Hello from the Greenup Public Library system! Did you know that on this date in 1786 the earliest recorded temperature was recorded in New York (32°F)? Or that on the same day in 1789 the first presidential tour began in New England for George Washington? Additionally on today’s day in 1878 the Edison Electric Light Company incorporated. On October 15th, 1924 United States President Calvin Coolidge declared Statue of Liberty a national monument. Finally, on this day in 1952 "Charlotte's Web" by E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams was published by Harper & Brothers.
Happy Birthday Charlotte’s Web
The highly acclaimed children’s book “Charlotte’s Web” was written sixty-six years ago today by author Elwyn Brooks White (who was usually known as E.B. because he didn't like his name). White also wrote several other children’s books including “Stuart Little” and “The Trumpet of the Swan” and multiple magazines. In 1970, he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for a 'substantial and lasting contribution to children's literature', he also received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963 and the National Medal for Literature in 1971. In 1978 he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1978 in the area of 'Special Awards and Citations' for his literary achievement. “Charlotte’s Web” was written as a tribute to White’s love of nature and animals, with Charlotte being inspired by an actual spider he would sit and watch in his barn. In 2015 (sixty-three years after it was written) a BBC survey declared that it was 'the most popular children's book ever.’
New York Times Bestsellers
New to the bestselling fiction list are A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult and Alaskan Holiday by Debbie Macomber. A Spark of Light is the intense story of a women’s reproductive health services clinic. The fall day begins like any other but quickly takes a turn for the unimaginable when a disturbed gunman takes everyone inside hostage. Hugh McElroy, a police hostage negotiator, hurries to the scene only to discover a horrifying truth. His fifteen-year-old daughter, Wren, is inside the clinic. Wren is not the only one trapped inside however and begins the chronicle of the longest hours of her life. Alaskan Holiday is a Christmas romance following Josie Avery on her way to her dream job a sous chef in one of Seattle’s hottest new restaurants. Before beginning however she takes a summer job cooking at a lakeside lodge in the remote Alaskan town of Ponder. While there she can’t help but fall in love with the town’s rustic charms, and its people. As she becomes closer to famed master swordsmith Palmer Saxon she knows she will have to break both of their hearts by returning to Seattle. Fate has other plans though and Josie misses the last boat out of town before winter sets in, stranding her in the small town for Christmas.
Spooktacular 2018
Join us October 25th at 6pm for Spooktacular at the Flatwoods branch, October 27th at 2pm at Greenup and October 22nd at 6pm at Mckell. Come dressed up in your Halloween costumes and enjoy free food and games. Signup is required and has started at all branches and will end Monday, October 15. Please only sign up for one location, you may sign up over the phone. The event is limited to children ages 3-12 for a maximum of 24 children per location.
Library Clubs
Join us at the Greenup Library on the first Friday every month at 11:00 am for the “Famished for Fiction” book club. For more information please contact Vicki Evans at the Greenup library (473-6514). The book club at the Mckell (South Shore) branch features large print books and meets on the 3rd Wednesday every month with Sue and Joyce at 11:00 am. They cover a variety of themes and serve light refreshments. For more information please contact the Mckell branch at 932-4478. The Flatwoods branch offers a Cricut Club on the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm where you can bring your own machine, learn what a Cricut is and does, or if you are curious about how it works and are considering getting one for yourself. For more information please contact Stephanie at the Flatwoods branch at 836-3771.
Jokes
How do spiders communicate? Through the World Wide Web.
What is a spider’s favorite TV show? The newly web game!
What did the wife spider say to her husband when he tried to explain why he was late? Your spinning me a yarn here!
What do you call an undercover spider? A spy-der
What do you get if you cross a tarantula with a rose? I'm not sure, but I wouldn't try smelling it! Why are spiders like tops? They are always spinning!
Quotes
“It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
“A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort. A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book, you may have your question answered. Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people - people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book."
[Letters of Note; Troy (MI, USA) Public Library, 1971]”
― E.B. White
“It is quite possible that an animal has spoken to me and that I didn't catch the remark because I wasn't paying attention.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
Lauren Cagle
Library Hours
Flatwoods: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 10-8. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday: 10-5.
Mckell: Monday,: 9-8, Tuesday-Friday 9-5. Saturday 9-2.
Greenup: Monday and Thursday: 9-8. Tuesday-Friday: 9-5. Saturday: 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.greenuplib.org. Make sure to read next week’s Beacon for more reads and weekly events.
