it like a dog. Crazy cats.
Library Hours
Flatwoods Mon, Tues, and Thurs 10-8 Wed, Fri & Sat 10-5 Closed Sunday
McKell Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri 9-5 Wed 9-8 Sat 9-2 Closed Sunday
Greenup Mon and Thurs 9-8 Tues, Wed & Fri 9-5 Sat 9-2 Closed Sunday
Phone #s Flatwoods 606-836-3771 Fax 606-836-8674
McKell 606-932-4478 Greenup 606-473-6514
More about all the library has to offer is available on our website @ www.youseemore.com/greenup, and for good reads & weekly events/ @ the library, make sure to pick up next week's Greenup Beacon.
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